We Fact-Checked the Wildest Details From ‘The Great’ on Hulu
Warning: Spoilers ahead for Hulu’s The Great season 1. Elle Fanning makes an incredible Catherine the Great in Hulu’s new comedy, The Great, but is it really historically accurate? Details like Catherine’s (alleged) sex with a horse make us wonder how true The Great on Hulu is to the real story about the Russian ruler.
The Great, which premiered on Hulu on May 15, is a satirical, comedic drama about the rise of Catherine the great, the longest reigning female ruler in Russia’s history. The series starts with Catherine as an idealistic, romantic young girl who arrives in Russia from Germany for an arranged marriage to Emperor Peter (Nicholas Hoult). Little does she know that Peter, for a...
