'CATHERINE THE GREAT'
IMPERIAL COURT PHOTOS ARE IN
Sky Atlantic has released new photos which offer a few new glimpses into
CATHERINE THE GREAT epic series which they're doing with HBO to air sometime this year. The lavish 18th century series will chart the latter years of
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| The new series will probably hit the small screens sometime this spring or summer |
Catherine’s 34 year reign, as she turns Russia, which was mostly looked down upon by the rest of Europe before her, into one of the greatest powers of Europe.
CATHERINE THE GREAT Written by Elizabeth I's
Nigel Williams, the four part mini series will see
Helen Mirren playing the legendary Russian monarch while
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| Jason Clarke as Potemkin and Helen Mirren as Empress Catherine the Great. Together they've turned 18th century Russia into the leading power of Europe. |
will play her long standing lover Russian General Grigory Potemkin. The series also stars
Joseph Quinn as her son Grand Prince Paul,
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| Real Catherine was not a s skinny woman as Helen Mirren |
Beedle as Princess Natalia,
Antonia Clarke as Princess Sofia,
Phil Dunster as Count Andrei Razumovsky,
Adam el Hagar as Valerian Zubov,
Paul Kaye as infamous rebel and impostor Emelyan Pugachev and
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| The series was written by Nigel Williams |
Palladio as Catherine's young lover Alexander Vasilchikov.
Rory Kinnear is Panin, a skilful politician, advisor and governor to Catherine’s son,
Richard Roxburgh is Prince Grigory Orlov, her most famous lover who helped her
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| The series will also air on HBO in Northern America |
come to power by overthrowing her husband,
Kevin McNally is his brother Alexei Orlov, Bodyguard's
Gina McKee is her confidant and lifelong friend Countess Bruce,
Clive Russell is The Fool!
'THE MANDALORIAN'
STAR WARS SPINOFF SERIES PICS
Disney's new streaming service
Disney + has, meanwhile, revealed first photos from their Star Wars spinoff series
THE MANDALORIAN, a ten
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| The budget of the new series was close to $100 million! |
episode science fiction adventure set in a galaxy far away and following Boba Fett's home planet.
Pedro Pascal leads the cast as a lone traveller through
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| The Mandalorian will air in ten hourlong episodes with different directors |
galaxy of Mandalorian origin who flies in his own gunship Razor's Crest.
Gina Carano portrays a character named Kara Dune, a former Rebel shock
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| Mandalorian will officially launch Disney + streaming service this November |
trooper, while
Carl Weathers will play Greef Karga the leader of a bounty hunter guild!
Nick Nolte, Werner Herzog, Omid Abtahi and
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Esposito will also star in the series that will have its episodes directed by
Bryce Dallas Howard, Taika Waititi and
Jon Favreau who is the show's
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| Gina Carano is a Rebel shock trooper in the series |
creator and executive producer. The new sf series will open Disney + when it launches November 12th this year.
THE MANDALORIANAfter the stories of Jango and Boba Fett, another warrior emerges in the Star Wars universe. The Mandalorian is set after the fall of the Empire and before
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| Pedro Pascal plays the lead role of the Mandalorian |
the emergence of the First Order. We follow the travails of a lone gunfighter in the outer reaches of the galaxy far from the authority of the New Republic.
Esposito will also star in the series that will have its episodes directed by Bryce Dallas Howard, Taika Waititi and Jon Favreau who is the show's 
