The chief editor of the entertainment channel, Varvara, is producing a reality show called "The Perfect Home." But right before the broadcast, one family drops out, and Varvara has to pretend to be part of the "Melikhov family" herself, along with some random "partners": Lyova, the channel's technician; his 7-year-old son Tyoma; and Alina, a girl who was trying to get a job at the channel as "anything." Varvara is downhearted—she wanted to launch the show and fly to New York, where her boyfriend Denis, a balalaika musician, is giving solo concerts. Now she’s forced to act out family life around the clock with strangers, saving the show from failure and the channel from lawsuits by sponsors.

The court jester Ivan Balakirev is not afraid to speak out to the fearsome monarch about things that others remain silent about. Becoming involved in the festivities and jests encouraged by the ruler, he inadvertently gets entangled in court intrigues and the complex relationships within the family of Peter the Great.

About the hapless bridegroom Podkolesin, who escaped from the bride through the window, and the picky bride Agafya Tikhonovna, who can not choose the right one, Mark Zakharov saw the story of a man who wants to change something in his life, but is not capable of doing anything.

A new production of Gogol by Lenkom. This is an absolutely incredible event and an endlessly funny and touching story about unsuccessful suitors and a young woman who has stayed too long in the role of a bride-to-be.