Catherine The Great Hulu. Catherine arrives in russia to marry emperor peter played by nicholas hoult. Adapted from his 2008 play of the same name the ten part miniseries is the brainchild of.
Less than a year after helen mirren played the iconic russian empress in hbo s miniseries catherine the great elle fanning is set to portray the. A fictionalized fun and anachronistic story of an idealistic romantic young girl who arrives in russia for an arranged marriage to the mercurial emperor peter. Hulu released the first trailer of their upcoming miniseries the great starring elle fanning as catherine the great 8th tsar of russia and nicholas hoult as peter iii of russia.
The great is an american comedy drama television series loosely based on the rise of catherine the great empress of russia.
The series stars elle fanning and nicholas hoult as the empress and emperor of russia respectively. In real life the sequence of events was very different. Comedy and drama ensues with plenty of gorgeous costuming and set design along the way. Hoping for love and sunshine she finds instead a dangerous depraved backward.
