Serf 3

Serf 3 (Russian: Холоп 3) is a 2026 Russian comedy film written and directed by Klim Shipenko and produced by Yellow, Black and White. It is a sequel to the 2023 film Serf 2 and stars Miloš Biković, Ivan Okhlobystin, Aleksandr Samoylenko, and Maria Mironova, were joined by Pavel Priluchny, Kristina Asmus, Vitaliya Korniyenko, and Stepan Shevyakov as the four Vyazemsky family. Principal photography began in September 2025 and took place in Moscow, Russia, as well as in Turkey, specifically in the city of Anamur, where the key location was the historic Mamure fortress.²

The film premiered in Moscow on June 9, 2026, and was theatrically released in Russia on June 11, by Central Partnership.³

The film tells the story of the children of spoiled majors who send them back in time, in the time of Peter the Great.⁴

• Miloš Biković as Gregory 'Grisha', a former major, this is an actor, a.k.a. "Peter the Great"
• Pavel Priluchny as Boris Vyazemsky, an arrogant businessman / Serf
• Kristina Asmus as Elena 'Lena' Vyazemskaya / Princess, then a slave
• Ivan Okhlobystin as Lev Arnoldovich, a psychologist and project manager
• Aleksandr Samoylenko as Pavel, an oligarch and Grisha's father
• Maria Mironova as Anastasia, a television producer and Pavel's lover
• Vitaliya Korniyenko as Milana, the Vyazemskys' daughter, the effects of divorce
• Stepan Shevyakov as Elisey, the Vyazemskys' son, the effects of divorce on children
• Oleg Komarov as an actor
• Olga Dibtseva as Polina is an actress
• Kirill Nagiyev as Anton is an actor
• Sergey Sotserdotsky as Artyom is an actor
• Sophia Zayka as Svetlana is an actress
• Mikhail Babichev as an actor
• Natalya Rogozhkina as Tatyana Novikova
• Anna Chipovskaya as Vera, an expert on the era of Peter the Great
• Petr Rykov as Igor

Supporting cast

Work on the third installment of the franchise was announced in March 2024. In April, the project was presented at a Cinema Fund pitch, where it was confirmed that Klim Shipenko would once again take the director's chair. According to the director, the creators deliberately avoided repeating the trope of a single spoiled hero and decided to tackle the redemption of an entire family, bringing new meaning to the franchise.

The film was produced by Yellow, Black and White with the participation of the Start online cinema, the Russia-1 TV channel, Mem Media (also known as MEM Cinema Production) and Central Partnership Productions, and with the financial support of the Russian Cinema Fund.

Initially, Central Partnership announced filming for September 2024, with a January 23, 2025, release date. However, the Turkish remake of Simarik was later released on that date, and the release of the third installment was delayed by more than a year.

Pavel Priluchny called the film the most stunt-heavy movie of his career: many of the action scenes, including falls, fights, and dives from a ship into the sea, were performed by the actors (including Kristina Asmus and Miloš Biković) themselves, without stunt doubles.

The frigate Shtandart is a working replica of the three-masted sailing ship used for the sea scenes in the film Serf 3.

Mamure Castle was a key location in the filming of the comedy Serf 3.

Principal photography began in September 2025. Filming took place in Moscow, Russia and Turkey. The international shoot concluded in February 2026. The primary location in Turkey was the port city of Anamur. The historic Mamure Fortress, a Roman-era monument rarely used by filmmakers, was used as the set for the Sultan's palace. An exception was made, allowing the film crew to work on the site.⁵

The naval scenes were filmed on the high seas on a working replica of the three-masted Russian frigate Shtandart, built using technologies from the Peter the Great era.

For the Turkish block, the designers created costumes inspired by the aesthetics of the 16th and 17th centuries, oriental ornamentation, and the atmosphere of bazaars. Many costume elements required constant hemming and refinishing, so a field sewing workshop was set up right on the set, near the fortress walls.

Klim Shipenko emphasized that he relied on location filming and minimal use of computer graphics to achieve the effect of "live cinema".

Unlike the first two films, which were released during the New Year holidays, Serf 3 was released in the summer on June 11, 2026.

The first teaser trailer for the film was released on February 16, 2026, and the final trailer was released on April 28, revealing plot details and the participation of new actors not previously involved in the franchise.

Serf 3 premiered at their “KARO 11 October” cinema center on New Arbat Avenue in Moscow on June 9, 2026, and was theatrically released in the Russian Federation on June 11, by Central Partnership.