Catherine The Great Hulu Review

In some of its promotional material hulu has described its new.
Catherine the great hulu review. It s kind of a funny story. In some moments hulu s new satirical period drama starring elle fanning as catherine the great and nicholas hoult as emperor peter feels primed to slide too far in one direction or another. Over the course of the series catherine is portrayed as being both incredibly intelligent and forward thinking yet ill prepared and completely out of touch with the country she presumes to rule a. One of russia s most influential rulers catherine the great reigned for over 34 years.
Early in the great hulu s new satire about the younger years of russian empress catherine the great her husband peter iii insists people underestimate the joy in suffering the great for. A penniless teenage girl bides her time in a terrible arranged marriage until. Maybe it s because catherine the great has already been given the series treatment within the last 12 months courtesy of hbo or because the series doesn t quite know whether it wants to. The great tries to be irreverent and funny but fails on both accounts.
Created by oscar nominee tony mcnamara a retelling of catherine the great extends the film s sharp anachronistic absurdity into a patchy 10 hour series adrian horton wed 13 may 2020 15 54 edt. Photo illustration by slate. Elle fanning and catherine the great. Photos by hulu and kunsthistorisches museum wikimedia commons.