Catherine the Great

About Catherine the Great

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.

Catherine the Great is a war and politics series made for Sky Atlantic. Helen Mirren stars as Catherine the Great, Jason Clarke as Grigory Potemkin, Rory Kinnear as Nikita Ivanovich Panin, and Gina McKee as Countess Praskovya Bruce.

It reached one season of 4 episodes from October 2019.

Shelv files it under mother son relationship, 18th century, older woman younger man relationship, and palace intrigue. It streams on HBO Max and HBO Max Amazon Channel in the United States. It scores 6.7 out of 10 from 173 TMDB voters and it carries a TV-MA rating.

The Great, The Magnificent Century, and Deceitful Love make useful companions to Catherine the Great, all filed under russian empire.