Catherine the Great (2019): Official Trailer | HBO

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. Catherine the Great premieres October 21 at 10PM on HBO. #HBO #CatherineTheGreat
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[@coloriba7018]

nobody: foreigners when they make movies about russia: CATHEЯIИЕ

[@Nosekname]

At least foreigners don’t write backwards At foreigners can make Russia great again At foreigners have Oscars wining actresses to play Catherine At least foreigners acknowledge cinema as medium of art expression that goes beyond national borders At least nobody

[@ecoman3712]

Это правда

[@firstnamelastname4249]

@@Nosekname What?

[@alsanishat8520]

CathYAine

[@user-Bbbbbbbbbb]

@@ecoman3712 ну хоть кто то русский

[@Crf-nr9jy]

Potemkin never even thought about taking power from Catherine. In the 18th century Russia was ruled by 4 Empresses for a majority of the time period so it was not controversial for a woman to rule as Czarina

[@CostantinoVercetti]

This. I guess they have to sneak some sort of feminist message somehow though.

[@alehandro2x2]

Most of them were co-rulers together with the tsars who they married to, but only Catherine was a single female ruler and the most powerful of all

[@peterberlizov5016]

@@alehandro2x2 Actually no. Empress Anna Ioannovna ruled for 10 years as a single monarch, Queen Sofia ruled for 9 years prior to Peter, Empress Catherine 1st ruled for 3 years as a single monarch, Elizabeth, who ruled for 8 years I think and there was Catherine herself, who ruled for about 30 years, which would make 60 of the 200 years between 1600 and 1800 female-ruled which is actually amazing in comparison to Prussia, which never had a female ruler and places like Austria, who had only 1 who was prominent and whose succession resulted in an actual war.

[@nikonor3611]

Peter Berzilos , actually, half of them (Anna Leopoldovna, for example, or Catherine 1-st) hadn’t any real “power”, they were just like a face of royal family when the group of noblemen was an actual government. And Elizabeth was the empress for 20 yers. And yes, my English sucks. Sorry.

[@peterberlizov5016]

@@nikonor3611 It may be true about 2 of them, and Sofia was deposed, but with Elizabeth at 20 and Catherine at 30 it doesn't really change my point.

[@養安京路]

For those of you wondering what the opening violin soundtrack is called, it's Bach - Sonata for Violin Solo no. 1 in G minor

[@sbond7510]

Thanks!

[@Paul-ie1xp]

I was thank you.

[@swapnilghose8858]

I don't get why they show Catherine and Potemkin as rivals. They're one of history's most famous romances after all. I mean, they both might have had many lovers throughout their lives, but Catherine's only real soulmate was none other than her most formidable minister, Potemkin.

[@dastemplar9681]

Exactly, but apparently in 2019: Women being in a relationship makes them WEAK...

[@elmismomatias]

Try to show men as rivals of women. No peace or relation, only war. Sadly, kill potemkim for feminist message

[@swapnilghose8858]

@QTee Imo they imply QUITE strongly here that Potemkin was attempting to usurp power from Catherine. However, haven't seen the series yet, so I might be wrong.

[@nopeMCnopers]

watch the miniseries. they were very much in love -but they did argue

[@nopeMCnopers]

@@swapnilghose8858 you are, in fact, wrong.

[@mohamedm2518]

Я is read as Ya in Russian. R is written as P. So it should be CathePine. Yes, it's dumb making one letter Cyrillic.

[@pablorojas103]

It would be better having all the letters in cyrillic alphabet first and then turning them into latin alphabet, or something like that.

[@НайджелУэй]

EKATEPNHA to be precise but i guess it's not readable for native english speakers

[@ComandanteEugene]

@@НайджелУэй И )

[@КомаровКирилл-и7й]

ЕКАТЕРИНА

[@worldheraldry]

Mohamed Mubarak Екатерина

[@jjg9624]

When all the Russians speak with a British accent...

[@ololoasdololoasd]

They have to speak with a French accent

[@ololoasdololoasd]

And Catherine with a German

[@clacketyknack8718]

Well. technically, Helen Mirren is part-Russian.

[@vedranbileta8346]

@Nectar Vam which is a great one, if I might add ;)

[@TheNinjaDC]

Chernobyl's podcast actually explained why they did this. The three choices were speak Russian, speak with a Russian accent, or speak English with an American or British flair. Speaking Russian the whole time was thrown out because pretty much no actors speak it fluently and audiences hate subtitles. Speaking with Russian accents was thrown out too, as pulling off a good Russian accent is hard, and can easily shift to comedic, which is a bad combo for a large cast drama show. So, they just embrace speaking American or British English as their are plenty of actors who speak it well(duh), and they can easily use more foreign accents for one off foreign characters to show their foreign naturally (say rural Russian regions and foreign diplomats).

