About this season
When social upheaval sweeps Russia in the early 20th century, Czar Nicholas II resists change, sparking a revolution and ending a dynasty.
Episodes (6)
1. The Chosen One
3.5Aired 3 July 2019 • 45 min
Czar Nicholas II takes the Russian throne in 1894 and rejects modern ideas to embrace a pure autocracy. Tragedy marks his coronation day.
2. The Boy
3.5Aired 3 July 2019 • 45 min
Russia’s disastrous war against Japan prompts civil unrest. Prince Alexei is diagnosed with hemophilia, and Siberian mystic Rasputin steps in.
3. Anarchy
3.5Aired 3 July 2019 • 45 min
Rasputin’s influence grows. The Romanovs retreat into a bubble of luxury while the czar's forces brutally suppress protests by a starving populace.
4. War
5.0Aired 3 July 2019 • 45 min
World War I takes Nicholas to the front. Back home, outrage grows over high casualties and Alexandra and Rasputin’s political intrigues.
5. Revolution
5.0Aired 3 July 2019 • 45 min
Rasputin is gone, but Nicholas continues his catastrophic policies in war and at home. Deprivation pushes the population from unrest to revolution.
6. The House of Special Purpose
5.0Aired 3 July 2019 • 45 min
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.