Empresses(2024)

Empresses is a historical drama following Elizabeth Petrovna, daughter of Peter the Great, whose childhood promise of marriage to Louis XV of France shatters when her father dies without naming an heir. The Russian empire descends into brutal palace intrigue and power struggles as ambitious figures vie for control of the throne and the newly built capital of St. Petersburg. Elizabeth must navigate treachery, betrayal, and political machinations to claim her rightful place and secure her dynasty's future. The series explores what a woman ruler can offer Russia during its most volatile era, examining the personal cost of ambition and the weight of empire on those who would lead it.