[@ekaterinashparlo9463]

me, Russian, before watching: I hope they don't eff up Cyrillic in this as foreign films and series always do, and don't ruin Potemkin for the sake of the image of "a strong woman" me, Russian, after watching: ФUcK

[@BrorealeK]

How are thjey ruining Potemkin? Lmao.

[@elmismomatias]

Yes put potemkim as rival of Catherine to enforce the strong woman image, sadly

[@Freya1412]

Your comment is underrated.

[@ekaterinashparlo9463]

@@Freya1412 thanks sweetheart

[@saguntum-iberian-greekkons7014]

Hahaha, they made it for you! Potemkin was suppose to be on Yekaterina s'side not take his throne, if i remember he was one of the generals who helped her overthrow the germanophile Tsar: Pyotr III. He deeply loved her and was unsecure that Yekaterina, with the absolute power she had, could get rid of him in a finger

[@iamgroot6023]

Everyone: Who should play another great monarch? Helen Mirren: Yes.

[@peepindis]

LOL. What works, works.

[@minionsofthelordbagali5324]

@Emir Mohamed Al-Bergha y r you hating

[@queenofnevers6990]

I love British period dramas, the only thing, they feel toooo British when it comes to Russians.

[@olegoleg1838]

Queen of Nevers well to tell you the truth - the british and russians are really not that much different when it comes to this period of history or basic culture. Not sure exactly why this is so, but it is, they do manage to play russian characters very authentically

[@cr3160]

@@olegoleg1838 It is because the Russian nobility copied the French and the English. Most of them only barely knew Russian and rarely spoke it. For all intents and purposes, Russia in this time period was ruled by foreigners.

[@Oktaviii]

Caesar but noble families that surrounded royals were Russians. Poets, writers were Russian. To disregard that and say they were pretty much like Brits is stupid. Russian culture was there. This is why it was not easy for foreign princesses to adjust when they came to Russia from Germany

[@АлександраХейдиз]

Because ALL royal families across Europe including russian empire were interconnected through marriages,hence they were mixing local cultural influences alot. And most foreigners have a very strange expectation when it comes to Russian portrayals. Russian empire did act and look like your average European empire, coz a) it was b) back in the day influences of certain countries were prevalent all across Europe, it was a result of fashion and as you would today call it trends. There was a period when France and Germany did shape the looks and ways of European royalty, which resulted in almost indistinguishable habits and customs amongst the upper classes all across the continent. Also there was a huge division between lower and upper classes, peasants and royalty literally everywhere, but especially in Europe where the upper classes developed a very specific international culture that was shared and understood by all of them when rurals of the respective countries had a completely different lifestyle that also varied much from country country and even region to region.

[@nimkati5627]

@@cr3160 All European nobility copied the French - it doesn't make them foreigners. Russian nobles had a strong Russian identity. It's wrong to assume that they didn't speak Russian. How do you imagine a ruling class that can't even read official documents and laws? Catherine herself mastered Russian to such an extent that she began writing books in it. Her correspondence with Russian nobles was mostly in Russian too. How do you think she learnt it if everybody around spoke other languages? And it's not true that Russian and British noble cultures were so similar. If you read literature of that period, you will see that the vibes were pretty different.

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

All of the Tsars’ stories must be told... HBO should make a series for them

[@comaneci_nadia]

I just watched "The Last Czars" trailer & this popped out. Lord.

[@inkheart151]

I’ve seen al line documentaries for the czars of Romenoff. So I’m satisfied.

[@theatrephantom2758]

Don't know... HBO has a history of ruining their own series. But limited series? They shine

[@GlassTopRX7]

That's a challenge because much of Russian history has multiple takes on what happened so getting to an accepted truth isn't always that easy. While that's the case with many histories is it's worse with Russian history because of turmoil and re-writes the various regime did.

[@Koksn_Todorov]

But did you know that the title Tsar is Bulgarian? "Tsar" and its variants were the official titles of the following states: First Bulgarian Empire, in 919-1018 (1st Tzar in history is Simeon I of Bulgaria) Second Bulgarian Empire, in 1185-1396 Serbian Empire, in 1346-1371 Tsardom of Russia, in 1547-1721 (replaced in 1721 by imperator, but still remaining in use, also officially in relation to several regions until 1917) Tsardom of Bulgaria, in 1908-1946 Also, the cyrillic alphabet was invented in the First Bulgarian Empire in the 890s at the Preslav Literary School and later in Ohrid, under Boris I of Bulgaria, and was created by Cyril's students who were banished from Great Moravia and given refuge in Bulgaria. The cyrillic alphabet is essentially just like the greek alphabet and the majority of uncial Cyrillic letters were identical to their Greek uncial counterparts.

[@PokhrajRoy.]

Dame Judi Dench and Dame Helen Mirren as rival Queens. Someone make this movie!

[@maureentuohy8672]

Pokhraj Roy Yes please

[@batgurrl]

Helen Mirren? How could it NOT be great?

