SimilarScreen
The Red Empire

The Red Empire

20228.01 Season3 EpisodesEnded

Overview

The story of an empire: From its founding in 1922 to its dissolution in 1991, the Soviet Union was shaped by revolutionary idealism, but also by oppression and decay. The USSR evolved from Stalinist terror through the Thaw under Khrushchev to political processes such as glasnost and perestroika under Gorbachev. Finally, in 1991, it collapsed.

Produced by Sergei Alekseyev, Rainer Baumert, Tatiana Sutkovaya
NetworksARTE

Top Cast

Nadja Schulz-Berlinghoff

Nadja Schulz-Berlinghoff

Main narrator (voice)

A

Annette Gerhardt

Narrator (voice)

M

Marina Behnke

Narrator (voice)

Max Volkert Martens

Max Volkert Martens

Narrator (voice)

T

Thomas Dehler

Narrator (voice)

Themes & Keywords

revolutioncold warpropagandautopiaafghanistanagricultureindustrycrisisgulagsuper powerperestroikamikhail gorbachevcommunismimperialismrepressionglasnostcollectivizationpurgeindustrializationleninterrorwarussrsovietethnicitycollapsemodernizationstalinidealsnikita khrushchevbrezhnev

About The Red Empire

The Red Empire is a documentary, war & politics series that first aired in 2022 exploring themes of revolution, cold war, propaganda, utopia, afghanistan, agriculture. it stars Nadja Schulz-Berlinghoff, Annette Gerhardt, Marina Behnke. The story of an empire: From its founding in 1922 to its dissolution in 1991, the Soviet Union was shaped by revolutionary idealism, but also by oppression and decay. The USSR evolved from Stalinist terror through the Thaw under Khrushchev to political processes such as glasnost and perestroika under Gorbachev. Finally, in 1991, it collapsed.

Shows Similar to The Red Empire

Discover shows like The Red Empire — ranked by similarity and community votes

We found 13 shows similar to The Red Empire

If you enjoyed The Red Empire, you'll love these handpicked recommendations. Each title below shares similar themes, tone, and storytelling style. Our algorithm analyzes genres, keywords, creator filmography, and cast connections to find the closest matches. Whether you're looking for the same emotional depth, narrative structure, or visual style, these picks are curated to deliver the best viewing experience for fans of The Red Empire.

The World at War
15% Match

A documentary series that gives a historical account of the events of World War II, from its roots in the 1920s to the aftermath and the lives it profoundly influenced.

Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
11% Match

Bourdain travels across the globe to uncover little-known areas of the world and celebrate diverse cultures by exploring food and dining rituals. Known for his curiosity, candor, and acerbic wit, Bourdain takes viewers off the beaten path of tourist destinations – including some war-torn parts of the world – and meets with a variety of local citizens to offer a window into their lifestyles, and occasionally communes with an internationally lauded chef on his journeys.

Our Planet
10% Match

Our Planet(2019)

TV Show8.5/10

Experience our planet's natural beauty and examine how climate change impacts all living creatures in this ambitious documentary of spectacular scope.

For All Mankind
9% Match

Explore an aspirational world where NASA and the space program remained a priority and a focal point of our hopes and dreams as told through the lives of NASA astronauts, engineers, and their families.

Biography
9% Match

Biography(1987)

TV Show6.5/10

Biography is a documentary television series. It was originally a half-hour filmed series produced for CBS by David Wolper from 1961 to 1964 and hosted by Mike Wallace. The A&E Network later re-ran it and has produced new episodes since 1987. The older version featured historical figures such as Helen Keller and Mark Twain, or long-dead entertainment figures such as Will Rogers or John Barrymore. The A&E series has placed the emphasis on such people as Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley, Plácido Domingo, Freddie Mercury, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Eric Clapton, Pope John Paul II, Gene Tierney, Selena, Diego Rivera, Mao Zedong and Queen Elizabeth II, and fictional characters like The Phantom, Superman, Hamlet, Betty Boop, and Santa Claus. The program ended up profiling enough figures that in 1999, A&E spun it off into an entire network, The Biography Channel.

The Putin Interviews
8% Match

A revealing series of interviews between renowned filmmaker Oliver Stone and Vladimir Putin in which the Russian President speaks candidly on the US Election, Trump, Syria, Snowden and more.