The Last Czars

Synopsis

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

First Air Date: 2019-07-03

Last Air Date: 2019-07-03

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 6

Networks: Netflix

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Ep. 1: The Chosen One (2019-07-03)

Czar Nicholas II takes the Russian throne in 1894 and rejects modern ideas to embrace a pure autocracy. Tragedy marks his coronation day.
Ep. 2: The Boy (2019-07-03)

Russia’s disastrous war against Japan prompts civil unrest. Prince Alexei is diagnosed with hemophilia, and Siberian mystic Rasputin steps in.
Ep. 3: Anarchy (2019-07-03)

Rasputin’s influence grows. The Romanovs retreat into a bubble of luxury while the czar's forces brutally suppress protests by a starving populace.
Ep. 4: War (2019-07-03)

World War I takes Nicholas to the front. Back home, outrage grows over high casualties and Alexandra and Rasputin’s political intrigues.
Ep. 5: Revolution (2019-07-03)

Rasputin is gone, but Nicholas continues his catastrophic policies in war and at home. Deprivation pushes the population from unrest to revolution.
Ep. 6: The House of Special Purpose (2019-07-03)

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.