[@DunnoWhatHandleToUse]

When the writers botch the plot and dialogue like they did in GoT Season 8. I hope it's good, but I'll not count the chickens before they hatch.

[@batgurrl]

Vector Sigma that is true but they are not involved with this are they?

[@Edzhjus]

@@DunnoWhatHandleToUse Great story is bit better than Game of Thrones story.

[@An-Islander]

There they go flipping the R again *facepalm*

[@zacky6533]

I really hate when Hollywood does that. And of course there's the И used as an N. Also when in anything Greek, they use a Σ as an E and Λ as an A.

[@chrissinclair4442]

Were any horses flipped for this production?

[@jhengleone]

Hollywood always does that 🤣

[@ArcyMeneses]

Helen Mirren can play any queen and I will still be outstanded. She is amazing!

[@Porkeater2610957]

Empress, Catherin was an Empress, not a Queen.

[@bengiakyuz8093]

But she is the worst Elisabeth The First :(

[@snab032]

With all due respect to Helen, she is too old an actress at 74 to play the role of Catherine. Somewhere in 47-50 years old she met Potemkin, who was 10 years younger than Catherine. The fact that she has Russian roots should not affect her nomination for the main role. I think in the world there is a large selection of more suitable English-speaking actresses for this role.

[@bee7549]

I am tired of her generic acting when it comes to playing the characters of monarchs and most recent roles. Admired her and still do to some extent but I am not pleasantly surprised by something different...her acting has become...dare I say it...boring!

[@barbaramaxwell3031]

Not in my book.

[@dastemplar9681]

18th Century Russia: Another Czarina? Alright, whatever, we already had three. 2019 HBO’s Russia: ShE’s A wOmAn?!?!? Seriously, people, we NEED to stop putting ‘2019’ in history...

[@lorenzodavidsartormaurino413]

Didnt quite understand your comment mate.

[@immumbgaming3193]

You know that the '2019' is to mark when itll start/release

[@contrymnon]

How the hell did y'all not understand this smh... OP meant stop putting "2019" as in 2019's political/social problems in history, not the literal "2019" in title

[@devdixit2440]

@@lorenzodavidsartormaurino413 What the comment means is that by the time Catherine had become Empress, there had already been 3 other Russian expresses (Catherine I, Anna, Elizabeth). When Catherine the Great came to Russia, it was ruled by her aunt in law, Elizabeth. Yet the 2019 HBO show considers it so shocking that a woman could ever rule Russia in the 18th century. As if Catherine the Great was the first and only female ruler.

[@lorenzodavidsartormaurino413]

@@devdixit2440 The thing is, why do you say they consider it shocking? I would just say that they do it fot the excellency of her reign.

[@imgvillasrc1608]

I hope there will be an HBO series on Napoleon Bonaparte soon.

[@MRB1157]

IMGvillaSRC It's about time we get another good Napoleon Tv series.

[@TheHippoBLT]

There will be one in the near future based on the incompleted Kubrick’s Napoleon movie. Produced by Spielberg and directed by Fukunaga, the HBO Napoleon miniseries will be 4? large episodes. It is currently in production. Be hyped!

[@MRB1157]

PolarMaths from what I heard about the Spielberg project, it hasn't gone anywhere. Plus they would just CGI all of the battle scenes, and films typically have bad casting for Napoleon. Christian Clavier was by far the best Napoleon.

[@TheHippoBLT]

General Generic The reason why there is no news is because there is trouble finding a decent screenwriter that will tackle Kubrick’s legacy. They seemed to have finalized their decision recently. The complaint about CGI is just wrong and many people say that, but portraying using real people or an army is just ridiculously costly and expensive and time draining, Claver’s Napoleon was $46,000,000. I would pay a billion dollars to see the Battle of Eylau in CGI that is detailed and graphic. Most likely that is what going to happen. Either way even if they respect Kubrick’s wishes to rent an army to film the scenes and use paper uniforms, it will look hillariously bad and inaccurate which is worse than CGI. The battle scenes in Claver’s Napoleon were hillariously bad and inaccurate and are one of the worse depictions of a Napoleonic battle. Im sure they will find a good casting role for Napoleon because HBO is a bigger deal than the France 2 network Napoleon 2002 was produced on. Instead of doubting we should atleast put some faith into it. Im thankful we are getting a Napoleon HBO miniseries at all, and it seems another Napoleon miniseries is in the works in the UK.

[@sailorv8067]

Played by Helen Mirren, again...

[@chrispbacon4519]

Catherine the Great was 33 when she took power, portrayed at that age by 74 year old Helen Mirren? It doesn't work.

[@filip.henryk]

Also, the show actually takes place towards the end of her life when she was older.

[@chrispbacon4519]

@@filip.henryk Not the first episode

[@Strategic_Reformer]

Wasn't Potemkin her most loyal soldier and minister? Her one, true love? Why would he be her rival here?

[@prestonjones1653]

Because "I am woman, hear me roar," needs somebody with a penis to be the enemy.

