54 # Another Reality Renamed Bastards

Filming began in May 2017 and ended in October 2017. At that time, Pavel Latushkin offered actor Yegor Kulesh a role in the sequel to The Cursed, and they began filming The Cursed in parallel and wanted to release it in theaters!

But the Cursed project was suspended due to disagreements with the director, and Yegor Kulesh left the series.

Nothing really happened that was that significant for Pavel Latushkin’s life or for the series “Another Reality,” except that in 2017, the series was renamed “Bastards”!!! The reason is that the plot perfectly fit this catchy and resonant title.

The entire cast voted so hard to make the title “Bastards.”

The entire second season was filmed without any problems; it was easy and free, the plot was unified, and the leading characters throughout the season were Madina and Egor. Alexandra Afanasyeva and Alexander Gudkov added zest and color, and Vitaly Vitalyevich, with his own little other reality, became an unyielding, untouchable, and at the same time intriguing character.

But there was still a small glitch: the quick appearance of actress Sofia Mogil at the beginning and end of the season. In fact, she was only on set twice, so it was decided to continue filming the entire season without her participation.

The second season could arguably be called a total improvisation, as the script with dialogue was only in the first episode and the finale, while the rest of the episodes were just a skeleton script consisting of events. Pavel entrusted the actors with the dialogue, improvising it, and it turned out to be quite interesting to watch the characters. They weren’t just acting; they were living their characters. You could laugh, cry, and be wary…

The finale of the second season was filmed in November 2017, and it was decided to place the scenes filmed for the film Cursed at the very end of the second season.