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The third season of Hulu’s “The Great” wastes no time showing viewers something new and unexpected. A major character dies in the first episode, but not as a punchline in the vein of another key figure who falls out of a window during an energetic bout of sex.

The people have spoken! Catherine the Great is a real witch.

Selome Hailu Catherine the Great and Peter III of Russia are doing all they can to make it work before they call it quits. Hulu released a trailer for the newest installation of “The Great,” the satirical series that follows Catherine’s (Elle Fanning) rise to power. After she imprisoned Peter’s (Nicholas Hoult) friends and attempted to murder him in Season 2, Season 3 sees them try to improve their marriage. The trailer opens with Catherine and Peter seated beside each other, confessing to the problems in their relationship. “There was some bloodshed,” Catherine says. “She tried to kill me,” Peter responds. “I did,” Catherine admits, before asking, “How can we trust each other?”

Elle Fanning  is in a «transformation phase.» The actress, who will celebrate her 25th birthday on Sunday, is opening up about some big changes in her life, including a split from longtime love Max Minghella. In a cover story interview for Fanning confirms that she and the star have broken up. The now-exes were first linked in 2018, when he directed her in the film and most recently walked the red carpet together at the Los Angeles premiere of in December.«But I'm a hopeless romantic.

The Great” will drop all 10 episodes on May 12, and revealed a first-look image. In the third season, Catherine (Elle Fanning) and Peter (Nicholas Hoult) try to salvage their marriage after Catherine imprisoned his friends and almost had him murdered. Peter must also deal with visions of his dead father (Jason Isaacs) as Catherine spreads her word across borders and must compromise to create progress as a political leader. Tony McNamara created, wrote and executive produced “The Great,” along with executive producers Fanning, Hoult, Marian Macgowan, Mark Winemaker, Echo Lake’s Brittany Kahan Ward, Doug Mankoff and Andrew Spaulding, Thruline’s Ron West and Josh Kesselman. Civic Center Media produced the series in association with MRC Television.

The Great is about to make its great return.

, Hulu's Emmy-nominated historical dramedy about Catherine the Great, is set to return with season 3. Star Elle Fanning took to Instagram to share the first official look at her and Nicholas Hoult in the upcoming episodes, which will debut Friday, May 12. «Peter and Catherine return for Season 3 of !!!» Fanning captioned the photo of her and Hoult seen as Catherine and her estranged husband, Peter III of Russia, respectively. According to Hulu, the not-so-factually based series from creator Tony McNamara, will follow the couple as they attempt to make their marriage work following many coup attempts and fights for power over their kingdom.

EXCLUSIVE: Industry veteran Josh Kesselman is joining Sugar23 as a producer and manager in the company’s expanding management division.

Instagram to share a snap of herself and co-star Nicholas Hoult who plays the Emperor Peter III. She captioned the snap: 'I can’t put into words what "The Great" means to me.

If it wasn’t enough for The Great to be Emmy-nominated for its costumes, costume designer Sharon Long earned praise from her stars too. Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hoult appeared a panel for Deadline’s Contenders TV: The Nominees event and noted that their respective Catherine the Great and Peter III wardrobe is their favorite in their entire careers.

Variety shines a light on the teams you may have missed this Emmys season.“Abbott Elementary”CAMERA OPERATORSAs fans of “The Office” know, half of the humor of a mockumentary is the camera angles, swiftly cut-ting to a reaction shot or zoom-ing in on a ridiculous moment. The cameras on ABC’s “Abbott Elementary” never miss a beat, and the operators feel like just another hilarious scene partner. — Sasha Urban“The Great”FOOD DESIGNERFood, sumptuous food.

In 2008, Oscar-nominated screenwriter Tony McNamara staged a play at the Sydney Theatre Company revolving around Catherine the Great. As he wrote a potential film adaptation, he began to realize how massive the story actually was and decided it would work better as a series. In 2018, The Great was greenlit at Hulu and its success has led to Emmy and SAG Awards nominations and a renewal for a third season.

