The Great Cancelled at Hulu After 3 Seasons

Not-great news for fans of The Great: The historical satire has been cancelled at Hulu after three seasons, TVLine has confirmed.

The axing comes just over three months after The Great‘s third season dropped on May 12. The series was loosely based on Catherine the Great’s real-life rise to power in Russia; Elle Fanning starred as a young version of Catherine, with Nicholas Hoult co-starring as Peter III.

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During Season 3 — spoiler alert for those who have yet to catch up! — Peter was killed off when he and his horse fell through thin ice, never to be seen again.

“[Showrunner Tony McNamara] had prepared me for when he was going to die, and so I wasn’t shocked by how,” Hoult told TVLine at the time. “I think it summed up Tony’s writing perfectly that the last words that Peter says [in an argument with Catherine were], ‘Actually, I…,’ and you’re not quite sure what that could have been or what he was thinking and where things would have gone had that not taken place. So it was emotional to read and emotional to film and tough to say goodbye to the character, but beautifully done.”

Across its three-season run, The Great collected seven Primetime Emmy nominations, including acting nods for Fanning and Hoult. It ultimately picked up the 2022 trophy for Outstanding Period Costumes.

Our sister site Deadline was first to report The Great‘s cancellation, which has been added to our Streaming Renewal Scorecard. How are you feeling about the news?

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