Doctor Foster will be remade in Russia as series two draws to a close on BBC
The series will star Russian actress Kseniya Rappoport.
BBC’s hit psychological drama Doctor Foster is being remade in Russia.
The UK series, which stars former Coronation Street actress Suranne Jones, follows a woman who learns her husband is being unfaithful to her.
The show will wrap up its second season tonight on BBC One, as viewers wait to see what happens after Gemma Foster’s ex-husband Simon (Bertie Carvel) was left by his new wife Kate (Jodie Comer) at the end of the last episode.
The series has gripped audiences as the fictional doctor has dealt with the end of her marriage and her husband’s wedding to the woman he cheated on her with, as well as her teenage son’s struggles to cope.
BBC Worldwide has sold the scripted format to production company Star Media for broadcast on Russian channel Russia 1 next year, where it will star actress Kseniya Rappoport.
“I’m really looking forward to seeing a Russian take on one of the most successful UK dramas of recent years.”
Daria Lavrova, executive producer at Star Media added: “What initially seems to be a straightforward plot turns into a complex psychological thriller full of moral ambiguities and shifting allegiances.
“There has never been such a complex and controversial heroine on Russian television as Doctor Foster.”
Doctor Foster is on BBC One tonight at 9pm.
