In an interview with socialbites.ca, showrunner of The King and the Jester Dmitry Nelidov talked about the role played by musician Alexei Gorshenev, Gorshka’s brother, in the production of the series.
“Lesha Gorshenev has the role of a composer in this project, and in this capacity he does absolutely everything. We have series where the melody of the same song sounds like a refrain in different tones and in different arrangements, where the song is never fully heard like in a concert. The song accompanies the plot, the music is very important in the series. The whole series is saturated with melodies, and this is the merit of Lesha Gorshenev. He also talked a lot with Kostya Plotnikov (who played the role of Pot – socialbites.ca), gave him a lot and told him a lot. He and Pot were brothers, so Lesha did not know him like anyone else and shared with Kostya memories, stories, some small details, ”she shared.
Read the full interview with Nelidov about the secrets of the series “The King and the Jester” Here.