Peter the Great is a 1986 NBC television mini-series starring Maximilian Schell as Russian emperor Peter the Great, and based on the biography by Robert K. Massie. It won three Primetime Emmy Awards, including the award for Outstanding Miniseries.
Peter the Great (1986) is a war & politics and drama series that premiered on February 2, 1986, spanning 1 season and 4 episodes. It stars Maximilian Schell, Vanessa Redgrave, Omar Sharif and Trevor Howard. Viewers rate it 7.9 out of 10 across 9 ratings.
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Maximilian Schell
as Peter the Great
Vanessa Redgrave
as Sophia
Omar Sharif
as Prince Feodor Romodanovsky
Trevor Howard
as Sir Isaac Newton
Laurence Olivier
as King William III of Orange
Helmut Griem
as Alexander Menshikov
Jan Niklas
as Young Peter the Great
Elke Sommer
as Charlotte
Renée Soutendijk
as Anna Mons
Ursula Andress
as Athalie
Mel Ferrer
as Frederick
Hanna Schygulla
as Catherine Skevronskaya
Executive produced by Lawrence Schiller.
Average viewer score of 7.9/10 from 9 ratings.
This four-part miniseries boasted quite a stellar cast as it explored the life and times of Czar Peter the Great. Throughout his childhood his mother Natalya (Lilli Palmer) and Prince Feodor (Omar Sharif) had to struggle to keep him safe from the conspiratorial aspirations of his sister “Sophia” (Vanessa Redgrave) who controlled the dreaded Strelsky and acted with her lover Golitsyn (Geoffrey Whitehead) on behalf…
Reviewed on January 15, 2026
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Peter the Great has 1 season and 4 episodes in total, starting from its premiere on February 2, 1986.
No. Peter the Great is marked as ended, with the final episode airing on February 5, 1986.
Peter the Great (1986) stars Maximilian Schell, Vanessa Redgrave, Omar Sharif, Trevor Howard and Laurence Olivier. The full cast list with character names is available in the cast section of this page.
Peter the Great (1986) is rated 7.9 out of 10 from 9 viewer votes, and suits viewers who like war & politics and drama series. Reviews from viewers are collected further down this page.
The official Peter the Great trailer is embedded in the trailer section of this page and plays instantly in your browser.