[@nopeMCnopers]

he wasn't her rival and in the series he isn't her rival, you're reacting to a trailer, which is just shown for dramatic effect....

[@the1dbumblebee317]

@@prestonjones1653 um...chill tf out

[@Люблюпельмешки-о4и]

Ты нашёл тот самый русский коммент, который искал

[@Арловский-ш9и]

Комментатор Всея Руси лучше бы я нашёл ответ, почему в каждом сериале о Екатерине есть все ее любовники и ни одного Александра Суворова, ну, хоть Кутузова подвезли

[@IvanLapshin_tmn]

Среди персонажей указан Paul Ritter as Alexander Suvorov. И, по-моему, одноглазый это Григорий Потемкин (Jason Clarke).

[@Арловский-ш9и]

@@IvanLapshin_tmn а, значит я правильно догадался когда на усача подумал, спасибо

[@marinamoscow3755]

hahahaha

[@Arise_TheBestPeacefulAnger]

Я только на 1:30 поняла что это про Россию, думала что про их правителей там

[@Sokolov789]

You know... at this point the whole “backwards R” thing really has become a ridiculous and intellectually lazy trope. The “Я” sounds nothing like and English “R”. Using it as a substitute only demonstrates how ignorant those people really are. If you were trying to come off as clever, you have achieved the exact opposite. Cheers!

[@kambingbakar]

correct me if im wrong, but backward R is pronounced "ya" and backward N is pronounced "i", so it will be pronounced CATHEYAIIE instead if following that kind of title :P

[@Sokolov789]

Constantine, precisely ol chap. Lol

[@minionsofthelordbagali5324]

@@kambingbakar An "H" in Russian is an "Na" don't forget that too

[@akissot1402]

thats why i type it with a normal R and i add a 'suka bliat' at the end. 100% correct

[@moonlace1560]

God, I love Catherine the great, she was such an icon, I truly hope this holds up to her record

[@MrHarryHeavenly02]

Wig? Snatched. Acne? Cleared. Body? Readied. Hotel? Trivago.

[@anatine_banana_69]

Tony? Dead

[@coonalisa230]

Emmy? Secured.

[@bruh-lg6ch]

Harrison Neoh Poland? Partitioned

[@-socialcredit]

fun fact: when Catherine was young, she met the Prussian King and general himself, Frederick the Great and had no joke, a chat with one of the most famous Prussians of all whom believed in Catherine more than her own mother

[@evareizel]

people: we miss some real drama in the movies HBO: HBO: HBO: HBO: HBO: HBO: hey, here is Russian history

[@failtolawl]

Chernobyl tho

[@elxaime]

20 Ottomans Disliked

[@bruh-lg6ch]

Karl Tanner I’m gonna take a wild guess and say half of those dislikes are polish people

[@kupieckorzenny5093]

bruh xD

[@iraqlobster7678]

1:38 I'm guessing was a scene were the Ottomans were defeated i imagine

[@anthonyjameson7129]

@@bruh-lg6ch according to statistic data most of the russian wars was with Poland and Turkey

[@saguntum-iberian-greekkons7014]

20 ottoman survivors

[@KolorMeyellow]

I need a series based on Isabella I and Ferdinand II

[@SuperShahabas]

Watch Spanish series isabel

[@thevanished8185]

What we need is a series about Tom and Mertha the peasants from Spain. They are just total overlooked, yet they made up perhaps 95% of the population.

[@williamsu7918]

yea they did that, it's good,

[@marklucasjohn4603]

Hello ☺️

[@ayanamoon5987]

1) Russian series “Ekaterina” is more correctly and detailed. (English subtitles) So if you want to have a great time, check out this series. 3 seasons 2)And why this old woman acting young Ekaterine? 3)about series Pressure from Russian monarchy, personal life, Children, foreign policy...handsome cast😍 I advice don’t lose your time, let’s watch!

[@shuvospeaking3250]

Who is here after Elle Fanning nailed the young Catherine role in The Great tv show.

[@maticbukovac6966]

Nailed? Both Elle and Helen were a complete miss and a missed opportunity to do something great... now, years will go by before anyone touches the subject again and tries to make something great. Just think how great Marie Antoinette by Sofia Coppola is...

[@MARUM-77]

HBO, ну как так-то!? Со времён Екатерины великой все сохранилось практически в первозданном виде. А что не сохранилось, заново отстроили после Второй Мировой войны. И дождливая Императорская столица Санкт-Петербург, и Златоглавая столица Москва (где по традиции короновали всех Царей и Императоров. Включая конечно же Екатерину Великую! Почему так мало панорам этих великих с исторической точки зрения, городов! Не нужно графики, не нужно ничего выдумывать. Все величие и великолепие Российской империи сохранилось. Почему этот сериал такой серый, темный, мрачный. Даже золото на солнце не блестит в вашем сериале! А сюжет очень поверхностный, на уровне стереотипов. Увы и ах, мы так надеялись на вас!

