Catherine the Great (2019)

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Take what you desire.

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.

• Released: 2019-10-03
• Genres: Drama, War & Politics
• Seasons: 1, 4 episodes
• Episode length: 1h 0m
• Network: Sky Atlantic
• Status: Ended
• TMDB rating: 6.7/10 from 173 votes

Created by Nigel Williams.

Top cast

• Helen Mirren as Catherine the Great
• Jason Clarke as Grigory Potemkin
• Rory Kinnear as Nikita Ivanovich Panin
• Gina McKee as Countess Praskovya Bruce
• Kevin McNally as Alexei Orlov
• Richard Roxburgh as Grigory Orlov
• Joseph Quinn as Paul Petrovich, Tsarevich of Russia
• Clive Russell as The Fool
• Paul Kaye as Yemelyan Pugachev
• Paul Ritter as Alexander Suvorov

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Catherine the Great

• United States: stream on HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
• Canada: stream on Crave, Crave Amazon Channel; buy on Apple TV Store
• Australia: stream on BritBox, Britbox Apple TV channel, BritBox Amazon Channel; buy on Fetch TV

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