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When social upheaval sweeps Russia in the early 20th century, Czar Nicholas II resists change, sparking a revolution and ending a dynasty.
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Season 1

  • The Chosen One
    3.5/102 votes

    The Chosen One

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 7/3/2019

    Czar Nicholas II takes the Russian throne in 1894 and rejects modern ideas to embrace a pure autocracy. Tragedy marks his coronation day.

    Director: Adrian McDowall

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Boy
    3.5/102 votes

    The Boy

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 7/3/2019

    Russia’s disastrous war against Japan prompts civil unrest. Prince Alexei is diagnosed with hemophilia, and Siberian mystic Rasputin steps in.

    Director: Adrian McDowall

    Writer: Dana Fainaru

  • Anarchy
    3.5/102 votes

    Anarchy

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 7/3/2019

    Rasputin’s influence grows. The Romanovs retreat into a bubble of luxury while the czar's forces brutally suppress protests by a starving populace.

    Director: Adrian McDowall

    Writer: Christopher Bell

  • War
    5.0/102 votes

    War

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 7/3/2019

    World War I takes Nicholas to the front. Back home, outrage grows over high casualties and Alexandra and Rasputin’s political intrigues.

    Director: Gareth Tunley

    Writer: Unknown

  • Revolution
    5.0/102 votes

    Revolution

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 7/3/2019

    Rasputin is gone, but Nicholas continues his catastrophic policies in war and at home. Deprivation pushes the population from unrest to revolution.

    Director: Gareth Tunley

    Writer: Christopher Bell

  • The House of Special Purpose
    5.0/102 votes

    The House of Special Purpose

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 7/3/2019

    The czar abdicates, and civil war erupts. As pro-royalist forces close in on the house where the Romanovs are imprisoned, the family's fate is sealed.

    Director: Gareth Tunley

    Writer: Dana Fainaru