The Great is 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 for love and sunshine, she finds instead a dangerous, depraved, backward world that she resolves to change. All she has to do is kill her husband, beat the church, baffle the military and get the court onside. A very modern story about the past which encompasses the many roles she played over her lifetime as lover, teacher, ruler, friend, and fighter. |
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Ratings: | TVMaze: 7.2/10 | |
Released: | May 15, 2020 | |
Genres: | Drama Comedy History | |
AKA: | Catherine the Great | |
Countries: | United States | |
Companies: | Hulu MRC Echo Lake Entertainment Thruline Entertainment MacGowan Films | |
Cast: | Gillian Anderson Jason Isaacs Elle Fanning Nicholas Hoult Douglas Hodge Freddie Fox Sacha Dhawan Charity Wakefield Phoebe Fox Gwilym Lee Adam Godley 6 more Sebastian De Souza Florence Keith-Roach Belinda Bromilow Bayo Gbadamosi Grace Molony Danusia Samal | |
Crew: | Maggie Phillips James Wood Tony McNamara Nathan Barr Matt Shakman Fiona Seres Robin French Ron West Anette Haellmigk Rose Wicksteed John Brawley 26 more Elle Fanning Mark Winemaker Tess Morris Emma Fryer Gretel Vella Anthony Boys Kave Quinn Billy Sneddon Maja Zamojda Edel McDonnell Nakkiah Lui Brittany Kahan Ward Josh Kesselman Nick O'Hagan Dean O'Toole Amelia Roper Karen Payne Louise Coles Marian Macgowan Doug Mankoff Andrew Spaulding Francesca Di Mottola Nicolas Gaster Dixie Chassay Sandra Frieze Kyle Krishnansen | |
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