Kargin Serial
| Kargin Serial | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Comedy |
| Directed by | Hrant Avetisyan |
| Starring | Hayk Marutyan (Vardan) Mkrtich Arzumanyan (Adik) Areg Galoyan (Aramik) |
| Composer | APRICOTA |
| Country of origin | Armenia |
| Original languages | Armenian, Latin, English, Russian, German |
| No. of seasons | 6 |
| No. of episodes | 139 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Arman Marutyan |
| Cinematography | HayFilm |
| Camera setup | Film; Multi-camera |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Production company | Kargin Studio |
| Original release | |
| Network | Armenia TV |
| Release | October 12, 2010 – June 16, 2013 |
Kargin Serial (Armenian: Կարգին սերիալ; Cool Serial) was an Armenian sitcom airing on the Armenia TV channel from October 2010 to June 2013.
Seasons
- Season 1 : 32 episodes (October 12, 2010 - December 30, 2010)
- Season 2 : 26 episodes (March 15, 2011 - July 7, 2011)
- Season 3 : 9 episodes (December 21, 2011 - January 24, 2012)
- Season 4 : 24 episodes (March 14, 2012 - June 10, 2012)
- Season 5 : 24 episodes (October 14, 2012 - January 5, 2013)
- Season 6 : 24 episodes (March 17, 2013 - June 16, 2013) (Final)
Cast
Main cast
- Hayk Marutyan as Vardan, a bachelor, home broker, dangler.
- Mkrtich Arzumanyan as Adik, Vardan's brother, a medical brother with low wage.
- Arshaluys Avetisyan as Seda, Vardan's and Adik's mother, has been married 4 times.
- Areg Galoyan as Aramik, Adik's son, a student.
- Zhenya Mkrtumyan as Jemma, a maid with criminal past.
- Andranik Harutyunyan as Halal, Vardan's friend, lives in the same district.
- Rafael Yeranosyan as Zulal, Vardan's other friend, and the one & best friend of Halal, lives in the same district.
- Anna Babayan as Emmanuella (Eva) Adic's new wife
- --- as 'Shahen Liparitovich Seda's former husband, doctor
Recurring characters
- Rippi as Monika, Vardan's ex-wife (on Season 4, Main cast, on Season 5, Recurring character).
- Hasmik Gharibyan as Sofa, a crazy young lady, Vardan's girlfriend (on Season 1 and 2, Main cast, on Season 5, Recurring character).
- Anzhela Sargsyan as Nona, Adik's ex-wife (on Season 1 and 2).
- Hovhannes Azoyan as Georgi Mirzoyan philosophy doctor (Season 5)
- Sergey Magalyan as Ashot Ter Abrahamyan, Evas (Emanuella) father (season 6)
Comparison and similar shows
Many people have found similarities between Kargin Serial and an American sitcom Two and a Half Men. In an interview, Mko has accepted that Kargin Serial's format is based on another TV show, but also added that it's adopted to Armenian reality.[1]
References
- ^ (in Armenian) Ամերիկյանի կրկնօրինակը