The Great (TV series)

*The Great*
The Great
Also known as	The Great: An Occasionally True Story (seasons 1–3); The Great: An Almost Entirely Untrue Story (season 2);
Genre	Comedy-drama; Dark comedy; Historical fiction; Satire;
Created by	Tony McNamara
Starring	Elle Fanning; Nicholas Hoult; Phoebe Fox; Sacha Dhawan; Charity Wakefield; Gwilym Lee; Adam Godley; Douglas Hodge; Belinda Bromilow; Bayo Gbadamosi; Sebastian de Souza; Florence Keith-Roach; Danusia Samal; Freddie Fox; Grace Molony;
Music by	Nathan Barr
Country of origin	United Kingdom; United States;
Original language	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	30
Production
Executive producers	Tony McNamara; Elle Fanning; Nicholas Hoult; Marian Macgowan; Mark Winemaker; Brittany Kahan Ward; Doug Mankoff; Andrew Spaulding; Josh Kesselman; Ron West; Matt Shakman;
Producers	Dean O'Toole; Nick O'Hagan (pilot only);
Running time	50–61 minutes
Production companies	Thruline Entertainment; Echo Lake Entertainment; Lewellen Pictures; Macgowan Films; Piggy Ate Roast Beef Productions; Civic Center Media; MRC Television;
Original release
Network	Hulu
Release	May 15, 2020 –; May 12, 2023

The Great (titled onscreen as The Great: An Occasionally True Story and in one episode as The Great: An Almost Entirely Untrue Story) is an alternate historical and satirical comedy-drama television series. It is very loosely based on the rise to power of Empress Catherine the Great of Russia.

It stars Elle Fanning as Catherine and Nicholas Hoult as Emperor Peter III and Peter's body double Yemelyan Pugachev.^[1] The series has been called "anti-historical" by Hulu as it does not focus on being historically correct.^[2]

All ten episodes of the first season were released on Hulu on May 15, 2020. In July 2020, it was renewed for a second season which premiered on November 19, 2021. In January 2022, the series was renewed for a third season which premiered on May 12, 2023. In August 2023, Hulu announced the series's third season had been its last.^[3]

References[change | change source]

↑ McHenry, Jackson (May 15, 2020). "How The Great Very, Very Loosely Adapts Russian History". New York. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
↑ "Hulu's The Great Is Wrong on the Facts but Smart About History". Slate. May 15, 2020.
↑ Rice, Lynette (August 30, 2023). "Shocker! Hulu Cancels 'The Great' After 3 Seasons". Deadline. Retrieved December 18, 2023.

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[1] McHenry, Jackson (May 15, 2020). "How The Great Very, Very Loosely Adapts Russian History". New York. Retrieved May 17, 2020.

[auto-2] "Hulu's The Great Is Wrong on the Facts but Smart About History". Slate. May 15, 2020.

[3] Rice, Lynette (August 30, 2023). "Shocker! Hulu Cancels 'The Great' After 3 Seasons". Deadline. Retrieved December 18, 2023.

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