Helen Mirren is also going to return to the TV circle! ——The trend of Oscar-winning actresses getting involved in/returning to the TV circle is even stronger. HBO has just invited Meryl Streep to join the second season of "Big Little Lies" and announced that Helen Mirren will star in the 4-episode limited series "Catherine the Great/Catherine the Great" (Catherine the Great), playing the only empress in Russian history who was named "The Great" Catherine II Alexeyevna. This also gives HBO the opportunity to compete for the Emmy Award for Limited Series. "Big Little Lies", which was previously classified as a limited series, has been classified as a drama series due to renewal. The series explores the life of the world's most powerful female monarch in a politically turbulent and lustful court, her private affair with General Grigory Potemkin, scandals, conspiracies, and conflicting regimes. HBO describes it as "telling a story about obsessive love." Catherine and Potemkin could not marry openly and had promiscuous sex openly. They established a unique and loyal relationship, defeated countless opponents, and shaped Russia into the strongest empire at the time. Nigel Williams, the screenwriter who worked with Mirren on the 2005 limited series Elizabeth I, will write the script. Philip Martin, the director who worked with Mirren on the 2006 limited series Prime Suspect 7, will direct the film. David M. Thompson (The Woman in Gold, Pemberley Murders), Charlie Pattinson (Elizabeth I, Skins), and Jules Hussey (Hutton and the Lady) will produce the film together with Mirren and Martin. Thompson said that Mirren mentioned this idea to him when filming The Woman in Gold, saying that the character of Catherine was something she had always wanted to interpret. Mirren has been nominated for 11 Emmy Awards and won 4 times for limited series/TV movies such as Prime Suspect, Phil Spector, Elizabeth I, Rand's Passion, Never Give Up, and Roman Spring. She has also been nominated for 4 Oscars and won the Oscar for Best Actress in 2007 (The Queen). The series is jointly produced by HBO and Sky. It is the third series of the two parties' cooperation, the first two being "Chernobyl" and "Gangs of London". The two parties have previously signed a $250 million cooperation agreement, with HBO responsible for broadcasting in North America and Sky responsible for broadcasting in the UK, Ireland, Germany and other European regions.