Nothing hits the spot quite like a good historical drama.

HBO’s upcoming limited series Catherine The Great looks like the type of show that you’ll have to reserve for a day when you can binge-watch until the end.

Catherine the Great, one of history’s most controversial and most successful monarchs, was born in Germany as Princess Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst.

When she married Peter III of Russia, she took on the name Yekaterina Alekseyevna.

Mashable tells us more about the upcoming series which covers her exploits after she took the throne.

Catherine the Great’s, the German princess who overthrew her husband in a coup, took over the imperial throne of Russia, continued to rule in his place, and inspired literal books of debauched rumours about her sex life is one of history’s most fascinating figures. Now she’s come to life again in a new trailer for HBO’s Catherine The Great miniseries starring Helen Mirren, in all her power-grabbing and famously horny glory.

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Catherine The Great premieres October 21 on HBO.

[source:mashable]