The news comes just two months short of the first season’s debut. Created by Tony McNamara, the series is about Catherine the Great’s (Fanning) rise from outsider to the longest-reining female ruler in Russia.

Nicholas Hoult, Phoebe Fox, Adam Godley, Gwilym Lee, Charity Wakefield, Douglas Hodge, Sacha Dhawan, Sebastian de Souza, Bayo Gbadamosi, and Belinda Bromilow rounded out the cast.

McNamara’s other works include The Favourite, another historical dramedy about England’s Queen Elizabeth starring Olivia Coleman, for which he received an Oscar nomination for best screenplay.

When speaking about the idea for The Great McNamara told Deadline, “I didn’t know much about her except that maybe she banged a horse,” he said of the famous rumor circulated about Catherine. “And then I heard something about her keeping the Age of Enlightenment alive. So, I read up on her and she seemed to be an amazing character—really complicated and really modern in a lot of ways. That made me want to write about her, and I thought, well, how do I write about her in a way that would make me want to watch it?”

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The Great is very loosely based on historical facts and Fanning plays Catherine the Great who comes into the Russian monarch through marriage and goes on to become Russia’s longest-reigning leader. Catherine is married to Emperor Peter (Hoult), who describes himself as “the most loved ruler in all of Russian history” while dead bodies are seen hanging behind him.

From the trailer, we can also see that Emperor Peter gets a laugh from throwing fruit at servants and that he enjoys hunting for rabbits while screaming “rabbit!” when he catches one.

The series is written by Tony Mcnamara, the Oscar-nominated co-writer of another period piece, The Favourite.

Also starring in The Great are Phoebe Fox, Adam Godley, Gwilym Lee, Charity Wakefield, Douglas Hodge, Sacha Dhawan, Sebastian de Souza, Bayo Gbadamosi, and Belinda Bromilow.

The Great will be released on Hulu on May 15, but for now, you can watch the trailer below.

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The news comes just two months short of the first season’s debut. Created by Tony McNamara, the series is about Catherine the Great’s (Fanning) rise from outsider to the longest-reining female ruler in Russia.

Nicholas Hoult, Phoebe Fox, Adam Godley, Gwilym Lee, Charity Wakefield, Douglas Hodge, Sacha Dhawan, Sebastian de Souza, Bayo Gbadamosi, and Belinda Bromilow rounded out the cast.

McNamara’s other works include The Favourite, another historical dramedy about England’s Queen Elizabeth starring Olivia Coleman, for which he received an Oscar nomination for best screenplay.

When speaking about the idea for The Great McNamara told Deadline, “I didn’t know much about her except that maybe she banged a horse,” he said of the famous rumor circulated about Catherine. “And then I heard something about her keeping the Age of Enlightenment alive. So, I read up on her and she seemed to be an amazing character—really complicated and really modern in a lot of ways. That made me want to write about her, and I thought, well, how do I write about her in a way that would make me want to watch it?”

The post “The Great” Renewed By Hulu For Second Season appeared first on thestarsworldwide.com.

The Great is very loosely based on historical facts and Fanning plays Catherine the Great who comes into the Russian monarch through marriage and goes on to become Russia’s longest-reigning leader. Catherine is married to Emperor Peter (Hoult), who describes himself as “the most loved ruler in all of Russian history” while dead bodies are seen hanging behind him.

From the trailer, we can also see that Emperor Peter gets a laugh from throwing fruit at servants and that he enjoys hunting for rabbits while screaming “rabbit!” when he catches one.

The series is written by Tony Mcnamara, the Oscar-nominated co-writer of another period piece, The Favourite.

Also starring in The Great are Phoebe Fox, Adam Godley, Gwilym Lee, Charity Wakefield, Douglas Hodge, Sacha Dhawan, Sebastian de Souza, Bayo Gbadamosi, and Belinda Bromilow.

The Great will be released on Hulu on May 15, but for now, you can watch the trailer below.

The post Hulu Released the First Trailer For “The Great” Starring Elle Fanning appeared first on thestarsworldwide.com.