The Great review: Hulu’s historical drama hucks history out the window
Writer Tony McNamara, who co-wrote Yorgos Lanthimos’ Oscar-winning dark historical comedy The Favourite, clearly knows the history behind his new Hulu series The Great. Catherine the Great first met Peter III, the grandson of Peter the Great, when he was 10. She befriended his aunt, the Russian Empress Elizabeth, and spent 17 years ingratiating herself ...
