Catherine The Great Seris on HBO

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WilliamR

Discussion Starter · Aug 28, 2019

‘Catherine The Great’: HBO/Sky Sets Premiere Date For Limited Series

HBO has set 10 PM, Monday, October 21 for the premiere of Catherine The Great, the four-part limited series starring Oscar winner Helen Mirren and Jason Clarke.

The drama is set against the politically tumultuous and sexually charged court of Russian empress Catherine the Great (Mirren) who wielded supreme power throughout Russia for nearly half of the 18th century. The HBO/Sky production follows Catherine towards the end of her reign during her passionate affair with Grigory Potemkin (Clarke). Amid scandal, intrigue and immense conflict, they develop a unique and devoted relationship, overcoming their adversaries and together serving as the architects of modern-day Russia through a series of liberalizing reforms.

Penned by HBO’s Elizabeth I scribe Nigel Williams, it also stars Joseph Quinn, Gina McKee, Rory Kinnear, Richard Roxburgh, Kevin McNally and Sam Palladio.

The series is executive produced by Helen Mirren, Philip Martin, who also directs, Nigel Williams, David Thompson, for Origin Pictures and Charlie Pattinson and Christine Healy for New Pictures.

https://deadline.com/2019/08/cather...-premiere-date-for-limited-series-1202706081/

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Zookster

· #2 · Aug 28, 2019

Mirren is great, but I would've preferred a series like Netflix's The Crown that traces Catherine the Great's reign from the very start, with Catherine played by a younger actress in the first seasons. How she came to power is a very interesting story in its own way.

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dragonbud0

· #3 · Oct 23, 2019

After Chernobyl and The Last Czar, I'm on this Russian history kick. One of her key legacies had to do with the annexation of Crimea which is still a political hotspot today. Here the official trailer. Mirren had played similar roles before, both QE I and II.

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AudiophileWalt

· #4 · Oct 24, 2019

The trouble with this series is that Helen Mirren is too old to play the part. When Catherine became queen she was 32. At the time of the Turkish wars, Catherine was about 38.

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Rgb

· #5 · Oct 28, 2019

AudiophileWalt said:
The trouble with this series is that Helen Mirren is too old to play the part. When Catherine became queen she was 32. At the time of the Turkish wars, Catherine was about 38.

I think the producers are making a hearthrob nostalgia play for the target demographic

She was a Brit bombshell in the 70s, with roles at the time in varied stages of disrobe

Targeting those with a "thing" for the mature ladies

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