TZAR ALEXANDER THE FIRST
NEW EPIC SERIES HAS FINISHED SHOOTING
After many different versions of series on his grandmother, legendary Catherine the Great, we are finally getting a series on ALEXANDER THE
FIRST,
the emperor of whole Russia and last year I gave you first images
from this sprawling historical saga which director Artyom Nasybulin was 
shooting over in St. Petersburg, but now I can tell you the production finished in July. The show is set to premiere sometime next year on Russian streamer 
Smotrim with linear television premiere on national broadcaster Rossiya 1! The title role is played by Evgeny Romantsov, whom we remember from 
Goalkeeper of Galaxy sf movie, and he will be accompanied by Anna Banshchikova, Gleb Bochkov, Polina
Gukhman, Philip Ershov, Anastasia 
Krylova, Fyodor Lavrov, Angelina
Poplavskaya, Anna Snatkina, Daniil Spivakovsky, Artyom Tkachenko,
Vladislav Tsenev, Anna Chipovskaya and 
Yuri Chursin. I have heard that more than 4,000 costumes were used in the series. During the massive production of this high profile series the actors had to learn how to ride, use weapons and play the violin.
FIRST,
the emperor of whole Russia and last year I gave you first images
from this sprawling historical saga which director Artyom Nasybulin was 
shooting over in St. Petersburg, but now I can tell you the production finished in July. The show is set to premiere sometime next year on Russian streamer 
Smotrim with linear television premiere on national broadcaster Rossiya 1! The title role is played by Evgeny Romantsov, whom we remember from 
Goalkeeper of Galaxy sf movie, and he will be accompanied by Anna Banshchikova, Gleb Bochkov, Polina
Gukhman, Philip Ershov, Anastasia 
Krylova, Fyodor Lavrov, Angelina
Poplavskaya, Anna Snatkina, Daniil Spivakovsky, Artyom Tkachenko,
Vladislav Tsenev, Anna Chipovskaya and 
Yuri Chursin. I have heard that more than 4,000 costumes were used in the series. During the massive production of this high profile series the actors had to learn how to ride, use weapons and play the violin.AFTER BEING RAISED
by his babushka, Empress Catherine II, who saw in
her eldest grandson the direct heir to the throne, and the European
teacher La Harpe, Alexander
adheres to liberal views and admires the
first years of Napoleon's reign: he dreams that Russia will someday have
a republic. After the death of Catherine, 
during the reign of Paul,
Alexander continued to hope for reforms. However, he is soon overcome by
disappointment in Paul both as a father and as a
statesman. As a result
of the conspiracy, Emperor Paul the First dies, and Alexander, haunted
by guilt for the death of his father, is forced to ascend the
throne to
confront the new intrigues of the aristocrats and his overbearing
mother. At the same time, Alexander understands that a threat looms over
Russia: war with the invincible Napoleon is inevitable, it’s only a
matter of time. I will show you the trailer as soon as we get one over from Russia.
adheres to liberal views and admires the
first years of Napoleon's reign: he dreams that Russia will someday have
a republic. After the death of Catherine, 
during the reign of Paul,
Alexander continued to hope for reforms. However, he is soon overcome by
disappointment in Paul both as a father and as a
statesman. As a result
of the conspiracy, Emperor Paul the First dies, and Alexander, haunted
by guilt for the death of his father, is forced to ascend the
throne to
confront the new intrigues of the aristocrats and his overbearing
mother. At the same time, Alexander understands that a threat looms over
Russia: war with the invincible Napoleon is inevitable, it’s only a
matter of time. I will show you the trailer as soon as we get one over from Russia.
Don't know any Russian actor...this Evgeny Romantsov looks really handsome. Costumes are great too.
ReplyDeleteHe is cute as button, he was irresistible in Goalkeeper of Galaxy, and now he is even more dashing in the uniform, with longer hair and older. A true Russian hunkster.
DeleteLove the costumes! This looks like it'll be a good series.
ReplyDeleteGlad you liked it.
DeleteI am still in awe of that many costumes being used for this project. And kudos to the actors for not only having to learn their lines, but violin, riding and using weapons which must have made this a challenging feat.
ReplyDeleteAnd a fun thing for them too. I think they like challenges. I remember that Bradley Cooper studied being a conductor for almost a decade for the role in that recent biopic.
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