The Last Czars
| The Last Czars | |
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| Genre | Docudrama |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
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| Executive producer | Jane Root |
| Running time | 42-50 min. |
| Production company | Nutopia |
| Distributor | Netflix Streaming services |
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| Original network | Netflix |
| Original release | July 3, 2019 |
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The Last Czars is a six-part English-language docudrama that premiered on Netflix on July 3, 2019. The series follows the reign of Nicholas II, the last emperor of Russia's Romanov Dynasty, from his accession to the throne in 1894 to his assassination in 1918.[1][2]
Cast[]
- Robert Jack as Czar Nicholas II
- Susanna Herbert as Czarina Alexandra Feodorovna
- Ben Cartwright as Grigori Rasputin
- Oliver Dimsdale as Pierre Gilliard
- Bernice Stegers as Dowager Czarina Maria Feodorovna
- Gerard Miller as Prince Yusupov
- Steffan Boje as Dr. Schmidt
- Indre Patkauskaite as Ana Anderson
- Elsie Bennett as Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna
- Jurga Seduikyte as Militsa
- Duncan Pow as Yurovsky
- Karina Stungyte as Grand Duchess Stana Nikolaevna
- Milda Noreikaite as Grand Duchess Militza Nikolaevna
- Michelle Bonnard as Praskovya
- Gavin Mitchell as Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia
- Karolina Elzbieta Mikolajunaite as Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna
- Aina Norgilaite as Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna
- Gabija Pazusyte as Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna
- Digna Kulionyte as Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna
- Oskar Mowdy as Tsarevich Alexei
Episodes[]
| No. | Title | Original release date |
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| 1 | "The Chosen One" | July 3, 2019 |
| 2 | "The Boy" | July 3, 2019 |
| 3 | "Anarchy" | July 3, 2019 |
| 4 | "War" | July 3, 2019 |
| 5 | "Revolution" | July 3, 2019 |
| 6 | "The House of Special Purpose" | July 3, 2019 |
Reception[]
On the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the series has an approval rating of 60% with an average rating of 6/10, based on 10 reviews.[3]
The series was described by The Guardian as "a surreal Wikipedia entry brought to life", in a review which pointed out production errors such as a bottle with the word “vodka” misspelled in Cyrillic, and a shot of Red Square, supposedly in 1905, featuring Lenin's Mausoleum which was not built until 1924.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Stream It or Skip It: 'The Last Czars' on Netflix, a Hybrid Drama-Docuseries About the Downfall of the Romanovs". Decider. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
- ^ "Netflix's 'The Last Czars' is a shallow, melodramatic docudrama". The Daily Dot. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
- ^ "The Last Czars: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
- ^ Groskop, Viv (11 July 2019). "The Last Czars: the historical drama that the whole of Russia is laughing at". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
External links[]
Categories:
- 2019 American television series debuts
- Cultural depictions of Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia
- Cultural depictions of Nicholas II of Russia
- Cultural depictions of Grigori Rasputin
- English-language television shows
- English-language Netflix original programming