Young Catherine: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The year is 1744, and a young woman  is torn from her homeland to marry the heir to the Russian throne. But his mother Elizabeth rules the Empire with an iron hand, while her son proves neither fit for the throne nor the marriage bed.

At risk from enemies who influence her husband, and treated as an outsider by the Empress Elizabeth, Catherine takes a lover and bears his child. Now, with the help of her best friend Sir Charles, she must take the throne by force if she, her illegitimate son and the Russian empire are to survive.

Series details

• Title: Young Catherine
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 1991-02-17
• Final broadcast date listed: 1991-02-18
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TNT
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 186 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 48912
• IMDb ID: tt0103311
• TVDB ID: 350447

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1991-02-17; final listed air date 1991-02-18.

Source and licence

Adapted from Young Catherine on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.