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The 2015 series is more lavish, has better locations, has a better score, slower pace, less geopolitical content and with stronger characterisations, despite relying on artifical devices such as Catherine's mother appearing in mirrors. In short the 2014 series Ekaterina has a better script but less style than the 2015 series, it covers much more territory/history/characters in fewer episodes. I cannot comment on the historical accuracy of either of the Russian produced TV series. Both series come from different television channels in Russia and are in the Russian language. What follows below is a comparison between the 2014 (Ekaterina) and the 2015 (Catherine The Great). If you have the time then I recommend to try both series.
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So I watched both series and both excelled in different ways. But I only wanted to see the Russian productions because it is really a Russian story for Russians to tell. Additionally the American HBO and UK based Sky channels have a series (in English) telling this saga. Two recent Russian produced television series dating from 2014 (Ekaterina) and 2015 (Catherine the great) compete for viewers in the international content-streaming market. The historical saga of Catherine The Great of Russia has been depicted on screen several times over the decades. I watched the Ekaterina Series-1 via Amazon-Prime-Video with English subtitles as I do not speak Russian or German. Series-1 of Ekaterina has the sub-title "The rise of Catherine the great"