The Last Czars

*The Last Czars*
The Last Czars
Genre	Documentary
Starring	Robert Jack; Susanna Herbert; Bernice Stegers; Ben Cartwright
Country of origin	USA
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Running time	42-50 min.
Original release
Network	Netflix
Release	July 3, 2019

The Last Czars is a six-part English-language docudrama TV-series that premiered on Netflix on July 3, 2019. The plot revolves around the Romanov family, the last royal family of Russia, which ruled until the Russian Revolution finally deposed the last czar, Nicholas II, in 1917. It is part documentary, part drama that starts with Nicholas II's accession to the throne, the outbreak of the Russian revolution and ends with Nicholas II's eventual ejection from the throne.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Cast

Robert Jack as Nicky
Susanna Herbert as Alix
Ben Cartwright as Rasputin
Oliver Dimsdale as Pierre
Bernice Stegers as Minnie
Steffan Boje as Dr. Schmidt
Indre Patkauskaite as Ana Anderson
Elsie Bennett as Ella
Jurga Seduikyte as Militsa
Duncan Pow as Yurovsky
Karina Stungyte as Stana
Milda Noreikaite as Shura
Michelle Bonnard as Praskovya
Gavin Mitchell as Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia
Karolina Elzbieta Mikolajunaite as Olga
Aina Norgilaite as Tatiana
Gabija Pazusyte as Anastasia
Digna Kulionyte as Maria
Oscar Mowdy as Alexei

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	"The Chosen One"	Unknown	Unknown	July 3, 2019 (2019-07-03)
2	"The Boy"	Unknown	Unknown	July 3, 2019 (2019-07-03)
3	"Anarchy"	Unknown	Unknown	July 3, 2019 (2019-07-03)
4	"War"	Unknown	Unknown	July 3, 2019 (2019-07-03)
5	"Revolution"	Unknown	Unknown	July 3, 2019 (2019-07-03)
6	"The House of Special Purpose"	Unknown	Unknown	July 3, 2019 (2019-07-03)

Release

It was released on July 3, 2019 on Netflix streaming.^[4]

Critical response

On the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the series has an approval rating of 60% with an average rating of 6/10, based on 10 reviews.^[5]

References

^ "Stream It or Skip It: 'The Last Czars' on Netflix, a Hybrid Drama-Docuseries About the Downfall of the Romanovs". Decider. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
^ "The Last Czars: the historical drama that the whole of Russia is laughing at". The Guardian. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
^ "Netflix's 'The Last Czars' is a shallow, melodramatic docudrama". The Daily Dot. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
^ The Last Czars. Netflix.
^ "The Last Czars: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved August 12, 2019.

External links

[decider-1] "Stream It or Skip It: 'The Last Czars' on Netflix, a Hybrid Drama-Docuseries About the Downfall of the Romanovs". Decider. Retrieved August 2, 2019.

[theguardian-2] "The Last Czars: the historical drama that the whole of Russia is laughing at". The Guardian. Retrieved August 2, 2019.

[thedailydot-3] "Netflix's 'The Last Czars' is a shallow, melodramatic docudrama". The Daily Dot. Retrieved August 2, 2019.

[4] The Last Czars. Netflix.

[5] "The Last Czars: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved August 12, 2019.

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