Season 1
24 episodes
49 min. per episode
Where to watch
A noblewoman battles to reclaim her identity and freedom, challenging societal norms in a world that sees her as property.
Episodes
Katerina helps her godmother Anna who is worried about her son Grigoriy who went off to war and she hasn't heard from him in a while. Meanwhile, Piotr, Grigoriy's father, keeps running the estate, buys Nazar the blacksmith.
Piotr expects his son to help him run the estate, but the latter refuses. However, Grigoriy needs money: he's being blackmailed by his ex-comrade in arms Reshetnikov.
Lidiya Shefer throws a reception to celebrate the war heroes. Natalie Doroshenko falls in love with Grigoriy Chervinsky and is happy to hear that Kosach has fallen in love with another woman.
Grigoriy buys off Reshetnikov with a heirloom golden watch and accompanies his parents to the theater. Piotr seems enchanted by actress Yakhontova. Anna notices this.
Once again, Pavlina saves Katerina from Grigoriy's advances. She tries to set her up with Nazar, but all in vain. Also, she asks Anna to tell Katerina the truth about her father. Anna forbids her to do this.
Katerina Verbitskaya grew up as a noble lady with her godmother Anna Chervinskaya. But everyone thinks that she was only Peter Chervinsky's property.