Hulu's The Great Cast Phoebe Fox, Sacha Dhawan, Gwilym Lee & Bayo Gbadamosi Talk 'Shocking' Season 2
9The Great is back for another "shocking and surprising" season on Hulu, following a hilarious and poignant first season covering Catherine the Great's rise in power in Russia. Now that Catherine (Elle Fanning) was successful in the overthrow of her husband Peter III (Nicholas Hoult), she learns the true cost of power. Changing Russia isn't an overnight project, and even with plenty of support, Catherine has a long road ahead of her. There are friends, played by Phoebe Fox and Sacha Dhawan, and enemies, played by Gwilym Lee and Bayo Gbadamosi. In a recent interview with PopCulture.com the stars teased the new season.
The Great was created by Tony McNamara and goes in the polar opposite direction of other historical epics. While many take themselves completely seriously, The Great leans so hard into satire that it often rejects history. "We're not making a historical documentary," Dhawan, who stars as Catherine's close advisor Count Orlo, explained. "The heart of the story is, yes, it's Catherine the Great, but what Tony's so brilliant at doing, which he's certainly done in Season 2 now that he's established the show, is just introducing so many different themes, ideas, characters, as we just mentioned now with Gillian Anderson."
0:25 — Phoebe Fox and Sacha Dhawan
5:38 — Bayo Gbadamosi and Gwilym Lee
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