Who doesn’t love royals behaving badly? As proven by the numerous Oscar wins by The Favourite, a lot of people do. And now the writer of that film is back with another humorous take on real-life palace intrigue with The Great.
The Hulu miniseries stars Elle Fanning as Catherine the Great, who would become the longest-reigning female ruler in Russia’s history. She’s joined by Nicholas Hoult as her ineffectual husband Peter III, and much the series’ dark humor will come from Catherine’s attempts to overthrow him. Hoult, who played Robert Harley in The Favourite, is joined in the cast by Phoebe Fox, Gwilym Lee, Louis Hynes, Sacha Dhawan, and Charity Wakefield.
The Great hits Hulu on May 15th.