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The Last Czars

2019 · 1 season

A somber history lesson with dramatic reenactments, watching doomed royalty drift toward an inevitable, tragic end.

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

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  • Netflix
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • power
  • family
  • betrayal
  • politics
  • death
Places
  • single country house
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, war & politics
Created by
Adrian McDowall, Gareth Tunley
Written by
Dana Fainaru, Christopher Bell
Starring
Robert Jack, Oliver Dimsdale, Samuel Collings, Ben Cartwright, Elsie Bennett, Susanna Herbert, Michelle Bonnard, Bernice Stegers
Cinematography
Benjamin Pritchard, Tom Pridham
Length
1 seasons, 6 episodes, 45 min each
Network
Netflix
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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