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The Great

  • TV Series
  • 2020–2023
  • TV-MA
  • 52m
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
59K
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Nicholas Hoult and Elle Fanning in The Great (2020)
A royal woman living in rural Russia during the 18th century is forced to choose between her own personal happiness and the future of Russia, when she marries an Emperor.
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A royal woman living in rural Russia during the 18th century is forced to choose between her own personal happiness and the future of Russia, when she marries an Emperor.A royal woman living in rural Russia during the 18th century is forced to choose between her own personal happiness and the future of Russia, when she marries an Emperor.A royal woman living in rural Russia during the 18th century is forced to choose between her own personal happiness and the future of Russia, when she marries an Emperor.

  • Creator
    • Tony McNamara
  • Stars
    • Elle Fanning
    • Phoebe Fox
    • Gwilym Lee
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.1/10
    59K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    441
    84
    • Creator
      • Tony McNamara
    • Stars
      • Elle Fanning
      • Phoebe Fox
      • Gwilym Lee
    • 620User reviews
    • 49Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 2 Primetime Emmys
      • 20 wins & 71 nominations total

    Episodes30

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    Elle Fanning
    Elle Fanning
    • Catherine
    • 2020–2023
    Phoebe Fox
    Phoebe Fox
    • Marial
    • 2020–2023
    Gwilym Lee
    Gwilym Lee
    • Grigor Dymov
    • 2020–2023
    Adam Godley
    Adam Godley
    • Archbishop
    • 2020–2023
    Douglas Hodge
    Douglas Hodge
    • Velementov
    • 2020–2023
    Belinda Bromilow
    Belinda Bromilow
    • Aunt Elizabeth
    • 2020–2023
    Bayo Gbadamosi
    Bayo Gbadamosi
    • Arkady
    • 2020–2023
    Florence Keith-Roach
    Florence Keith-Roach
    • Tatyana
    • 2020–2023
    Nicholas Hoult
    Nicholas Hoult
    • Peter…
    • 2020–2023
    Charity Wakefield
    Charity Wakefield
    • Georgina…
    • 2020–2023
    Sacha Dhawan
    Sacha Dhawan
    • Orlo
    • 2020–2023
    Danusia Samal
    Danusia Samal
    • Lady Antonia Svenska
    • 2020–2021
    Jane Mahady
    Jane Mahady
    • Katya Velcra
    • 2021–2023
    Alistair Green
    Alistair Green
    • Count Smolny
    • 2020–2023
    Julian Barratt
    Julian Barratt
    • Doctor Vinodel
    • 2021–2023
    Freddie Fox
    Freddie Fox
    • King Hugo
    • 2020–2023
    Grace Molony
    Grace Molony
    • Queen Agnes…
    • 2020–2023
    Henry Meredith
    Henry Meredith
    • Maxim
    • 2021–2023
    • Creator
      • Tony McNamara
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    9Almost_Soldout

    This made me laugh a lot this weekend!

    The way how they play and remastering the history is genius! As being Russian, I find this show absurdly brilliant and funny. That's interesting to follow how the show is portraying current narratives with well known facts from 18 century, as it all together creates absolutely masterpiece satire Universe!
    8TruthPhoenix

    Funny and Refreshing

    Underneath the silliness, it is quite smart. Great acting as well. Check it out for a fun time. :)
    10randall-alyssa

    Inaccurate and Thrilling

    I love the history of Catherine the Great, and this isn't it. However it is hilarious, smart, sarcastic, and almost resembling her story.

    I wanted to hate it, but I loved it. I hope they keep it going.
    9Rob1331

    Huzzah!

    I've heard so many good things about The Great ever since it first came out a few years ago but I kept putting it off for some reason. I'm just finishing Season 2 now and I'm actually mad at myself for putting it off for so long. It's freaking hilarious! There's not a weak link on the entire cast but Nicholas Hoult and Belinda Bromilow are the ones that really make this series so good. Hoult & Elle Fanning were both nominated for Emmy's for their work here but Bromilow should've been too. It's obviously not historically accurate, it even says it in the beginning credits, but who cares? It's a comedy. If you want to laugh then go watch this.
    92siamese

    Worth watching!

    Quirky humour, great acting, certainly not trying to be historically accurate! Possibly the humour isn't slapstick enough for the initial reviewers. It's definitely worth the watch.

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    • Trivia
      The character of Orlo appears to be loosely based on the similarly named real-life figure Grigory Orlov, who led the coup that overthrew Peter.
    • Goofs
      During the show there are songs performed in Russian language that have nothing to do with the historic period depicted in the show. An example of it is a children's choir singing a patriotic song about the Red Army during the dinner with the ambassador of Sweden. The Red Army did not exist until 1918, a year after the Russian Revolution. Another song featured in the show was about the fight of Soviet people against the Naazi Germany during the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945) and has been widely popular in the war-torn former USSR.
    • Connections
      Featured in The 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards (2020)

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    • Release date
      • May 15, 2020 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Hulu
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Nữ Hoàng Nước Nga
    • Filming locations
      • Royal Palace, Caserta, Campania, Italy
    • Production companies
      • Thruline Entertainment
      • Civic Center Media
      • Echo Lake Entertainment
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    • Runtime
      52 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.00 : 1

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