Catherine The Great Hbo Review Nytimes

Now in catherine the great hbo in collaboration with sky has cast her as russia s most famous unfairly infamous empress.

Catherine the great hbo review nytimes. All the more so. Catherine the great 10 p m. In hbo s catherine the great mirren portrays the 18th century russian empress at the height of her powers. T he great handicap of hbo s new four part costume drama catherine the great sky atlantic is that she s not henry viii.

Helen mirren plays the title character in the hbo mini series catherine the great. Helen mirren wears the crown this time russia s an actress with extensive experience playing female rulers takes on one of the most powerful in hbo s catherine the great. Little common knowledge can be assumed and an awful lot of time and. The empress ruled russia for more than 30 years after ascending to the throne in 1762 following a coup d état she orchestrated against her husband.

As the series unfolds those extravagant visuals become more and more like façades from.