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.
I den historiskt inspirerade och satiriskt laddade tv-serien 'The Great', får vi följa Elle Fanning i rollen som Catherine II av Ryssland, även känd som Katarina den stora, på hennes färgstarka och ofta blodiga väg mot makten. Serien, som hade premiär 2020, blandar historiska fakta med fiktion på ett lekfullt och underhållande sätt. Med stjärnor som Phoebe Fox i rollen som Marial och Gwilym Lee som Grigor Dymov, tar 'The Great' oss med på en resa genom intriger, maktspel och en strävan efter förändring. Skapad av Tony McNamara, har serien över tre säsonger levererat totalt 30 avsnitt av skarp dialog och visuellt imponerande scenografi. Trots dess popularitet och kritikerros, har serien tyvärr lagts ner, vilket lämnar tittarna längtande efter mer av dess unika berättande.
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Prenumeration
Catherine meets court scientist Nikolai, who announces a comet is about to pass through Russia. She uses this phenomenon to her advantage and in the face of some huge challenges, unearths a new side of her leadership.
Catherine and Peter attempt to make their marriage work after some seemingly insurmountable problems. Peter witnessed his own attempted murder at Catherine’s hands and she also imprisoned all of his friends. On top of this, Peter is at a loose end playing First Husband to Catherine’s reign, so he busies himself with fathering, hunting and salty culinary ventures. But they’re not enough to keep him contented as visions of his late father, get in his head about his failures as Peter the Great’s son.
In season two, Catherine finally takes the Russian throne for her own — but if she thought coup-ing her husband was difficult, it’s nothing compared to the realities of ‘liberating’ a country that doesn’t want to be. She’ll battle her court, her team, even her own mother in a bid to bring the enlightenment to Russia. Meanwhile she’ll also battle her heart as Peter slowly transitions from much-hated husband, to prisoner? Ally? Lover?
Tony McNamara