[@jackobwpierdemoller4698]

Czarina Catherine: *exists* PLC: *Screams in polish*

[@jaleesagreene6800]

Can't wait I love Catherine the Great and I love Helen Mirren. Double bonus

[@abcun17]

Put this in the "hell yes I'm watching" column!

[@VenusianTaureau]

If anybody could’ve played the part of Catherine the great it would certainly be Dame Helen. 👑

[@Kittentrollz]

Honestly, great as the British normally are at period dramas, their "Russian" stuff is always terrible and never comes off as anything other than 100% English. I'd much rather watch the superior and authentic versions with subtitles instead.

[@GlassTopRX7]

You will never get an authentic version out of Russia.

[@presidenttogekiss635]

I mean, Catherine wasn't the first Russian female ruler though. That's why she was Catherine THE SECOND. Not saying there was no sexism in 17th century Russia, but I dont think people tought she couldn't rule because she was a woman, specially not after 30 years on the throne (maybe when she was very young).

[@КсенияОспельникова]

There was tree woman before. Right.

[@AlbertAlbertB.]

HBO did it again baby. HBO has the best shows.

[@megahappy2bemeIntheStarz]

AND NO she didn't have sex with a horse- that was just a disparaging rumor made up and spread by her enemies historians have found. She had a LOT of lovers, but they were all human .

[@ruslanlubenko]

22 total

[@megahappy2bemeIntheStarz]

@Yer Blues He should have known better than to spread false information as a historic fact. I know maybe he thought he would kid the students , but it still spreads misinformation. She had a lot of lovers (men), and had also a lot of enemies that would like to see her downfall, so they also spread rumors to disparage her. I will admit in the end she had become a bit tyrannical, but she did a great many things for Russia and started out as a reformer there.

[@XimengZi]

This rumor as I know was about Catherine I (Peter the Great’s wife), not II. People said after Peter, who had a huge dick, died Catherine couldn’t be pleased by any man, so...

[@PaulV.]

Also Russian principalities were not a part of Mongol Empire just paid a tribute to it, Ivan IV never had been called The Terrible in Russia, Soviet Union didnt won WW2 just by throwing cannon fodder at Hitler, Stalin didnt kill 30 mln of people, there were no bread lines in Soviet Union from 50s and onward and many other propaganda stories in the Western mass culture that pretty far from reality.

[@alex_2317]

Спасибо Американцам за снятый фильм о нашей истории... Thanks Americans for the shot film about our history...

[@aymarafan7669]

So it’s *Ka-tar-Ya In* Because of the Я.

[@hohoho3327]

No it's Catheyaiie because of И

[@Andartan21]

Если она не даст звезду "Суворову, Александру Васильевичу", то все шоу можно выбрасывать на свалку

[@diegoandres2906]

Helen Mirren already deserves another oscar for this

[@true9089]

I love Helene but they should have had someone youger play the fist few episodes the rebellion happened before Catherine was old. That's the nerd in me lol but I'm still gonna watch!!!❤️

[@ladyfyreblood6550]

I wholeheartedly disagree, there are dozens and dozens of movies and shows that are exclusively young Catherine. Ekaterina was amazing, yet never focused on her being older. I fell in love as soon as the first trailer made it clear it will solely be older Catherine. Finally not just a pretty face and boobs, but actual character depth.

[@Ruimas28]

@@ladyfyreblood6550 You obviously do not understand the power of a young foreign teenager being awesome enough to play all russia against her husband and grab power. It does look WAY MORE IMPRESSIVE with her real age. And she had amazing character depth in her youth already. She arrived russia as a teenager and immediately proceeded to work like hell to impress. And nop, it was not sexy stuff. It was reading and learning all night long even to the point of risking her health. Which greatly impressed everyone around her and scared her future husband to death. He was not the brightest bulb but he could clearly see that girl was not joking around!!!! Yes, she also played a lot with guys and enjoyed sex once she got power but apparently we are going to get that with the older version…..which will look pretty odd by the way lol I understand older people still may like it but they for sure will not have the same lust someone in their late 20´s or early 30s lol Its just…..biology. And Catherine is reported to have been plenty active on her best years ;) It does call for a younger version to display her at the top of her energy, even more so because she was so incredibly energetic on her best years. You could pull this with someone more….quite.....but its very hard to play this with someone like Catherine.

[@ladyfyreblood6550]

Rui Silva Well of course I understand how impressive and amazing it was! Thats why she is one of my favorite historical figures ever! My point was that every show and movie STOPS before she gets old. They never film an old Catherine. She was just as awesome and cunning when she is old and did many important things as well! I am glad that they have her here as an older woman because nowhere else is it celebrated that an OLD woman can do the same as a YOUNG woman, especially if the young woman had to rely on her wits and beauty and now as her beauty fades she has to rely more and more on her smarts alone. THAT is impressive!

[@Ruimas28]

@@ladyfyreblood6550 You could have a point on showing how she matured and developed further. You got a bit delusional with the talks that older woman can do the same as a younger woman. NO!!! Neither can guys lol Age is a very real thing, like it or not. Fight it and be ready to be very miserable in life. You want to see some very practical example??? Catherine would have died if she tried to keep the same work ethic she had on her youth later on. She almost killed herself in her youth by studying and reading all night long. She would have died if she tried the same at an older age. Your body simply cant take as much. And I am the one here who keeps trying to talk about politics and studying as you keep trying to push this into looks. Do you really believe young Catherine achieved anything because of her looks???? Because there is nothing about that on any history book. Quite remarkably, she is not even described as being hot. She was much more concerned with politics, philosophy, science....then she was with the looks department.

[@valeriucore4613]

If you like young Catherine, you may watch 'The Great' starring Elle Fanning.

[@warp9p659]

All I could think about when I watched this is why was Queen Elizabeth I was play acting in Russia, lol.

[@CYP0]

Helen Mirren’s great-great-great-great-grandfather was field-marshal Kamensky, one of the Russian heroes of the Napoleonic wars. A true Russian aristocrat.

[@TheHippoBLT]

I wouldnt say he was a hero of the Napoleonic Wars but rather during the Russo Turkish war which this show depicts

[@nikitalanochkin1200]

It was Catherine, as I remember, annexed the Crimea to Russia and there is an opinion that it is paid by a well-known politician)

[@987654321mnbv]

Potyomkin had a title "Tavricheskii" - means the one who conquered Tavrida, an ancient name of Crimea. By the way, Crimean authorities consider changing name of Crimea to Crimea-Tavrida.

[@Ar_Zia]

@@987654321mnbv Luckily, it's been decided not to change the name to "Tavrida". IDK, it sounds so ancient to me. I'm glad it's still "Crimea"😊

[@reenoyet9651]

Catherine the Great: pochemu vy vse govorite po anglyiski? Potemkin: ya dumayu eto proeb scenaristov

[@Brandnewarthur]

"Do you know what I have in my hand? Absolutely power."

[@rebecaprat712]

Helen Mirren is the Queen of Queens, it's going to be outstanding i just know it cant whait.

[@dogguy8603]

One thing that pissed me off was throughout the series they always said Germany, as in "German ambassador" and whatnot and i am sitting here, thinking, "wait there was no Germany until almost 75 years after Catherine's death" god damn HBO

[@MatsFrick]

I sincerely hope that the series will give a more nuanced portrait of the great queen. In this trailer she is very much defined by the relation to men. She was a ruler in her own right on her own merit.

[@TranswealthyTrillionaire]

That's what I dislike about "feminist" films, they always end up making it about the men.

[@maureentuohy8672]

Any chance to watch Helen Mirren is a treat! She’s like the female Sean Connery. Just keeps getting better looking, more accomplished and a better actor as she ages. She’s my hero!

[@marklucasjohn4603]

Hello ☺️ How are you doing?

[@zacky6533]

Can't wait to watch this series, but even more so, I can't wait to watch History Buffs' review of the series.

[@dastemplar9681]

Can’t wait to see Nick rip this a whole new one.

[@mr.personhumanson6871]

Catherine the Great: _I will not share my throne with anyone_ Meryl Streep: _Hold my 21 academy awards_

[@valkyrie-in-black-coat]

😂😂😂😂Died

[@wiezyczkowata]

no offence to Helen Mirren but when ths series start Cathrine was 35 and 67 when she died, as much as I love Hellen Mirren it as a little bit jarring, it was done as well in tv show the Tudors, the last queen Cathrine Parr's actress was older then CP was in reality,

[@ilphi08]

I hope one day Hollywood trusts their audiences enogh to film their history films in its native language

[@niajones992]

Could they do Empress Elisabeth of Russia too?

[@niratanop6699]

SLAY Helen Mirren!!

[@user-zreg]

Букву R перевернуть - ну это прям святое, без этого занудного штампа - никак.

[@Группа7ПР-15]

Тема балалаек и водки не раскрыта! Ни одного приличного медведя! Это вы называете кино о России??? :)))))))))))

[@valeriucore4613]

А что это означает?

[@CaptainHarlock-kv4zt]

Catherine the Great playing Helen Mirren !!! Wow...I MUST see this one.

[@Toumahitoedits]

Tsar Peter III in the afterlife: She deserves the throne…not me…

[@viet753]

Elle Fanning aged hard

[@Thevhinetv]

I'm watchin this while waiting for the next season of The Great. Both have beautiful side of the story.

[@fauzanneo3904]

Queen Elizabeth II, Queen Charlotte, and now Catherine the great

[@JoKeR2280]

Fauzan Neo3 she played Elizabeth I as well

[@marciosouza3269]

Magnífica essa série.

[@Genethagenius]

I’ve heard mixed things about this series but I love Helen Mirren and historical dramas so I have to watch it!

[@karineasatryan4620]

Dame Helen Mirren is perfectly amazing.

[@thegroove14]

So it’ll be like HBO’s John Adams but with Catherine the Great?

[@anastasiazhdanova1578]

I wonder if they are going to show the defeat of Turks and conquest of Crimea by Russia. One of the greatest achievements by Catherine. But then it'll show the audience how Crimea has been Russian since XVIII c.

[@anastasiazhdanova1578]

Megatron Megatron Crimea became Russian in 1783 thanks to Catherine and remained Russian for 200 years. Crimea was in Russian possession during USSR times as well. That’s how conquest works in history. Somebody loses the war and territories are the spoils of war. Ottoman Empire lost the war. As for Tatars, Russians don’t mind them living in Crimea atm. But Tatars are not ingenious population of Crimea, they lived there since XIII c., but before them Crimea was a Greek/Byzantine land.

[@anastasiazhdanova1578]

@@megatronmegatron976 Russian Empire was replaced by Soviet Union where the main Soviet Republic was Russia which continued to own Crimea. Crimea is very much a Russian land now, the majority of population there are ethnic Russians and Russian-speakers. Russian Federation is a legal successor of both Soviet Union and Russian Empire, so it has the right to own Crimea. The right of conquest. When Greeks created colonies the population of Crimea became Greek, with a large portion of Scytho-Cimmerians who lived there before. Crimean Tatars appeared in Crimea only in the 13th century with the Mongol Golden Horde. They are not and never were ingdigenous population, they simply were the conquerers too.

[@chodebon75]

Yes but more importantly will they tie in the Russian meddling with the 2016 election... Catherine was definitely the architect.

[@anastasiazhdanova1578]

chodebon75 I doubt it. Catherine actually refused to help Britain suppress American Revolution, though Brits directly asked Catherine for help.

[@anastasiazhdanova1578]

Megatron Megatron Russian Federation is an official successor of USSR and USSR was official state successor of Russian Empire. Thus Russian Federation is both successor of Russian Empire and USSR. Moreover after collapse of USSR Russia officially underlined to be successor of both Russian Empire and USSR and paid both Imperial and Soviet debts. Crimean Tatars have no real ethnogenesis in Crimea before 13th century since they were outsiders who simply settled on new land, and then some of them mixed with local population who had nothing to do with Tatars prior to that. Russia doesn’t recognize Ukraine’s jurisdiction over Crimea since 2014. So international law has no effect here. Ukraine also chickened out in 2014, abandoning Crimea, removing its troops from there. US or Europe also proved to be powerless in this matter.The majority of Russian-speakers in Crimea gives it direct right to make Crimea its own. Since other countries can do nothing about it and didn’t try to do anything about it Crimea is now Russian, again. And you buddy will have to live with that.

[@claytondefreitas9521]

Series looks to be award material from acting to costumes .....the accent matters not it’s the sheer grandeur of the story being told for all time

[@Reign-Drop]

When Catherine the Great and Elizabeth I are literally the same person, guys!

[@alexone8463]

Выглядит не плохо ...

[@holdencaulfield6956]

Тот случай, когда Запад снимает о нас качественнее и интереснее, чем мы сами. Что Чернобыль, что Екатерина. Да о чем угодно, черт возьми ))

[@AlexanderSergeevRus]

@@holdencaulfield6956 не обобщайте, пжалста. Ляпов делают куда больше. Просто картинка ярче -- и всё. Пока что наша "Екатерина" намного лучше. Поглядим, что выйдет 21 октября

[@holdencaulfield6956]

@@AlexanderSergeevRus наша "Екатерина" середнячок. Смотрел и хорошо помню. У вас просто излишний патриотизм на ваше мнение накладывается. Тут ничего нового для меня. Он вам глаза застилает

[@queenofnevers6990]

@@AlexanderSergeevRus, наша Екатерина дальше первой серии совершенно несмотрибельна.

[@volttenno5861]

@@holdencaulfield6956 а у вас излишний либерастизм на мнение накладывается.

[@saksheekumar]

Coincidentally I was watching a below-average series on Netflix on Tsar Nicholas II right now. Will definitely watch this. I'm sure HBO will do a better job.

[@UltraFedus]

Interesting fact. Under Catherine the Great, the Ottoman Empire was so badly damaged that it was seriously discussed with Austria and Prussia to divide it as they had done with Poland. And Russia was offered to take Constantinople (Istanbul), but later Catherine decided to leave themе alone.

[@Gum167]

Miss opportunity TBH

[@Tatopotatoo]

Oooh! This is right up my alley. Seems wonderful

[@sergelouissieben6754]

Helen is an amazing actress

[@Eshanas]

dunno why he wants Russia to be ruled by a man. Cat was forth in line of a string of near back-to-back empresses, Cat, Anna, Elizabeth, and Cat. 1724-1796. Not their fault the men kept dying so quick in between. Well, maybe it was, from Ivan to Peter....

