TV series

Peter the Great

1986 · 1 season

A stately, serious historical pageant that rewards patience with rich period detail and commanding performances.

Overview: Peter the Great is a 1986 NBC television mini-series starring Maximilian Schell as Russian emperor Peter the Great, and based on the biography by Robert K. Massie. It won three Primetime Emmy Awards, including the award for Outstanding Miniseries.
How it feels: Earnest, tense, dark and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Power, ambition, identity, war
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: power
ambition
identity
war
betrayal
Places: single country house
military
big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
true story
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild