DramaWar & Politics
20194 EpisodesTV-MA★ 6.7
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.
DramaWar & Politics
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.
Russian Empress Catherine the Great faces challenges to her throne on all sides, as she meets the forthright and bold Lieutenant Grigory Potemkin.
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.
Catherine and Potemkin experience growing pains in their relationship, as Potemkin's push for expansion puts him at odds with Minister Panin.
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.
Cast: Helen Mirren, Jason Clarke, Rory Kinnear, Gina McKee, Kevin McNally, Richard Roxburgh, Joseph Quinn, Clive Russell, Paul Kaye, Paul Ritter, Thomas Doherty, Iain Mitchell, Georgina Beedle, John Hodgkinson, Phil Dunster, James Northcote, Antonia Clarke, Adam El Hagar, Dominic Borelli, Ilona Bagele, Lucas Englander, Simon Thorp, Kirill Frolov, Mykolas Dorofejus, Armands Berģis, Ieva Puķe, Juris Strenga, Jekaterina Makarova, Almantas Šinkunas, Audronis Rūkas
Genres: Drama, War & Politics
Maturity rating: TV-MA
Helen Mirren
Catherine the Great
Jason Clarke
Grigory Potemkin
Rory Kinnear
Nikita Ivanovich Panin
Gina McKee
Countess Praskovya Bruce
Kevin McNally
Alexei Orlov
Richard Roxburgh
Grigory Orlov
Joseph Quinn
Paul Petrovich, Tsarevich of Russia
Clive Russell
The Fool
Paul Kaye
Yemelyan Pugachev
Paul Ritter
Alexander Suvorov
Thomas Doherty
Pyotr Zavadovsky
Iain Mitchell
Archbishop Arsenius
Georgina Beedle
Natalia Alexeievna
John Hodgkinson
Pyotr Rumyantsev
Phil Dunster
Andrey Razumovsky
James Northcote
Alexander Bezborodko
Antonia Clarke
Maria Fedorovna
Adam El Hagar
Valerian Zubov
Dominic Borelli
Landgrave of Hesse Darmstadt
Ilona Bagele
Landgrave's Wife
Lucas Englander
Vasily Mirovich
Simon Thorp
Danilo Vlasev
Kirill Frolov
Soldier
Mykolas Dorofejus
Soldier
Armands Berģis
Petitioner
Ieva Puķe
Petitioner
Juris Strenga
Petitioner
Jekaterina Makarova
Servant
Almantas Šinkunas
Cossack
Audronis Rūkas
Governor
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