The School (TV series)
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Plot
The School is a Ukrainian teen drama about life at a modern Ukrainian school. It follows teachers Kateryna and Alex as they start new roles, and focuses on the everyday lives of the students. The show tackles real teenage and school problems like bullying, family troubles, bribery, and conflicts among teachers and pupils.
Seasons
- Season 1 (2018): Kateryna becomes acting principal and then headteacher. Alex teaches English. The school’s daily life and its challenges drive the story.
- Season 2 (2018): The story moves to the 11th grade. Relationships grow more complicated; Lola attracts an older admirer, and Nika’s past troubles her. Kateryna faces leadership changes, and Ihor Serhiiovych’s health becomes a concern.
- Season 3 (2019): The final season, The School. Graduation, follows the teens as they plan for the future after a big event (a deadly fire) and go through the stresses of graduation, friendships, and choosing careers. Some characters’ lives change dramatically, including new friendships forming.
Cast and characters
Adults
- Kateryna Anatoliivna Bilozerska – Kateryna, a former businesswoman who becomes an economics teacher and eventually principal.
- Oleksandr (Alex) Ihorovych Biliaev – Alex, an English teacher who was a lawyer in the USA and later marries Kateryna.
- Daryna Petrivna Kyselova – a math teacher who starts as headteacher and becomes principal.
- Kyrylo Yevhenovych Skoropadskyi – Veronika’s father and head of the school’s inspection.
- Ihor Serhiiovych Biliaev – Alex’s father, a former principal.
- Maksym Harmash – Maksym, a surgeon and Dania’s father.
- Other supporting adult characters appear throughout the series.
Schoolchildren
- Veronika (Nika) Tykhonova – Kateryna’s daughter; a 15-year-old student with serious personal struggles.
- Danylo (Dania) Harmash – Maksym’s son; has relationships with Lola and Nika over the seasons.
- Lolita (Lola) Havrylenko – a popular internet blogger girl who dates several boys during the show.
- Pavlo (Pasha) Samoilov – Nika’s and Lola’s ex-boyfriend who remains a friend.
- Anton (Toha) Sydorenko – a popular student who falls in and out of relationships.
- Nazar Shcherban – a popular student with various relationships.
- Nataliia (Nata) Zaseieva – Lola’s friend; dates Nazar, then another boy.
- Anastasiia (Asia) Kyrylenko – Lola’s friend; is pregnant with Nazar’s child.
- Yeva Anistratenko – Lola’s cousin.
- Sonya Mishchenko – Lola’s rival; an internet blogger and popular student.
Production and format
- The show is known by two names: "#School" (Ukrainian: ХештегШкола) and The School. The second season is titled "#School. Non-children games" and the third season "#School. Graduation."
- It started as a scripted-reality idea but was produced as a regular TV series for evening viewing. In the first season, actors wore their own clothes rather than studio outfits.
- Filming took place in Ukraine, with Season 1 shot in a Ukrainian school from July to September 2017 (about 30 episodes). Season 2 was filmed in Kyiv starting June 2018. Details about Season 3’s filming locations were not disclosed.
Location and timeline
- The show’s setting is a Ukrainian city not named in the series, with characters mentioning travel times to Kyiv. The events begin around 2017.
Music
- The soundtrack includes Ukrainian songs such as Where We Are by Antytila (used as the theme). Other songs by Cloudless and Violet are included in the soundtrack.
Release and reception
- Season 1 aired on 1+1 from January 15 to February 15, 2018.
- Season 2 aired from August 27 to October 11, 2018.
- Season 3 aired from March 4 to March 14, 2019, with early access release via the 1+1 Video app.
- The School became highly popular in Ukraine, reportedly the top-rated Ukrainian TV series for 2017–2018 among viewers aged 18–54. It drew about 2 million viewers per episode on average, and about 10 million people had watched the series in the first two days after airing.
- A prequel book, Lola’s Diary, was published on September 15, 2018, expanding the story of Lola before the first season.
Other media
- Lola’s Diary (prequel) was released to explore Lola’s life before the first season.
- The show’s success also linked to extensive media coverage and YouTube views, helping it become one of Ukraine’s most popular teen dramas.
This page was last edited on 1 February 2026, at 21:15 (CET).