NEW ‘THE GREAT’ TRAILER
POKES FUN WITH THE EMPRESS
THE GREAT a new historical comedy series that will start on Hulu May 15th starring Elle
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The Great hits Hulu from May 15th this year |
Fanning as Russian empress Catherine the Great and Nicholas Hoult as her husband Petter III of Russia. Hulu has released a new trailer which you can watch below and tell us what you think. Unlike most other series that
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Nicholas Hoult plays crazy Russian Emperor Peter III |
depicted the longest reigning Russian monarch, this one will do it with a touch of comedy incorporating historical facts only occasionally. The mini series will describe the beginnings of their arranged marriage and how, in order to leave
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Elle Fanning has been chosen to wear the Russian imperial crown |
her mark in history, ‘all’ she had to do was kill her husband, beat the church, baffle the military, and get the court onside. The ten episode series also stars our dearest Gwilym Lee from Jamestown and Sebastian de Souza from Medici!