TV shows and movies about the great writers and poets we expect

Poets and writers contributed greatly to the development of world literature. Lermontov, Dostoevsky, Mayakovsky – Writers of works that create the cultural code of our country and bring Russian language to a new level. The memory of the great writers is still carefully stored in museums and is dedicated to films and TV shows. Scenario writers and directors clearly show how the famous masters of the word live, what they dream of, and why they choose the creative way. They gathered the most anticipated Byopics about famous writers and poets.

“Lermontov” (2027)

The premiere of Pavel Lungin’s “Lermontov” is planned on 4 November 2027. Alexander Petrov and Ivan Yankovsky, who wrote poetry, are considered Krash of the modern generation and are considered the role of the poet. The film will be dedicated to the last hour of Mikhail Yuryevich and the deadly duel.

Lilya (2026)

Directed by Vera Storozheva, “Lily” series Lily Brik (Maria Smolnikova), Osipa Brik (Evgeny Podchkin) and poet Vladimir Mayakovsky (Andrei Maksimov) tell the life. The action took place in Moscow in the 1920s against the ground of revolutionary events and the formation of Soviet power. A special landscape was built on the region of Moskino Film Park for the shooting of the project, and approximately 36 buildings were designed.

“Player’s wife” (2026)

Fedor Dostoyevsky, the film Fedor Dostoyevsky and his young wife Anna Snitkina, were released abroad in June 2025. The main roles are played by Amy Lu Wood (“White Lotus”) and Matt Dillon (the house built by Jack ”).

“The wife of the actor” is an adaptation of Andrew D. Kaufman’s “Actor’s wife: a real love story, Risk and the woman who saved Dostoevsky”. Snitkina helps her husband to fight addiction. The premiere of the picture is planned for 2026.

“Lermontov” (2025)

Another film about the famous poet was shot by director Bacurs Bakuradze. Filming took place in Pyatigorsk, a city where Lermontov spent the last days of his life. Here, the duel of a large retired Nikolai Martynov and Mikhail Yuryevich took place, so the key to creativity is closely linked to the ground biography.

Lermontova Stand-Up Comedian Ilya Ozolin will play. Vera Englychev also appeared in the image of Ekaterina Bykhovets, Evgeny Romatsov – Nikolai Martynov, Dmitry Solomykin – Alexander Pushkin, Andrei Maximov – Alexander Benkendorf and others. The film tells the story of once a close friend of the poet’s deadly duel.

Hamnet (2025)

The film “Hamnet”, which tells the life of William Shakespeare, will be published on a foreign rent on 27 November 2025. In the center of the land, the fictional son of Hamnet, who died at the age of 11. Buckley and Emily Watson.