What is The Great about?
A genre-bending, anti-historical ride through 18th century Russia following the rise of Catherine the Nothing to Catherine the Great and her explosive relationship with husband Peter, the emperor of Russia.
A young Catherine navigates the Russian court, where dark humor and absurdity define her measured rise to power.
Darkly comic and campy, with dry wit. A late-night trip at a measured pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on Hulu and Hoopla (free).
The Great parents guide
Heads up on strong sex and nudity. That is past what the TV-MA on the box suggests. Beyond that, some violence and frequent strong language.
- Scare
- Not scary
- Jump scares
- None noted
- Gore
- Light gore
- Some blood or injury, briefly.
- Violence
- Some violence
- Some fighting or peril.
- Sex and nudity
- Strong
- Strong means explicit or repeated sex, extended nudity, or sexual assault shown on screen, attempted or completed, even partly off screen. Any one of these is enough.
- Language
- Strong
- Frequent strong profanity or slurs.
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Three questions
- How gory is The Great?
- Light gore and some violence.
- What is The Great rated, and is it OK for kids?
- Rated TV-MA, and it earns it: strong sex and nudity, and frequent strong language. Not one for kids.
Cast and crew
Created byTony McNamara
StarringElle Fanning, Nicholas Hoult, Phoebe Fox, Gwilym Lee, Adam Godley, Douglas Hodge
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