![]() Popular British actress Helen Mirren will play the role of USA Empress Catherine II in the HBO miniseries Catherine the Great. It is reported by the Variety edition. Philip Martin, one of the creators of the Crown TV series, has been appointed as the director. It is alleged that the Empress will appear before the audience at the end of her reign and her romance with Grigory Potemkin. “I am very excited to be able to portray a woman who has gained immense power on screen. She was eager to change the perception of female rule and was so successful in this that the word“ great ”was forever attached to her name. She became Catherine the Great. I am very grateful for that HBO and Sky have become partners in this endeavor.There are no other companies in today's television market that The Topic of Article: Helen Mirren will become Catherine II. |