In Two (Russian: Надвое, romanized: Nadvoye) is a Russian romantic drama television series directed by Valery Todorovsky. The series was produced by Valery Todorovsky Production Company on commission from NMG Studio and VGTRK.
The premiere was originally scheduled for 29 September 2022 on the streaming platforms more.tv and Wink, but was postponed to 3 October 2022 following the Izhevsk school shooting.
The television broadcast later took place on the channel Russia-1.
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Plot
Two Moscow colleagues travel to Saint Petersburg on a business trip. Kostya, a serious man who has long been married, meets Ira, a carefree party girl, while the witty bachelor Sanya develops feelings for Nastya, a cellist. New encounters in another city change their lives, dividing them in two.
Cast
Main
Danila Kozlovsky as Kostya
Alexander Petrov as Sanya
Irina Starshenbaum as Ira
Elizaveta Bazykina as Nastya
Anna Sinyakina as Liza, Kostya’s wife
Supporting
Andrey Tashkov as the boss
Sergey Yatsenyuk as the investigator
Elena Smirnova as Ira’s grandmother
Anastasia Volynskaya as Galya
Alexey Fateev as Andrey, a surgeon
Valery Yaryomenko as Starodubtsev, a director
Nina Gizbrekht as Vera
Sergey Vlasov as Sanya’s father
Svetlana Fleites as a wedding guest
Production
Filming began in April 2021 and concluded in July 2021.
The series was shot in Moscow and Saint Petersburg and completed in just over two months, spanning 64 shooting days.
For Elizaveta Bazykina, In Two marked her acting debut. The series was also the first joint project featuring Danila Kozlovsky and Alexander Petrov.
The project is dedicated to the memory of Valery Todorovsky’s wife, actress Evgeniya Brik, who died in February 2022.
The first episode opened the IV Pilot TV Series Festival and was screened on 15 July 2022 in Ivanovo.