The Great Premiered Date, Network, Genre, Cast

Premiered Date

May 15, 2020

Genre

Comedy

Network

Hulu

Cast

Elle Fanning, Nicholas Hoult, Gwilym Lee, Adam Godley, Phoebe Fox, Douglas Hodge

Elle Fanning

as Catherine the Great

Nicholas Hoult

as Peter III of Russia

Gwilym Lee

as Grigor Dymov

Adam Godley

as Archbishop

Phoebe Fox

as Marial

Douglas Hodge

as General Velementov

About The Great

About

Non-historically accurate journey through a satire of 18th-century Russia. The series portrays the rise of Catherine the Great through a wildly comedic lens. The show was created for television by Tony McNamara.

Trivia

The show's debut season consisted of 10 episodes in total. Actress Elle Fanning won the Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy Series award at the 2021 Satellite Awards for her work.