Did Russia help make Donald J. Trump president of the United States? Oliver Stone — perhaps unsurprisingly, given his well-established revisionist views on American history and institutions — isn’t buying it. “If we look around with a little broader perspective, doesn’t Sheldon Adelson have a lot more influence?” he asks. “Don’t the Koch brothers? Doesn’t Israel have a lot more influence?”

What’s indisputable is that “The Putin Interviews,” Mr. Stone’s series of filmed conversations with Vladimir V. Putin, the president of Russia, is benefiting from the question. The furious debate over Russian meddling in the 2016 election, and possible ties between Russia and the Trump administration, are bringing the series more attention than four hours of interviews with a foreign political leader would normally receive.

Whether the attention will be favorable is another story. Showtime, which is presenting “The Putin Interviews” on four consecutive nights beginning Monday, made only the first two of the four installments available to reporters. So material from Mr. Stone’s one postelection visit with Mr. Putin, in February, remains to be seen.

But judging from these first two episodes, it’s apparent that these are not confrontational interviews. Mr. Stone, who conducted the first interview with Mr. Putin while in Russia during the filming of “Snowden” (one of his producers made the connection), is respectful, even friendly. He lets Mr. Putin speak, occasionally chiming in to buttress points about American provocations or Russian suffering. Reviewers and political commentators are very likely to have much to say about Mr. Stone’s sympathies and about assertions by Mr. Putin that go unchallenged.