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form y separately published work icon The Great series - publisher   film/TV  
Adaptation of The Great Tony McNamara , 2008 single work drama
Issue Details: First known date: 2020... 2020 The Great
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'The Great is a satirical, comedic drama about the rise of Catherine the Great from outsider to the longest reigning female ruler in Russia's history. Season One is a fictionalized, fun and anachronistic story of an idealistic, romantic young girl who arrives in Russia for an arranged marriage to the mercurial Emperor Peter. Hoping for love and sunshine, she finds instead a dangerous, depraved, backward world that she resolves to change. All she has to do is kill her husband, defeat the church, baffle the military and get the court on her side. Incorporating historical facts occasionally, the series stars Elle Fanning as Catherine, Nicholas Hoult, Phoebe Fox, Adam Godley, Gwilym Lee, Charity Wakefield, Douglas Hodge, Sacha Dhawan, Sebastian de Souza, Bayo Gbadamosi, Belinda Bromilow and Richard Pyros.' (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_(miniseries)

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form y separately published work icon A Pox on Hope Tony McNamara , Gretel Vella , Australia United Kingdom (UK) : Echo Lake Entertainment Macgowan and Beneficiary Films Media Rights Capital , 2020 23332743 2020 single work film/TV Australia United Kingdom (UK) : Echo Lake Entertainment Macgowan and Beneficiary Films Media Rights Capital , 2020
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form y separately published work icon The Beaver's Nose Tony McNamara , Australia United Kingdom (UK) : Echo Lake Entertainment Macgowan and Beneficiary Films Media Rights Capital , 2020 23332809 2020 single work film/TV Australia United Kingdom (UK) : Echo Lake Entertainment Macgowan and Beneficiary Films Media Rights Capital , 2020
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form y separately published work icon Ice Tony McNamara , Australia United Kingdom (UK) : Thruline Entertainment Echo Lake Entertainment Macgowan and Beneficiary Films Media Rights Capital , 2023 27437731 2023 single work film/TV Australia United Kingdom (UK) : Thruline Entertainment Echo Lake Entertainment Macgowan and Beneficiary Films Media Rights Capital , 2023

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Hulu’s The Great Depicts Her as Humorous and Vulgar – The Real Catherine the Great Is Perhaps Even More Interesting Darius von Guttner Sporzynski , 2023 single work essay
— Appears in: The Conversation , 23 May 2023;
Oscar-Nominated Screenwriter Tony McNamara Evan Williams , 2020 single work column
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 13-19 June 2020;

'Before becoming a playwright, screenwriter and showrunner, Tony McNamara was a stockbroker who had failed year 11 English. Now, after being nominated for an Oscar for The Favourite, he brings his acerbic dialogue and honest storytelling to his new TV series, The Great. “I saw a lot of Pinter, a lot of Mamet, Caryl Churchill … I was struck by how visceral it was, how you could get a rhythm going that really carries an audience along.” By Evan Williams.'

Hulu's The Great Is an 'occasionally True Story'. So How Did Catherine the Great Come to Power? Emily Sakzewski , 2020 single work column
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , May 2020;
Hulu's The Great Is an 'occasionally True Story'. So How Did Catherine the Great Come to Power? Emily Sakzewski , 2020 single work column
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , May 2020;
Oscar-Nominated Screenwriter Tony McNamara Evan Williams , 2020 single work column
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 13-19 June 2020;

'Before becoming a playwright, screenwriter and showrunner, Tony McNamara was a stockbroker who had failed year 11 English. Now, after being nominated for an Oscar for The Favourite, he brings his acerbic dialogue and honest storytelling to his new TV series, The Great. “I saw a lot of Pinter, a lot of Mamet, Caryl Churchill … I was struck by how visceral it was, how you could get a rhythm going that really carries an audience along.” By Evan Williams.'

Hulu’s The Great Depicts Her as Humorous and Vulgar – The Real Catherine the Great Is Perhaps Even More Interesting Darius von Guttner Sporzynski , 2023 single work essay
— Appears in: The Conversation , 23 May 2023;
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