Kitchen (TV series)


Kitchen is a Russian comedy series that airs on STS. The show focuses on the comedic events that unfold in a fictional restaurant in Moscow called "Claude Monet". Since the 5th season, the comedic events unfold in the Hotel's restaurant.

Series overview

The series is set in Moscow and mainly focuses on the young and enthusiastic Maxim "Max" Lavrov, who dreams of becoming a renowned chef one day, so after finishing culinary college in his home town of Voronezh and completing his army service, he goes to work at Moscow's most expensive restaurant - "Claude Monet", whose owner is Dmitry Nagiev, a famous Russian actor. He, as well as the entire staff of the restaurant "Claude Monet" often end up in humorous situations. The show includes other characters like Max's best friend Konstantin, his love interest Viktoria and his boss - the chef of the restaurant, Viktor Barinov.

Cast

The filming began in July 2012. The show became one of the most expensive TV series in Russia, with a budget of US$200,000 per episode. The first episode aired on STS Channel on October 22, 2012 at 21:00.
The second season began filming on November 1, 2012 and was aired on March 25, 2013.
In summer 2013, filming for the third season began. In September 2013, the production team filmed a feature-length film named The Kitchen in Paris. The movie premiered in cinemas on May 1, 2014, while the third season began airing on March 3, 2014 following the airing of a documentary film The Kitchen's Kitchen on STS on March 2.
At the end of April 2014, filming for the fourth season began, and the first episode was aired on October 13, 2014.
From January 26 to April 30, 2015, season 5 was filmed. It premiered on September 7, 2015.
From June 25 through til October 15, 2015, season 6 was filmed. It was announced as the final season. It premiered on February 29, 2016.
The show officially finished all filming on October 15, 2015. Fans, knowing about the ending of the show, created a site in support of recommencing filming. On the site, more than 1 million signatures were collected by January 2016. The ending of the show was connected with the completion of the plot line for the main characters.
On May 27, 2014, work began on a new full-length film called The Kitchen: The Last Fight. In June 2015, official preparation for filming began. The filming took place from September 17, 2016 through till February 2017. It premiered in cinemas on April 20, 2017.
From July 4 to September 23, 2016, a spin-off show was filmed called Hotel Eleon. It premiered on STS on November 28, 2016. The Director, Anton Fedotov, also directed the final 3 seasons of The Kitchen. The new show also included some of the characters from The Kitchen.

Films and spin-offs

The show has been very successful in Russia and in other countries of the former Soviet Union. The show made the channel STS the number 1 channel in the "21:00-21:30", surpassing Channel 1, HTB, Russia-1 and other channels. It also holds an 8/10 rating on IMDb.
Adaptation of the series in other countries: