Catherine's political abilities are tested when she's given an opportunity to travel abroad. Leo wants to leave court. Marial tries to keep him there by telling him about the coup.
Catherine moves forward with the coup. Marial betrays her by revealing a secret. Catherine realizes that the only chance for a greater Russia is to fight, no matter the sacrifices.
Catherine is feeling optimistic, until a smallpox breakout causes Peter to revert back to his old ways. Meanwhile, Leo and Catherine's relationship suffers and Georgina misses Peter.
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| Series cast summary: | |||
| Elle Fanning | ... | Catherine 11 episodes, 2020 | |
| Nicholas Hoult | ... | Peter 11 episodes, 2020 | |
| Phoebe Fox | ... | Marial 10 episodes, 2020 | |
| Sacha Dhawan | ... | Orlo 10 episodes, 2020 | |
| Charity Wakefield | ... | Georgina 10 episodes, 2020 | |
| Gwilym Lee | ... | Grigor / ... 10 episodes, 2020 | |
| Adam Godley | ... | Archbishop 10 episodes, 2020 | |
| Douglas Hodge | ... | Velementov 10 episodes, 2020 | |
| Belinda Bromilow | ... | Aunt Elizabeth 10 episodes, 2020 | |
| Bayo Gbadamosi | ... | Arkady 10 episodes, 2020 | |
| Florence Keith-Roach | ... | Tatyana 10 episodes, 2020 | |
| Danusia Samal | ... | Lady Antonia Svenska 9 episodes, 2020 | |
| Sebastian De Souza | ... | Leo 8 episodes, 2020 | |
| Louis Hynes | ... | Vlad 6 episodes, 2020 | |
A royal woman living in rural Russia during the 18th century is forced to choose between her own personal happiness and the future of Russia, when she marries an Emperor.
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Quirky humour, great acting, certainly not trying to be historically accurate! Possibly the humour isn't slapstick enough for the initial reviewers. It's definitely worth the watch.