No show does aristocratic escapism quite like The Great. Tatler cover star, Elle Fanning, and Nicholas Hoult, star as Empress Catherine the Great and Emperor Peter III, in this flamboyant and wild rendition of their lives. Superb comic timing and fiercely witty comebacks make for an energetic and hilarious retelling of the escapades (and weren't they just) of the imperial Russian couple. It is advised that you do not, however, watch this in the hope of educating yourself on the countrys colourful history as the show describes itself as an occasionally true story. The 10-part-series is an aesthetic feast of extravagance, and the costumes, setting and makeup provide a cocktail of over-the-top indulgence, so much so, that one begins to understand the incitement of a revolution, caused by the country's monumentous disparity of wealth, in the coming century
Season three of The Great will air in late 2022 on Hulu
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