Helen Mirren And Jason Clarke Star In The Four-Part HBO/SKY Limited Series Catherine the Great, Debuting October 21st. |
Directed By Philip Martin; Executive Produced By Charlie Pattinson, David Thompson, Nigel Williams, and Helen Mirren |
HBO presents, in association with Sky, the four-part limited series Catherine the Great, debuting MONDAY, OCT. 21 (10:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT).
Oscar-winner Helen Mirren will lead miniseries Catherine the Great as the tumultuous monarch and politician who ruled the Russian empire and transformed its place in the world in the 18th century. The four-part historical drama will follow the end of Catherine’s reign and her affair with Russian military leader Grigory Potemkin that helped shape the future of Russian politics. Mirren, who won an Academy Award for embodying Queen Elizabeth in The Queen, offered her remarks on the project:
This limited series will also be available on HBO NOW, HBO GO, HBO On Demand and partners’ streaming platforms.
Starring Academy-award winner Helen Mirren (“The Queen”, “Gosford Park”, “The Last Station”) and Jason Clarke (“First Man”, “Zero Dark Thirty”, “Mudbound”) this four-part 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.
“She rewrote the rules of governance by a woman, and succeeded to the extent of having the word “Great” attached to her name.”
Catherine the Great is the latest project in the partnership between HBO and Sky (the network behind The Young Pope) and will begin filming later this year. It is produced by Origin Pictures and New Pictures and will be made available on HBO in the US and distributed to Canada through Bell Media. It will also be available air on Sky Atlantic, NOW TV in the UK and Ireland, and on Sky Atlantic in Italy, Germany, Austria and Spain.
Catherine the Great is directed by Philip Martin; written by Nigel Williams; executive producers, Helen Mirren, Philip Martin, Nigel Williams, David Thompson for Origin Pictures and Charlie Pattinson and Christine Healy for New Pictures.
