TV series

Guests From the Past

2020–2022 · 2 seasons

A breezy, good-natured culture-clash sitcom where two eras share one flat and bicker their way toward mutual affection.

Overview: Moscow, year 1982. Scientist Matvey Pyotrovsky creates a time machine and conducts a scientific experiment, which divides the apartment in two parts. It's first part is left in the 80-s with the professor, while the second one is transported to year 2020 to a modern family: businessman Sergey, his wife Svetlana and daughter Kristina. This kind of coliving creates a lot of trouble for everybody, since layering of two times means each of the families has lost access to the other part of the apartment. But problems don't end there: inventor's grandson Pavel, after waiting for 38 years, tries to prevent one tragic incident.
How it feels: Light, warm, whimsical and satirical. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Family, identity, memory, love
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
identity
memory
love
class
Places: home
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: single location
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild