Happiness Group (Season 1)

Five psychology grads decide to cure other people's troubles by staging a play. That's the premise of Happiness Group (2011), a Russian drama you can watch online on iFILM.

Boris, Alisa and Timofey set up a counseling outfit, soon joined by Irina, a failed actress, and Kostya, a computer whiz. Their method is pure nerve: instead of a couch and quiet talks, they use role-playing therapy — elaborate "performances" the client never knows are staged. The diplomas are real; the scheme is borderline reckless. They take on cases everyone else has written off as hopeless. That blend of therapy and con game gives the show a hook even viewers cool on melodrama can enjoy. Stream Happiness Group online on iFILM.