The Last Czars
2019 · Netflix · 45 min · 1 season
S01E06 · The House of Special Purpose
Wed, 3 July, 10:00 pm
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.
About
When social upheaval sweeps Russia in the early 20th century, Czar Nicholas II resists change, sparking a revolution and ending a dynasty.
Episodes
- E01
The Chosen One
Wed, 3 July· 42 minCzar Nicholas II takes the Russian throne in 1894 and rejects modern ideas to embrace a pure autocracy. Tragedy marks his coronation day.
- E02
The Boy
Wed, 3 July· 43 minRussia's disastrous war against Japan prompts civil unrest. Prince Alexei is diagnosed with hemophilia, and Siberian mystic Rasputin steps in.
- E03
Anarchy
Wed, 3 July· 45 minRasputin's influence grows. The Romanovs retreat into a bubble of luxury while the czar's forces brutally suppress protests by a starving populace.
- E04
War
Wed, 3 July· 45 minWorld War I takes Nicholas to the front. Back home, outrage grows over high casualties and Alexandra and Rasputin's political intrigues.
- E05
Revolution
Wed, 3 July· 45 minRasputin is gone, but Nicholas continues his catastrophic policies in war and at home. Deprivation pushes the population from unrest to revolution.
- E06
The House of Special Purpose
Wed, 3 July· 51 minThe 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.
Cast
Ben Cartwright
Rasputin
Robert Jack
Nicky
Susanna Herbert
Alix
Oliver Dimsdale
Pierre
Bernice Stegers
Minnie
Steffan Boje
Dr. Schmidt
Elsie Bennett
Ella
