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: 7.1/10 | |
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 Charity Wakefield Sacha Dhawan 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 Anette Haellmigk Ron West Rose Wicksteed Elle Fanning 26 more Mark Winemaker Tess Morris Emma Fryer Gretel Vella Anthony Boys Kave Quinn John Brawley Nakkiah Lui Brittany Kahan Ward Josh Kesselman Nick O'Hagan Amelia Roper Karen Payne Billy Sneddon Maja Zamojda Louise Coles Edel McDonnell Marian Macgowan Doug Mankoff Andrew Spaulding Francesca Di Mottola Nicolas Gaster Dixie Chassay Dean O'Toole Sandra Frieze Kyle Krishnansen | |
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