Jason Clarke to Star Alongside Helen Mirren for HBO's CATHERINE THE GREAT Miniseries

Jason Clarke has been cast opposite Helen Mirren in the upcoming HBO and Sky miniseries "Catherine the Great," Variety has reported.

Clarke will star as Grigory Potemkin, a Russian military commander who became Catherine the Great's lover, favored statesman and life-long friend. Mirren will star as the titular Russian monarch, who is described as strong-minded, independent, brilliantly intelligent and sexually liberated. MIrren will also executive produce in addition to directing.

The 4-episode "Catherine the Great" miniseries is produced by Origin Pictures and New Pictures. It will air on HBO in the U.S. and Sky Atlantic in the U.K. and Europe.

Nigel Williams serves as the writer on the project. David M. Thompson will executive produce for Origin Pictures along with Charlie Pattinson for New Pictures, Mirren, and Phillip Martin, who will also direct.

Clarke has appeared in many TV series, and is known for playing Tommy Caffee on the television series Brotherhood. He has also appeared in many films, often as an antagonist. His film roles include Zero Dark Thirty (2012), White House Down (2013), Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014), Terminator Genisys (2015), Everest (2015), and Chappaquiddick (2018), in which he portrayed Ted Kennedy.

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