The queen is about to reign again. Hulu has released a new trailer for season two of their Russian monarchy comedy series, “The Great,” and announced the celebrated would return this fall.
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In season two of “The Great,” Catherine finally takes the Russian throne for her own—but if she thought coup-ing her husband was difficult, it’s nothing compared to the realities of liberating a country that doesn’t want to be. She’ll battle her court, her team, even her own mother (played by guest star Gillian Anderson) in a bid to bring the Enlightenment to Russia.
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Meanwhile, she’ll also battle her heart as Peter slowly transitions from a much-hated husband to a prisoner? Ally? Lover? Ultimately, Catherine will learn that to change a country; you must let it change you, that there is a fine line between idealism and delusion, and that becoming “Great” will ask more of her than she could have imagined.
The Hulu series stars Elle Fanning as Catherine, Nicholas Hoult, Phoebe Fox, Adam Godley, Gwilym Lee, Charity Wakefield, Douglas Hodge, Sacha Dhawan, Bayo Gbadamosi, and Belinda Bromilow.
“The Great” is created, written, and executive produced by Tony McNamara and executive produced by Marian Macgowan, Mark Winemaker, Elle Fanning, Nicholas Hoult, Echo Lake’s Brittany Kahan Ward, Doug Mankoff, and Andrew Spaulding, Thruline’s Josh Kesselman, and Ron West, and Matt Shakman. Civic Center Media produces the project in association with MRC Television.
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Hoult has been busy setting up upcoming roles in Searchlight Pictures‘ dark comedy “The Menu” from producer Adam McKay (“Don’t Look Up,” “Succession“) and joining the Universal Monsters pic “Renfield” for director Chris McKay (“The Tomorrow War“).