Elle Fanning
Catherine
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- 1. The Great May 15, 2020
- Catherine travels to Russia and becomes the Empress by marrying the Emperor of Russia, Peter.
- 2. The Beard May 15, 2020
- Catherine takes her first steps toward a coup, attempting to seduce and recruit Count Orlo.
- 3. And You Sir, Are No Peter the Great May 15, 2020
- Catherine, Orlo and Marial continue planning and try to recruit a military general for their cause.
The Great: Created by Tony McNamara. With Elle Fanning, Phoebe Fox, Gwilym Lee, Adam Godley. A royal woman living in rural Russia during the 18th century is forced to choose between her own personal happiness and the future of Russia, when she marries an Emperor.
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- 2020-05-15
- Biography, Comedy, Drama
- 52
The Great is a fictional and satirical TV series based on the rise of Empress Catherine the Great of Russia. It stars Elle Fanning as Catherine and Nicholas Hoult as Emperor Peter III, who she plots to kill.
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From the official synopsis: "The Greatis a satirical, comedic drama about the rise of Catherine the Great from outsider to the longest-reigning female ruler in Russia's history. A fictionalized, fun, and anachronistic story of an idealistic, romantic young girl, who arrives in Russia for an arranged marriage to the mercurial Emperor Peter. Hoping f...
In addition to Fanning and Hoult, the series also stars Phoebe Fox, Adam Godley, Gwilym Lee, Charity Wakefield, Douglas Hodge, Sacha Dhawan, Sebastian de Souza, Bayo Gbadamosi, and Belinda Bromilow. Fanning also serves as executive producer. Tony McNamara, the Oscar-nominated co-writer of The Favourite, created, wrote, and executive produced The Gr...
Yes and no. Catherine the Great was Russia's longest-ruling female leader, and she did overthrow her husband by staging a coup, and many of her real-life progressive policies and beliefs are featured in the show. However, the exact timeline of it all and many of the characters involved and exact plot points are fictionalized, a fact that the show h...
The show pulls no punches, and pushes just about every boundary there is. It's at once sexual, violent, crude, witty, insightful, excessive, opulent, and ridiculous. The show is not for the faint of heart at times. It's anachronistic (much like Apple TV+'s Dickinson) with the sharpest of dark humor (not unlike The Favourite). Related content: 1. El...
Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hoult star as the young Russian monarch and her husband in this satirical series that mixes history and fiction. The Great is a dark, anachronistic, and absurd drama that follows Catherine's rise to power and love.
A genre-bending, anti-historical ride through 18th-century Russia following the wildly comedic rise of Catherine the Nothing to Catherine the Great.
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- Elle Fanning
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A comedy series about Catherine the Great's rise to power in Russia. See the episode list, cast, crew, reviews, trivia and more on IMDb.
Watch The Great, a satirical drama based on the occasional historical fact, about the rise of Catherine the Great from outsider to the longest reigning female ruler in Russia's history. The series stars Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hoult and is currently unavailable in your location.
The Great is a satirical and anti-historical show that follows the rise of Catherine the Nothing to Catherine the Great in 18th-century Russia. Watch the trailer, read critics and user reviews, and see the cast and crew of this genre-bending comedy.
