The role of Katerina Verbitskaya will be performed by Sonya Priss.
The replacement of the main actress of the series STB «Krepostnaya» at one time caused a lot of criticism among the fans of the project. In 2020, the producers of the show announced that in season 3, the role of Katerina Verbitskaya instead of the Russian actress Ekaterina Kovalchuk will be performed by her compatriot Sonya Priss, reports with reference to.
In an interview with Detector Media, director of the STB channel Lyudmila Semchuk explained that Kovalchuk was replaced because of her busy schedule and the inability to agree on an optimal filming schedule. She also denied rumors that the actress broke up over the issue of the fee.
“It so happened that Katya Kovalchuk at this time had a big, significant project for her, which she was not ready to give up. Therefore, we thought and jointly decided that we will have a new actress. And we believe that history will definitely not get worse because of this, ”Semchuk said. — No matter how brilliant the actor is, if there is no correct script, director, the necessary amount of money is not invested in production, then no actor in the frame will compensate for this. We are very grateful to Katya Kovalchuk, she really helped us to realize the image of the serf Katya: a touching, sweet girl whom everyone fell in love with. But this image was first of all created by the scriptwriters, and the actor was given what to play. «
In the new season «Serf» the head of STB promised «no less intense continuation of the story.» The series will air in 2021.
Earlier, the showrunner «Serf» Tala Pristaetskaya said that about 400 actresses from several countries auditioned for the role of Katerina Verbitskaya, but the preference was given to the Russian woman Sonia Priss.
Natalya Denisenko, Stanislav Boklan, Taras Tsimbalyuk, Olesya Zhurakovskaya, Anna Sagaidachnaya and others also star in the STB series.