Hulu Announces 'The Great' Season 2 Will Arrive In November

When Hulu's The Great landed in 2020, it was the second miniseries based on the life of Russia's famous Empress, Catherine the Great. The first, which aired on HBO and starred Helen Mirren, was your typical period drama full of A-list stars and profound historical moments over Catherine's long reign and her multiple love affairs.

Hulu's take was not that.

Part of a growing body of surrealistic modernist takes on period dramas, the series stars the much younger Elle Fanning in the titular role of Catherine. The Great was an irreverent comedy that loosely follows Catherine's marriage to Peter, who reigned as Emperor of Russia under the title Peter III for all of six months until Catherine deposed him. Based on Tony McNamara's 2008 Sydney Theatre Company stage play, McNamara also serves as an executive producer alongside Fanning.

Season 2, which wrapped filming last month, now has an official teaser and release date, and even better, it has Gillian Anderson guest-starring this season.