Hulu’s acclaimed period black comedy series “The Great” returns for a third season. Created, written, and executive produced by Tony McNamara (writer of “The Favourite”) and executive produced by Marian Macgowan, Mark Winemaker, Elle Fanning, Nicholas Hoult, Brittany Kahan Ward, Doug Mankoff, Andrew Spaulding, Ron West, and Josh Kesselman, the show stars Fanning and Hoult as Catherine the Great and Peter III of Russia respectively.
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This season, Catherine and Peter attempt to work on their marriage while they are having problems of their own. Jason Isaacs will return to play Peter’s late father through visions he continuously sees. Like the previous two seasons, season three of “The Great” will run for ten episodes, which will all be available on release day.
The plot synopsis for season three reads, “Season 3 of “The Great” sees Catherine (Elle Fanning) and Peter (Nicholas Hoult) 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 (played by Jason Isaacs) get in his head about his failures as Peter the Great’s son. Catherine the Great starts making a name for herself beyond her borders and inspired by a visit from the US ambassador, sets up a conference where peasants, nobles and merchants can all give their input on developing a new Russia. She learns that even the best political leaders sometimes need to make compromises in order to progress.”
The third season of “The Great” will premiere exclusively on Hulu on May 12. Watch the trailer here: