''Catherine The Great'' (russian: Великая) is a 2015 Russian television series starring

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as Catherine the Great. It was released in November 2015 on

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Plot

The history of Catherine the Great from the moment she arrived in

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as the new bride of Peter III and her ascent to the Russian throne. Nearly 20 years of palace intrigues, conspiracies, the struggle for power and personal dramas.Юлия Снигирь сыграет Екатерину Великую в телесериале.
Сериал Великая (2015).

Cast

Production

Filming

Filming was completed from December 2013 to August 2014 in

Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

and

Leningrad Oblast Leningrad Oblast ( rus, Ленинградская область, Leningradskaya oblast’, lʲɪnʲɪnˈgratskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ, , ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). It was established on 1 August 1927, although it was not until 194 ...

(including Peter and Paul Fortress,

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, Gatchina, and Lenfilm Studios). The crew is working on scenarios of the second and third season. They will tell the life of the Empress from 1762 to 1775 and from 1775 to 1796, respectively. The second season was expected to finish filming in 2016. Note: the preceding information is now outdated and inaccurate. Information on the show during the making of the 2nd and 3rd seasons can be seen on the wayback machine. Сериал Великая, 3 сезон.
Both the Second and Third seasons have been released. Season 2 involves Ekaterina, her sons, her relationship with the eldest Orlov brother, and Count Panin. Season 3 expands on some of second seasons’s storylines, while focusing on two of history’s better-known Pretenders who claimed the Russian throne rightfully belonged to them.

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