The first teaser for Hulu's 'The Great' has big 'The Favourite' energy

Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hoult star in Hulu's "The Great," a "The Favourite"–style comedy about the rise of Russia's last woman empress.
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The first teaser for Hulu's 'The Great' has big 'The Favourite' energy
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The first teaser for Hulu's new historical comedy The Great has a lot going for it. Elle Fanning looking scheming and regal as the future Catherine the great, Nicholas Hoult as her bumbling husband Peter III of Russia, and most of all — the exact same energy of creator Tony McNamara's Oscar-nominated film The Favourite.

The Great looks tense and wacky even as the trailer displays how lavish its sets and costumes are, and should be on every historical series fan's watchlist this spring.

The Great premieres on Hulu May 15th.

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Alexis Nedd

Alexis Nedd is a senior entertainment reporter at Mashable. A self-named "fanthropologist," she's a fantasy, sci-fi, and superhero nerd with a penchant for pop cultural analysis. Her work has previously appeared in BuzzFeed, Cosmopolitan, Elle, and Esquire.


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