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Ekaterina

Ekaterina

20147.74 Seasons56 EpisodesEnded

Overview

1745. The reigning Empress Elizabeth Petrovna is infertile. The only heir is her feeble-minded nephew Peter III. Elizabeth cannot allow Peter to ascend to the throne, so she decides to marry the tsarevich, wait for the birth of her son, and then take the boy and raise him as a real Russian emperor herself. Brides are coming to St. Petersburg. Among them is the lovely Fike - the young Princess Sofia Frederica from the impoverished branch of the Prussian kings.

Created by Arif Aliev
Written by Arif Aliev
NetworksRussia-1

Top Cast

Marina Aleksandrova

Marina Aleksandrova

императрица Екатерина

Vladimir Yaglych

Vladimir Yaglych

Pavel Tabakov

Pavel Tabakov

Nadezhda Lumpova

Nadezhda Lumpova

Nikolay Ivanov

Nikolay Ivanov

Mikhail Gorevoy

Mikhail Gorevoy

Anna Kovalchuk

Anna Kovalchuk

Igor Ivanov

Igor Ivanov

Dmitriy Astrakhan

Dmitriy Astrakhan

Sofya Shutkina

Sofya Shutkina

Themes & Keywords

royal family18th centuryrussian historypalace intriguehistorical dramacatherine the greatrussian empire

About Ekaterina

Ekaterina is a drama, war & politics series that first aired in 2014 exploring themes of royal family, 18th century, russian history, palace intrigue, historical drama, catherine the great. Created by Arif Aliev, it stars Marina Aleksandrova, Vladimir Yaglych, Pavel Tabakov. 1745. The reigning Empress Elizabeth Petrovna is infertile. The only heir is her feeble-minded nephew Peter III. Elizabeth cannot allow Peter to ascend to the throne, so she decides to marry the tsarevich, wait for the birth of her son, and then take the boy and raise him as a real Russian emperor herself. Brides are coming to St. Petersburg. Among them is the lovely Fike - the young Princess Sofia Frederica from the impoverished branch of the Prussian kings.

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