Back in 2015, comedian Volodymyr Zelensky played Vasily Petrovich Goloborodko, a high school teacher who moved to the presidency after one of his students posted a video of him denouncing official corruption in Ukraine.
Goloborodko begins running the country’s affairs, evading the advantages of being a leader by maintaining his ordinary life.
The series was a huge success in Ukraine, where it ran for three seasons, and interest has peaked since the country was attacked by Russia.
Channel 4 English has announced that it has the rights to broadcast the series in the UK, and plans to air an episode on Sunday.
Broadcasting rights holder Eco Rights has reported deals with television channels in the Middle East, Greece and Romania, as well as radio stations in Bulgaria, Moldova, Estonia, France, Finland and Georgia.
Echo Rights has donated €50,000 to the Ukrainian Red Cross, and the company has also removed any Russian or Russian-produced TV shows from its programmes.
The series won Best Feature Series at the Tele Triumph Awards in Ukraine, as well as the 2016 Gold Remy Award for Television Comedy at the WorldFest in Houston.