Catherine the Great

2019 - 2019

Episode 1

3rd October 2019

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.

Episode 2

10th October 2019

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.

Episode 3

17th October 2019

Episode 3

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

Episode 4

24th October 2019

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.

Top Cast

Helen Mirren•Jason Clarke•Rory Kinnear

Drama War & 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.

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Helen Mirren Image

Helen Mirren

Catherine the Great

Jason Clarke Image

Jason Clarke

Grigory Potemkin

Rory Kinnear Image

Rory Kinnear

Nikita Ivanovich Panin

Gina McKee Image

Gina McKee

Countess Praskovya Bruce

Kevin McNally Image

Kevin McNally

Alexei Orlov

Richard Roxburgh Image

Richard Roxburgh

Grigory Orlov

Joseph Quinn Image

Joseph Quinn

Paul Petrovich, Tsarevich of Russia

Clive Russell Image

Clive Russell

The Fool

Paul Kaye Image

Paul Kaye

Yemelyan Pugachev

Paul Ritter Image

Paul Ritter

Alexander Suvorov

Thomas Doherty Image

Thomas Doherty

Pyotr Zavadovsky

Iain Mitchell Image

Iain Mitchell

Archbishop Arsenius

Georgina Beedle Image

Georgina Beedle

Natalia Alexeievna

John Hodgkinson Image

John Hodgkinson

Pyotr Rumyantsev

Phil Dunster Image

Phil Dunster

Andrey Razumovsky

James Northcote Image

James Northcote

Alexander Bezborodko

Antonia Clarke Image

Antonia Clarke

Maria Fedorovna

Adam El Hagar Image

Adam El Hagar

Valerian Zubov