'The Romanoffs': The chilling story behind the Romanovs, the massacred Russian royal family

Amazon Prime's original anthology series 'The Romanoffs' is based on people around the world, who believe they are descendants of the Russian royal family
PUBLISHED OCT 10, 2018

Amazon Prime's 'The Romanoffs' is set to make its debut this Friday. The original anthology series is based on people around the world, who believe they are descendants of the Russian royal family. The show tries to take a dive into the obsession with being a royal, especially this one considering its horrific past. Created, written, directed and produced by nine-time Emmy award winner Matthew Weiner, who was also behind 'Mad Men', the show will reveal its stories in 8 parts.



 

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