EXCLUSIVE: Deborah Davis, the British screenwriter and producer who co-wrote and exec produced Yorgos Lanthimos’ The Favourite, has signed with A3 Artists Agency for representation.

Tony McNamara, creator of Hulu series The Great, is staying in the Disney family.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterABC Signature has signed a two-year overall deal with Tony McNamara, the Oscar- and Emmy-nominated writer who created Hulu’s “The Great” and penned films “The Favourite” and Disney’s “Cruella.”Under the pact, McNamara will develop and supervise projects for the Disney Television Studios-owned division.“Tony’s work on ‘The Great’ and ‘Cruella’ is sly, subversive and delicious, and we made it our mission to get this spectacular talent to our studio,” ABC Signature president Jonnie Davis said in a statement Wednesday. “Thankfully, he said ‘yes.’ We’re so excited to support him in whatever he wants to do next.”McNamara is the creator, showrunner, and executive producer of the Emmy-nominated series “The Great” on Hulu, starring Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hoult, which is based on his stage play.

EXCLUSIVE:  Sebastian de Souza, Eddie Marsan and Rich Sommer have boarded the Chloe Domont-directed finance world thriller opposite Phoebe Dynevor and Alden Ehrenreich.

Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hoult are set to return for a third season of Hulu’s The Great following a successful sophomore season currently available to stream in its entirety.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorIf you think the first season of “The Great” was naughty, wait till you see what’s coming up in season 2.“Nothing’s off limits,” Elle Fanning, who plays Catherine the Great in Tony McNamara’s fictional account of her reign, told me Sunday at the Hulu show’s red carpet premiere at The Sunset Room in Hollywood. “We’re unfazed.

If ever a show were crying out to be 30 minutes rather than an hour, it’s Hulu’s “The Great.” With its prestige pedigree in “The Favourite” screenwriter Tony McNamara as well as its ornate wig-and-gown show in the palatial estates of 18th century Russia, it’s understandable why the grandeur seems to merit extended episodes. But the series’ second season only further confirms its strengths lie in silliness rather than seriousness.

Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hoult are celebrating the release of The Great season two!

Elle Fanning and Tony McNamara’s royal comedy “The Great” wowed audiences in its first season. Catherine’s dramatized battle for power has led to a second season with lots of promise.

EXCLUSIVE: Christopher Abbot is set join the ensemble cast of Searchlight and Film4’s Poor Things, Yorgos Lanthimos adaptation of the Alasdair Gray novel. Emma Stone is on board to star along with Willem Dafoe, Mark Ruffalo and Ramy Youssef also on board. Lanthimos is set to direct. Tony McNamara will adapt the script. Element Pictures will produce along with Stone, who will produce under her Fruit Tree banner, and Lanthimos.

Angelique Jackson Emma Stone will be back for more dramatic fashions and dastardly deeds, officially closing a deal to star in the upcoming “Cruella 2.”News of the sequel’s development broke in early June, just weeks after the live-action adaptation of the Disney animated classic opened in theaters.

On Friday, the creators and stars of The Great stopped by TCA to tease the second season of their acclaimed Hulu comedy, which is set to premiere on November 19.

Emma Stone starrer ‘Cruella’ got a release a few weeks ago and garnered tremendous response from the fans as well as critics. Emma Stone’s performance as the Disney anti-hero received overwhelming praise from people around the globe.

“The good thing about evil people is you can always trust them to do something, well, evil.” Of course, there’s a metaphor in there about movie studios, but we’ll let you figure that one out. Regardless, following the success of “Cruella” in theaters and Disney+, Disney is already developing a “Cruella 2” sequel.

Cruella is already in the works at Disney, according to reports.As noted in The Hollywood Reporter, a sequel to the Emma Stone-starring film is in “early development” with the publication reporting that Cruella director Craig Gillespie and screenwriter Tony McNamara expected to return for the follow-up.Cruella debuted on May 28 in cinemas and on Disney+ and has earned £34 million ($48.5 million) globally so far.In a statement, a Disney spokesperson said: “We are very pleased with Cruella’s box