The Great: Season Two - DVD

Sly, comically audacious take on the life of Catherine the Great from screenwriter Tony McNamara offers Elle Fanning in the title role as the 18th-century Prussian royal sent to Russia as prospective bride to the future Peter III (Nicholas Hoult). However, as she comes to recognize the depths of her husband's cruelty-and stupidity-she angles amongst court for alliances in search of the coup to come. Sacha Dhawan, Phoebe Fox, Charity Wakefield, Adam Godley, Douglas Hodge, Belinda Bromilow also star.10 episodes on 4 discs. 8 1/2 hrs. Widescreen; Soundtrack English.

The Great returns in Season Two from Golden Globe and Academy Award nominee Tony McNamara (The Favourite). Catherine takes the throne for her own--but if she thought coup-ing her husband was difficult, it's nothing compared to the realities of liberating a Russia that doesn't want to be. She'll battle her court, her team, even her own mother to bring the Enlightenment to Russia. Two-time Emmy Award-winning actor Gillian Anderson joins s

In Season One, Marie Antoinette emerged as a triumphant Queen of France. Without her mother, she knows she is all alone as she faces both her enemies and any obstacles that await. Now, in Season Two, bigger and stronger enemies are waiting in the wings to destroy her. The higher Marie Antoinette climbs in the estimation of the French people, the greater the threats are against her. At the height of their power, Marie Antoinette and Louis face an unprecedented financial crisis. The incessant attacks of Provence and Chartres against the royal couple stir up the hatred of the nobles while disastrous consequences loom with the Diamond Necklace Affair. From Versailles to the Palais-Royal, the revolt rumbles on. Actors Emilia Schüle;Louis Cunningham. Aurthor Deborah Davis;Louise Ironside;Charlotte Wolf;Andrew Bampfield;Francesca Forristal. Director Edward Bazalgette;Ref Reyntjens.