The Master and Margarita (2005)

Drama · Fantasy · Horror

The Master and Margarita is a Russian television production of Telekanal Rossiya, based on the novel The Master and Margarita, written by Soviet writer Mikhail Bulgakov between 1928 and 1940. Vladimir Bortko directed this adaptation and was also its screenwriter.

IMDb rating: 7.5 (5,514 votes)
Episode average: 7.6 ↑ +0.1 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: RU
Type: Mini-series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

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Seasons

Season 1 (2005)

7.62 avg 10 episodes 7.8 → 7.6 50 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Pervaya seriya	7.8	144
2	Vtoraya seriya	7.6	117
3	Tretya seriya	7.6	109
4	Chetvyortaya seriya	7.5	112
5	Pyataya seriya	7.4	106
6	Shestaya seriya	7.7	103
7	Sedmaya seriya	7.7	103
8	Vosmaya seriya	7.6	97
9	Devyataya seriya	7.7	95
10	Desyataya seriya	7.6	100