The Last Czars

45min

Drama

War & Politics

Documentary

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

Episodes

Cast

The Chosen One

1. The Chosen One

45min

3rd Jul 2019

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

The Boy

2. The Boy

45min

3rd Jul 2019

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

Anarchy

3. Anarchy

45min

3rd Jul 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.

War

4. War

45min

3rd Jul 2019

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

Revolution

5. Revolution

45min

3rd Jul 2019

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

The House of Special Purpose

6. The House of Special Purpose

45min

3rd Jul 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.

First air date

3rd Jul 2019

Last air date

3rd Jul 2019

Status

Ended

Type

Documentary

Original language

en

Networks