1 | * ActorSharedBackground: One of Creator/HelenMirren's ancestors was a Russian aristocrat, though admittedly, Catherine was actually German by birth. |
2 | * DawsonCasting: Catherine is 44 at the start of the series, and died at 67. Helen Mirren was 73 during filming. |
3 | * DuelingWorks: Premiered about 7 months before Creator/{{Hulu}}'s ''Series/TheGreat'', a comedic series focused on a young Catherine prior to taking power. While ''Catherine the Great'' earned mixed reviews from critics (68% on Website/RottenTomatoes) and audiences (34% on Rotten Tomatoes, 6.2 on Website/{{IMDb}}), ''The Great'' earned largely positive reviews from both (88% with Rotten Tomatoes critics and 82% from audiences, plus 8.1 on [=IMDb=]). |
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