Wink Reveals 2025's Most-Watched Titles and 2026 Premieres
In 2025, several original projects from the Wink streaming service (a joint venture of Rostelecom and the National Media Group) were among the most popular Russian series. The leading positions in the ratings were taken by the continuation of the crime franchise «Fisher. Eclipse» and one of last year«s most anticipated premieres, »Landyshi. Such Tender Love«, which also topped Wink»s internal popularity chart. Overall, projects from the Wink Originals lineup took nine out of ten spots in the series rating for the past year. Traditionally, children«s and family-friendly projects (nine out of ten) led viewership in the »Film« category. Wink also presented the most anticipated original projects set to release in 2026.
Top 10 Series of 2025
«Fisher» (18+, seasons 1 and 2).
«Landyshi. Such Tender Love» (18+).
«Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears. It»s Only the Beginning« (18+).
«Slovo Patsana. Blood on the Asphalt» (18+).
«Deti Peremen» (18+).
«Papiny Dochki. Novye» (16+).
«Kombinatsiya» (18+).
«Plaksa» (16+, seasons 1 and 2).
«Obnalshchik» (18+).
«Chelyuskin. Pervye» (18+).
Top 10 Films and Cartoons of 2025
«Tri Kota. Winter Holidays» (0+).
«Kraken» (12+).
«Batya 2: Ded» (18+).
«Luntik. Return Home» (0+).
«Tri Kota i More Priklyucheniy» (0+).
«Masha and the Bear in the Cinema: Park of Wonders» (6+).
«The Frog Princess» (6+).
«Finist. Pervyy Bogatyr» (6+).
«Volshebnik Izumrudnogo Goroda. Doroga iz Zheltogo Kirpicha» (6+).
«Baba Yaga Saves the New Year» (6+).
2026 Premieres
The first premiere of 2026 is the series «Landyshi. Vtoraya Vesna» (18+). This is a continuation of the love story between the wealthy heiress Katya, played by Nika Zdorik, and the simple tank driver Lekha, played by Sergei Gorodnichi. The director is music video maker Ilya Shpota, for whom this project is a film debut. The series topped the top-10 by views on Wink during the New Year holidays.
On January 29, the Wink streaming service will launch the second season of the project by directors Sergei Taramaev and Lyubov Lvova «Deti Peremen» (18+) starring Victoria Isakova, Khetag Khinchagov, Slava Kopeikin, and Makar Khlebnikov. In the second season, Flora is no longer a simple trolleybus driver; she now heads a gang controlling a successful and not entirely legal business. But a luxurious country house, security, and an armored car do not save her family from falling apart: Ruslan is distancing himself, Pyotr hates his mother, and only Yura does not give up attempts to reconcile relatives and reunite the family. The continuation of the crime drama also stars Sergei Gilev, Artyom Koshman, Ruslan Bratov, Konstantin Plotnikov, Danil Steklov, Marietta Tsigal-Polishchuk, Alina Dulova, and other actors.
In 2026, the continuation of the series «Otmorozhennye» (16+) will be released, about the adventures of four bandit friends from the 1990s who accidentally find themselves in the present day, where they encounter the digital era with gadgets, as well as old acquaintances and new problems. The director«s chair for the second season is taken by Radda Novikova, and the script was written by Anya Mirokhina (the director of the first season). The cast includes Svetlana Ivanova, Yan Tsapnik, Vlad Konoplev, Daniil Spivakovsky, Kirill Polukhin, Fyodor Lavrov, Nonna Grishaeva, Danya Kiselev, Ulyana Pylaeva, and others.
The most anticipated and bright premiere of 2026 should be the project «Trudno Byt Bogom» (18+) — the first-ever series based on the cult story by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky. The role of Rumata is played by Serbian actor Aleksandar Radojicic («Balkanskiy Rubezh»), and the role of Kondor is played by Sergei Bezrukov. The main cast also includes Victoria Isakova, Fyodor Bondarchuk, Nikita Kologrivy, Fyodor Lavrov, Vladimir Yumatov, Irina Pautova, Lev Zulkarnaev, Ravshana Kurkova, Viktor Dobronravov, Daniil Kiselev, Yana Sekste, Aleksandr Mizev, and many others. The director is Dmitry Tyurin («Trigger», «Epidemiya», «Spoiler», «Magomaev»).
Fans of Danila Kozlovsky and tennis are eagerly awaiting the premiere of the project «Igra na Vylet» (18+). This is the first Russian series dedicated to tennis. The director of the sports drama is Evgeny Korchagin, with other roles played by Polina Gukhman, Svetlana Ivanova, Lisa Shakira, Vladimir Mishukov, Pavel Vorozhtsov, Valentina Malygina, Valery Stepanov, and Oleg Chugunov. The project«s consultants are Shamil Tarpishchev (tennis player, coach, and president of the Russian Tennis Federation) and former world number two in the junior under-18 ranking Anastasia Pivovarova, winner of 17 ITF (International Tennis Federation) tournaments. The celebrated athlete also became the line producer for »Igra na Vylet«. The project will feature famous tennis players Dmitry Tursunov and Nikolay Davydenko.
For fans of the «Fisher» franchise, Wink is preparing a continuation of the beloved project — the high-stakes detective «Posle Fishera. Inkvizitor» (18+). The story unfolds in a small Altai town on the border with the taiga, where the body of a local official«s daughter is found. The investigation is taken up by local operative Belova and an investigator from Barnaul Terekhov. The project»s director is Olga Frenkel. The main roles are played by Alexander Petrov, Yulia Snigir, and Polina Gukhman.
The romantic comedy series «Gordost» (16+) will tell how true love helps overcome any prejudices and find a balance between national traditions and personal choice. The main part of the action takes place in the most picturesque places of sunny North Ossetia — Alania. The project«s director is Sergei Arutyunyan, and the main roles in the series are played by Alana Chochieva, Alexey Onezhen, Alexander Robak, Lyubov Tolkalina, Soslan Fidarov, Rima Tsarikati, and others. The general producer of the series is Sergei Bondarchuk.
2026 has just begun, so new bright Wink projects that are still kept secret may appear.
