Anticipation for The Last Czars

[formerlyfreedom]

Netflix has ordered a big-budget historical drama docuseries from Jane Root’s Nutopia as a new structure for its original series begins to emerge.

The Last Czars follows the fall of the Russian Imperial Romanov family, run by Tsar Nicholas II, who were killed in 1918 following the February Revolution. It will be a mix of documentary and reconstruction.

Coming to Netflix.

[paulvdb]

I just went through my upcoming listings and saw that this premieres Wednesday, July 3.

[formerlyfreedom]

Everything you need to know about Netflix's groundbreaking royal drama The Last Czars
 

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Last year marked the 100th anniversary of the ruthless assassination of the Tsar Nicholas, his wife Alexandra, and their five children; Olga, Tatiana, Maria, Anastasia, and Alexei by communist agitators in 1918.

Netflix's six-part series The Last Czars delves into the fascinating history of the dynastic family and their devastating downfall during the social upheaval that swept across Russia in the early 20th century. The Russian revolution abruptly and violently ended the Romanov family's reign of the imperial throne after a 300-year rule.

After abdicating from the throne in the wake of the February Revolution of 1917, Nicholas and his family were imprisoned in the Russian town of Tobolsk. A year later, they were transferred to the local Ural Soviet council in the city of Yekaterinburg, and on the night of July 17, the family were executed by their Bolshevik guards.

The show is a groundbreaking first for Netflix, as it blends high-octane, scripted drama with the addition of world-class historians sharing their in-depth knowledge of the era over some of the scenes.

Similarities have been drawn between The Last Czars and Netflix's The Crown, and the Romanovs have a family connection to the British monarchy which still has significance today; Tsar Nicholas was a cousin of Prince George V, while Empress Alexandra was the granddaughter of Queen Victoria. Last year, Prince Philip (who is also a descendant of Queen Victoria) provided DNA samples which established that the remains of bodies discovered in unmarked graves in 1991 were that of the Romanovs.

[Notwisconsin]

It wasn't an assassination, it was an execution. Nicky and Alix were guilty as hell. The kids didn't deserve it, however.

[andromeda331]

4 hours ago, Notwisconsin said:

It wasn't an assassination, it was an execution. Nicky and Alix were guilty as hell. The kids didn't deserve it, however.

I'm glad someone else feels the same way. Whenever I'm in discussion about them and the Revolution I'm the only one who thinks both Nicky and Alix were guilty. Its amazing how many people don't think their guilty.