Sean Penn’s ‘Superpower’ Gets Ukrainian TV Debut

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Sean Penn’s documentary Superpower, which follows an embattled Ukraine’s fight against an invading Russia and interviews president Volodymyr Zelensky, will debut on Ukrainian TV today.

The Fifth Season film will premiere the same day on Ukrainian broadcaster Inter as the feature documentary starts streaming in the U.S. on Paramount+. The day-and-date release will include other Ukrainian airdates on major channels NTN, Mega and Sonce.

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The documentary, co-financed with Vice Studios, chronicles Ukraine’s fight for freedom from invading Russian military forces and is directed by Hollywood actor and activist Penn and Aaron Kaufman. Superpower includes Penn conducing intimate interviews with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky and others during seven trips to Ukraine over a two-year period.

Besides centering Zelensky as a wartime president, the documentary also explains how the conflict started, the stakes as it continues into a second year for the war and who remain the key players.

“This film showcases the strength and unity of the Ukrainian people during their heroic, ongoing fight for freedom. We are honored to be involved in such a powerful project and to be able to share it with the Ukrainian people, who we continue to support in their inspirational and historic defense of their homeland,” Jennifer Ebell, executive vp, EMEA sales and acquisitions at Fifth Season (formerly Endeavor Content), said in a statement.

Fifth Season is handling global distribution for Superpower, which it also financed. The film is produced by Vice Studios and Projected Picture Works, with the producer credits shared by Penn, Billy Smith, Sergei Bespalov and Danny Gabai and Lauren Terp.

Kate Ward, Katie Peck, Andrew Freston, Bruce Dixon, Hozefa Lokhandwala, Subrata De, Susan Zirinsky, Terence Wrong, Anthony Gudas, Chad A. Verdi and Sasha Cherniavsky are executive producers.

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