See Helen Mirren as CATHERINE THE GREAT in New Trailer for HBO Limited Series

We’ve got a new trailer for you to check out for the HBO limited series Catherine the Great, starring Helen Mirren (The Queen, Red, Anna)… the great. She is pretty great, after all, so casting was right on. The trailer stars Mirren as the Russian monarch during her famed 18th century “Golden Era” reign.

Here’s the synopsis:

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.

The series stars Jason Clarke (Zero Dark Thirty, Pet Sematary) as Catherine’s lover Grigory Potemkin, as well as Georgina Beedle, Thomas Doherty, Andrew Rothney, Georgina Hale, Antonia Clarke, Phil Dunster, and many more.

Check out the trailer below, and watch Catherine the Great on HBO starting October 3, 2019.

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.