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The Great

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The Great

"An occasionally true story."

2020- 2023

3 Seasons

30 Episodes

8.1(1199 votes)

Canceled

Drama

Comedy

Overview

A genre-bending, anti-historical ride through 18th century Russia following the rise of Catherine the Nothing to Catherine the Great and her explosive relationship with husband Peter, the emperor of Russia.

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Production Companies

MRC

Echo Lake Entertainment

Thruline Entertainment

Episodes

No episodes found for this season.

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Elle Fanning

Elle Fanning

Catherine II of Russia

Nicholas Hoult

Nicholas Hoult

Peter III of Russia

Phoebe Fox

Phoebe Fox

Marial

Gwilym Lee

Gwilym Lee

Grigor Dymov

Adam Godley

Adam Godley

Archbishop

Douglas Hodge

Douglas Hodge

General Velementov

Belinda Bromilow

Belinda Bromilow

Elizabeth Petrovna

Bayo Gbadamosi

Bayo Gbadamosi

Arkady

Charity Wakefield

Charity Wakefield

Georgina Dymova

Florence Keith-Roach

Florence Keith-Roach

Tatyana

Creative team

Created by: Tony McNamara
Showrunner: Brittany Kahan Ward
Ron West

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