The Ivanovs vs. The Ivanovs (
Russian: Ивановы-Ивановы,
romanized: Ivanovy-Ivanovy) is a Russian TV series produced since 2017. Made by "
Yellow, Black and White" (episodes 1 to 40) and "Pick Up Film" film companies. The series has very high television ratings[1] and has won award "
TEFI". One of the producers in seasons 1-2 was a Ukrainian media executive
Daria Leygonie-Fialko.
Plot
Two
Voronezh families of different incomes learn that in the maternity hospital each of them accidentally mixed up children. After 16 years, adults decide to restore historical justice. Now Ivan has to learn to survive in the house of his poor biological parents, and Danila — to get acquainted with the rules of behavior in a secular society.
Soon the house of poor Ivanovs burns down, and they settle under one roof with rich Ivanovs. The joint life of two families is not easy. However, they still manage to come to compromises. At the same time, parents get closer to their "new" sons, but do not forget about the "former".
Cast and characters
Main
Rich Ivanovs
Alexey Lukin as Ivan (biological son of Alexey and Lydia Ivanov, son of Anton and Polina Ivanov; schoolboy (up to ep. 41) / student (since ep. 42))
Alexandra Florinskaya as Polina (Anton's wife, socialite)
Stanislav Duzhnikov as Boris, Anton's brother, farmer, cheese maker (season 5-6)
Poor Ivanovs
Semyon Treskunov as Danila (biological son of Anton and Polina Ivanov, son of Alexei and Lydia Ivanov; schoolboy (up to ep. 41) / student (since ep. 42))
Mikhail Trukhin as Alexey (Lidia's husband, unemployed)
Svetlana Kolpakova as Nina Milovanova (then — Ivanova) (Boris Ivanov's neighbor, in season 6 — his wife)
Julia Sorokina as Vasilisa Milovanova (Nina's daughter, Ivan's girlfriend from episode 112)
Trivia
This is an original Russian television series. The authors of the idea are Vitaly Shlyappo, Alexey Mihnovich and Alexey Tatarenko.[2]
Filming of the series began in April 2017.[3] Most of the filming takes place in the
Moscow Oblast and directly
Moscow. Some species were shot in
Voronezh (Admiralty square).
The television series received positive reviews from critics: "The secret and success of the show — the cast, phenomenally precisely entered in a dream the images".[4][5]
On December 30, 2023, the premiere of the full-length film "The Ivanovs vs. The Ivanovs. New Year's holidays" ("Ивановы-Ивановы. Новогодние каникулы").[6]
Awards
Anna Ukolova received the
TEFI-2018 award in the nomination "Best actress of a television film / TV series" for the role of Lidia Ivanova.[7]
TEFI 2023 — in the nomination "Best Comedy Series"[8]
Adaptations of the TV series in other countries of the world
In June 2019, the
Ukrainian TV channel "
1+1" began filming an adaptation of the Russian sitcom "The Ivanovs vs. The Ivanovs". The Ukrainian version of the series was named «СидОренки-СидорЕнки».[9]
In 2021, an adaptation "The Kowalski vs. The Kowalski" was released in
Poland, on the TV channel
Polsat.[10]