Hulu has announced the release of the third season of the comedy series The Great this spring. The project about Catherine the Great will return to streaming on May 12.
In the new series, Empress Catherine ( Elle Fanning ) will arrange international contacts, organize meetings with peasants and merchants, and make compromises in the name of a developing Russia. At this time, her husband Peter ( Nicholas Hoult ) will take care of raising children and try to sort out feelings for his father ( Jason Isaacs ).
The show is hosted by Oscar and Emmy nominee Tony McNamara ( The Favorite ). Fanning and Holt are also executive producers on the show.