In season two, Catherine finally takes the Russian throne for her own — but if she thought coup-ing her husband was difficult, it’s nothing compared to the realities of ‘liberating’ a country that doesn’t want to be. She’ll battle her court, her team, even her own mother in a bid to bring the enlightenment to Russia. Meanwhile she’ll also battle her heart as Peter slowly transitions from much-hated husband, to prisoner? Ally? Lover?

• Elle Fanning
• Phoebe Fox
• Gwilym Lee
• Adam Godley
• Douglas Hodge
• Belinda Bromilow
• Bayo Gbadamosi
• Nicholas Hoult