Series synopsis
Hope, also known as Надежда is a comedy television series that premiered on START on June 18, 2020. It ended on August 6, 2020. It was created by Joanna Johnson. It stars Viktoriya Isakova, Veronika Kornienko, Aleksandr Kuzmin and Aleksey Guskov.
Espionage drama set in 1990's and present-day Russia, with a strong female protagonist. It's the story of complex, dynamic woman, Hope, who has a hidden history rooting back when she was young and who lives now a double life. Mainly she's a loving mother and wife to her unsuspecting family, but she also has an inescapable alter-ego as one of the most ruthless and successful contract killers who is deperately willing to save her family and to find her way out of.
Premise
Espionage drama set in 1990's and present-day Russia, with a strong female protagonist. It's the story of complex, dynamic woman, Hope, who has a hidden history rooting back when she was young and who lives now a double life. Mainly she's a loving mother and wife to her unsuspecting family, but she also has an inescapable alter-ego as one of the most ruthless and successful contract killers who is deperately willing to save her family and to find her way out of.
Premise: Two sisters. One roof. No way.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Viktoriya Isakova as Надежда
- Veronika Kornienko as Надежда в юности
- Aleksandr Kuzmin as Лев
- Aleksey Guskov as Яков Михайлович Этт
- Alexey Morozov as Миша
- Asia Gromova as Оля
- Julia Melnikova as Любовь
- Yuliya Aug
Supporting cast
Episodes
This series spans 4 seasons with 67 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 3 | ||
| Season 1 | 16 | June 18, 2020 | August 6, 2020 |
| Season 2 | 26 | September 24, 2004 | May 6, 2005 |
| Season 3 | 22 | September 30, 2005 | May 2, 2006 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Season 1 DVD Extras: Bloopers | |
| 2 | Season 1 DVD Extras: Creating Hope & Faith | |
| 3 | Unaired Pilot |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | June 18, 2020 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | June 18, 2020 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | June 22, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Escape from Albuquerque A whole new Faith returns from her ""adventures"" in a country that even she can't find on a map. She convinces Charley to give her one more chance at staying, but no good deed goes unpunished. She crashes Charley's car, is responsible for her Sydney's navel piercing and ends up fully dressed in a freezing bathroom shower with both Hope and Sydney. When Charley wants Faith out, Hope is torn between her family and her sister. |
September 24, 2004 |
| 2 |
Mall in the Family After getting kicked out of the house, Faith moves into a furnature display at a local mall. When she and Hope try to hide from the mall guards, they're locked in an armoire scheduled for an overseas delivery. Meanwhile, Hope and Sydney help Hayley purchase her first bra. |
October 1, 2004 |
| 3 |
Queer as Hope When Justin is caught smoking and Hayley steals frogs that are ready to be dissected, Hope starts to worry that everyone will think she's a bad mother. This fear comes to life when Faith tries to rent an apartment from a lesbian landlord by passing herself and Hope as lovers. When their picture ends up in the newspaper with the headline ""local lesbians,"" Hope's bid for three time mother of the year is in jeopardy. |
October 15, 2004 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Marriage (1) After years of being on the single merry-go-round and searching for her soul mate, Faith receives proposals from not one, but two ardent boyfriends - Gary "The Gooch" Gucharez", the sexy former baseball star, and Larry, the romantic and handsome TV news anchor. Will she take the plunge? Will she say "I do"? Yes! But does Hope approve of her sister's decision? It isn't all rose petals on the way to the altar on the Season Premiere of "Hope & Faith"! |
September 30, 2005 |
| 2 |
The Marriage (2) After years of being on the single merry-go-round and searching for her soul mate, Faith receives proposals from not one, but two ardent boyfriends - Gary "The Gooch" Gucharez", the sexy former baseball star, and Larry, the romantic and handsome TV news anchor. Will she take the plunge? Will she say "I do"? Yes! But does Hope approve of her sister's decision? It isn't all rose petals on the way to the altar on the Season Premiere of "Hope & Faith"! |
September 30, 2005 |
| 3 |
Faith Fairfield: 1980-2005 When Faith advises Sydney to use a death-in-the-family excuse to get an extension on her term paper, Sydney concocts an extraordinary story that Faith met a tragic end. The media circus that follows restores Faith's celebrity status on television and in the press; however, Faith's attempt to seize the opportunity to make a comeback goes awry when Hope becomes a media darling as her grieving sister. |
October 7, 2005 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | START |
|---|---|
| First aired | June 18, 2020 |
| Last aired | August 6, 2020 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Friday at 21:00:00 |