SevenOne’s Schiller Street Gets Second-Season Pickup in Russia

MUNICH: Russia’s Channel One is set to air a second season of Southern Butowo, the local version of SevenOne International’s improv comedy show Schiller Street. 

The show will air in its second season twice a month on Channel One, from January 17 to May 31. The first season of Southern Butowo, which aired Sundays at 10:30 p.m., outperformed the channel’s average share by up to 50 percent. The Russian cast includes stand-up comedian Sergey Svetlakov, as well as Dima Brekotkin, Timur Batrudinov, Timur Rodriges, Stepan Abramov, Kseniya Lavrova-Glinka, Vera Brezhneva and Nastya Shunina-Makhonina. New performers such as Alisa Grebenschikova and Yulia Timonina will appear in the new season.

Jens Richter, the managing director of SevenOne International, said: "We are absolutely thrilled about the success of Schiller Street on Channel One and cannot wait to see the second season launching. Also in Estonia, this truly innovative and entertaining format has been captivating audiences this autumn."

Alexander Tsekalo, the producer of the show, commented: "Improvisation based show is a new type of entertainment for Russian audience which the viewer longs to watch and enjoys a lot. So do we as a production company".

Ruslan Sorokin, the creative producer of Sothern Butowo, added: "The first season surprised by its outstanding success even for the Channel One’s managers who choose and launch the very best content. We are happy to acknowledge that Channel One has relied on its intuition."