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Catherine the Great

Catherine the Great
★ 6.7/10•2019•1h 0m•TV-MA•Drama•War & Politics
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This four-part historical drama follows the end of Catherine the Great's reign and her affair with Russian military leader Grigory Potemkin that helped shape the future of Russian politics.

StatusEnded
Runtime1h 0m
LanguageEN
First Air DateOct 3, 2019

Episodes

Episode 1 - Episode 1E149m

Episode 1

Russian Empress Catherine the Great faces challenges to her throne on all sides, as she meets the forthright and bold Lieutenant Grigory Potemkin.

Oct 3, 2019

Episode 2 - Episode 2E255m

Episode 2

A victorious Potemkin returns from war to find Catherine preoccupied, leading the two to speak candidly about their pasts and future, while a Cossack stirs discontent among peasants in the countryside.

Oct 10, 2019

Episode 3 - Episode 3E357m

Episode 3

Catherine and Potemkin experience growing pains in their relationship, as Potemkin's push for expansion puts him at odds with Minister Panin.

Oct 17, 2019

Episode 4 - Episode 4E457m

Episode 4

Pressure from foreign powers leads to a bitter argument between Catherine and an ailing Potemkin. Catherine works to change the line of succession as her reign draws to an end.

Oct 24, 2019

Actors

Helen Mirren

Helen Mirren

Catherine the Great

Jason Clarke

Jason Clarke

Grigory Potemkin

Rory Kinnear

Rory Kinnear

Nikita Ivanovich Panin

Gina McKee

Gina McKee

Countess Praskovya Bruce

Kevin McNally

Kevin McNally

Alexei Orlov

Richard Roxburgh

Richard Roxburgh

Grigory Orlov

Joseph Quinn

Joseph Quinn

Paul Petrovich, Tsarevich of Russia

Clive Russell

Clive Russell

The Fool

Paul Kaye

Paul Kaye

Yemelyan Pugachev

Paul Ritter

Paul Ritter

Alexander Suvorov

Thomas Doherty

Thomas Doherty

Pyotr Zavadovsky

Iain Mitchell

Iain Mitchell

Archbishop Arsenius

Georgina Beedle

Georgina Beedle

Natalia Alexeievna

John Hodgkinson

John Hodgkinson

Pyotr Rumyantsev

Phil Dunster

Phil Dunster

Andrey Razumovsky

James Northcote

James Northcote

Alexander Bezborodko

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