Is the TV show The Idiot available on Netflix, Disney+, Prime or Apple TV+?

At Stream Tracker, we take a look at Vladimir Bortko’s 2003 TV adaptation of Dostoevsky’s The Idiot — a bleak, richly dressed costume drama set in corrupt 19th‑century St. Petersburg. The Christ‑like Prince Myshkin is drawn into the destructive magnetism of Nastasya Filippovna and the idealism of Aglaya Epanchina, in a story of moral collapse, desperate love and social rot. Bortko’s mini‑series was widely acclaimed in Russia and picked up several awards and nominations. In this article we check where you can watch it now — whether on Netflix, Disney+, Prime Video or Apple TV+ — and what to expect from available versions (subtitles, dubs and episode formats).

Synopsis

A 2003 Russian period television adaptation by Vladimir Bortko of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s 1869 novel. Set amid the moral rot of 19th‑century St. Petersburg, the guileless, almost saintly Prince Myshkin returns to society and becomes caught in a destructive web of passion and ambition centered on the enigmatic, tormented Nastasya Filippovna and the idealistic, romantic Aglaya Epanchina.

Release date

2003

Seasons / Episodes

1s / 10ep

Total duration

8h 20min

Rating

Country

Fédération de Russie

Genre(s)

Drame

Creator(s)

Vladimir Bortko

Cast

Evgeny Mironov Vladimir Mashkov Lydia Velezheva Olga Budina Inna Churikova Oleg Basilashvili Vladimir Ilin