The Last Czars 1
2019-07-03 | Drama,War & Politics,Documentary | 6 episodes1 Season
Episode
The Chosen One (2019)
Czar Nicholas II takes the Russian throne in 1894 and rejects modern ideas to embrace a pure autocracy. Tragedy marks his coronation day.
Directed By
- Adrian McDowall
The Boy (2019)
Russia’s disastrous war against Japan prompts civil unrest. Prince Alexei is diagnosed with hemophilia, and Siberian mystic Rasputin steps in.
Directed By
- Adrian McDowall
Writer
- Dana Fainaru
Anarchy (2019)
Rasputin’s influence grows. The Romanovs retreat into a bubble of luxury while the czar's forces brutally suppress protests by a starving populace.
Directed By
- Adrian McDowall
Writer
- Christopher Bell
War (2019)
World War I takes Nicholas to the front. Back home, outrage grows over high casualties and Alexandra and Rasputin’s political intrigues.
Directed By
- Gareth Tunley
Revolution (2019)
Rasputin is gone, but Nicholas continues his catastrophic policies in war and at home. Deprivation pushes the population from unrest to revolution.
Directed By
- Gareth Tunley
Writer
- Christopher Bell