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Season 1 – Vladimir

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When an English professor becomes obsessed with a handsome new colleague, her already complicated marriage and career are thrown into total chaos.
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Vladimir — Season 1

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Critics Consensus

Vladimir is a promisingly erotic and academic endeavor that cuts through the clichéd noise of typical sex comedies with inspired vigor and actors who make discussions about desire exciting, intellectual, and affecting.

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Phillip Maciak The New Republic Mar 27
The show may not have much new to say about contemporary academia or even campus culture, but Weisz brings to life its staging of the complexity of her reawakening sexuality. Go to Full Review Geordie Gray The Australian Mar 13
Weisz is fabulous here, completely on fire. Go to Full Review Inkoo Kang The New Yorker Mar 12
Despite this unpromising start, “Vladimir” proves strangely compelling. Even when we think we know where the series is going, it remains as slippery as its unreliable narrator, difficult to nail down in both genre and intent. Go to Full Review Ricky Valero FandomWire Apr 6
8/10
The seductive and sultry world that Julia May Jonas built will have Vladimir at the top of the Netflix charts for weeks to come. Go to Full Review Pachi Laurino EscribiendoCine Mar 18
7/10
With a script that knows when to be satirical and when to be cruel, the miniseries stands as a powerful narrative exercise that is as unsettling as it is fascinating. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Rachel Ho Exclaim! Mar 17
Vladimir lacks refinement, but it's so trashy it just works. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Larrie H. @RT01895838 Apr 8 The fantasy and chemistry are spot on. And it's a gradual process which makes it hotter. See more Andrei D @RT74856639 Apr 6 Weisz's considerable charm cannot fully carry it, Vlad is pretty dumb but in a fun way, but it chickens out as it nears its disappointing ending See more Alessandro A @RT14928326 Apr 5 I can't think of a good reason to keep watching this series. The jokes are predictable, and I can't find a single character who's three-dimensional enough to be interesting. Maybe it's the latest trend to make all the main characters unlikeable, but it doesn't work for me. See more Ivan S @Vanhill Apr 4 It is funny how russian narrative still makes filmmakers think that we all will feel excited and enchanted by their mysterious souls. I see butchers of Bucha, and an inhumane heard of invaders and liars under yet another dictator. Good effort but poor context See more Yose M @Yosemite Apr 1 Rachel Weisz is perfection. Just watch it and be delighted. <3 See more Patrick F. @patrickafisher Apr 1 a poor adaptation of a fine novel. turned the main character into a caricature. added characters that weren’t needed. was excited when i saw this but was sorely disappointed. you’d probably find it good if you hadn’t read the source material. See more Read all reviews
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Julia May Jonas

Creator

Rachel Weisz

M

Leo Woodall

Vladimir

Jessica Henwick

Cynthia

Ellen Robertson

Sid

John Slattery

John

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Mar 5, 2026 We Have Always Lived in the Castle As her husband faces scrutiny for his past affairs with students, M finds herself drawn to Vladimir, her captivating and much younger new colleague. Details Episode 2 Aired Mar 5, 2026 The Awakening M resorts to drastic measures to get John's hearing delayed, as cocktails and campus chats deepen her bond with Vlad. Details Episode 3 Aired Mar 5, 2026 Enormous Changes at the Last Minute M tries to ingratiate herself with Cynthia by hosting a pool party; Sid comes clean with her parents about what's really going on. Details Episode 4 Aired Mar 5, 2026 Bad Behavior Sid joins on to support John's case; M resorts to desperate measures to delay a hearing and has a surprisingly frank conversation with Cynthia. Details Episode 5 Aired Mar 5, 2026 Play It as It Lays M ponders an ambiguous emoji and plots a meeting with an ulterior motive; Sid's attempt to defuse Lila's testimony quickly goes south. Details Episode 6 Aired Mar 5, 2026 Because It Is Bitter and Because It Is My Heart Facing fallout from John's indiscretions and the cold shoulder from her colleagues, M takes her case directly to the student body. Details Episode 7 Aired Mar 5, 2026 Everything That Rises Must Converge M finally gets her chance to be alone with Vlad and finds herself in over her head when she doesn't want their lunch date to end. Details Episode 8 Aired Mar 5, 2026 Against Interpretation A retreat to the countryside gets complicated as M and Vlad contemplate their writing, their marriages and their wildly uncertain futures. Details
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Season Info

Director
Francesca Gregorini, Shari Springer Berman, Josephine Bornebusch, Robert Pulcini
Creator
Julia May Jonas
Executive Producer
Shari Springer Berman, Kira Carstensen, Stacy Greenberg, Sharon Horgan, Robert Pulcini, Jon Radler, Rachel Weisz, Jason Winer
Screenwriter
Matthew Capodicasa, Colette Burson, Jeanie Bergen, Susan Soon He Stanton, Julia May Jonas, Julia May Jonas
Network
Netflix
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Mar 5, 2026
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