[@bedtimestorynyc]

Ferdinand Rosenthal how’s that for feminism? In the archaic and conservative Russia no less. Elizabeth was also ahead of her time with abolishing death penalty

[@CharlieQuartz]

I’m not that good with voices but do we know for certain it was Potemkin that said that line? It could be some other courtier trying to upset power.

[@leadcloud8290]

bedtimestorynyc Who in the world told you that she ABOLISHED death penalty? She didn’t sign death warrant, which is a completely different thing.

[@perrysmith5986]

Yippee! I can hardly wait! I have adored Helen Mirren since her role in EXCALIBUR so many years ago. I have aged badly. She has not, God bless her!

[@D3D3D]

Who else watched Extra History series about her?

[@katherinesavarese6009]

love me some helen mirren and jason clarke. great actors

[@cherrycherry6647]

Что-то HBO на Россию потянуло

[@volttenno5861]

видать гранд от правительства выделили.

[@thedruidsofkalimdor]

high-key need a Marie Antoinette mini series

[@excellinkus]

Looks like a feminist historical romance rather than a geopolitical historical drama.

[@velikorusskiy]

This is just a trailer.

[@Edzhjus]

0:01 Not know but understand. 1:16 Nowadays that might change. 1:30 😪😓

[@elwis99]

Some shots look soooooo cinematic!!!!! 🤩

[@abihein1765]

I like this actress, but I wish she spoke with a Russian accent or had someone speak with a Russian accent. Because the English accent is throwing me off....it's like oh yeah this is supposed to be placed in Russia...but the English accents make me think she's an English royal, even though it's Catherine the Great.

[@Koksn_Todorov]

But the real Catherine was german, so she prolly spoke with german accent...

[@abihein1765]

@@Koksn_Todorov Well if this is the case, then I wish the actress spoke with a German accent, or a Russian accent with a hint of German (but I'm not sure how that'd sound).

[@antmagor]

I can’t wait to see this! But I would love it if they were to make a movie about Maria Theresa of Austria; Particularly The war with Prussia.

[@fylgia8567]

I just watched Catherine the great, two episodes. It was completely ABSURD: Mirren plays a 30-something-women. And calls the clearly middle aged man who plays Potemkin "young man". It is unwatchable. I dont even know what to say. The tone of someone in that age is totally different from someone in her 70s (or even 50s/60s), not to even mention the look. Sure Mirren is good looking but no one in their 70s look like they are in their 30s, 40s or even 50s. And Mirren/Catherine the great also sounds like she is a grandmother all the time. What were they thinking? Why did they not concentrate on Catherines last years or hired another actress for young Catherine.

[@Ping24432]

Long live mother Catherine .

[@webwarrior8887]

Maybe in this show, whole the world will see why Crimea is Russia

[@ashleyud5674]

Crimean tatars : Am i joke to you?

[@Watashiwadeus]

Yay, can't wait for all of the inaccuracies

[@benjamindcaltenmond9617]

I need a series about Karl of Habsburg!

[@freebritishfox]

Oh boy Poles are gonna be mad

[@marinamoscow3755]

who cares about them?def. not the russians and like 99.9% of worlds population.

[@nikolaisedov2295]

@@marinamoscow3755 well just like nobody cares about Marina from Moscow haha

[@Bender20121]

HBO must make a series about the Napoleonic wars

[@СпаркиСпаркиБуМен]

The actress doesn't seem very suitable for the role. At least the series should have a young version of the empress

[@nopeMCnopers]

it's about her last 10 years or so.....that's why

[@evelien135]

What I love about Netflix is that, they understand that people can read. So when a drama is placed somewhere in the world, it’s in that language. Those stupid British accents whenever something takes place outside of Britain or the US. It’s also never an American accent?

[@an0nycat]

1:38 - removed

[@coopsevy5664]

I hope they play this on KZbin

[@Santolich]

Ну, не впечатлило. Хотя, может быть сюжет не подкачает. Посмотрю хоть что-то про великих правителей не от Мигалкова.

[@PokhrajRoy.]

I relate to Queen Catherine so much. 😂

[@styul2009]

Helen Mirren is a great actress, no doubt here! But, sorry, her Catherine's character and story are not authentic. The trailer shows the beginning of her relationship with Potemkin: Catherine was 45, Potemkin was 35. The 70 year old Helen playing a 45 year old Catherine is a bit of a stretch. Catherine was charming, poised, speaking softly, without shouting her 'absolute power'. Helen's Catherine is not nearly there. Also, why not to do filming at the beautiful locations in St Petersburg to make it at least a bit authentic?! Love Helen Mirren, but total cock-up with the story.

[@chodebon75]

lol you havent even seen it. as far as filming in St Petes...have you ever seen Russian drivers? the cast would all be killed in the first week of filming.