The Great (2020)

Name: The Great
Released: 2020
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Elle Fanning, Nicholas Hoult, Phoebe Fox, Gwilym Lee, Adam Godley

TV-MA 7.5/10 IMDb

Drama Comedy

A genre-bending, anti-historical ride through 18th century Russia following the rise of Catherine the Nothing to Catherine the Great and her explosive relationship with husband Peter, the emperor of Russia.

Creator: Tony McNamara

Cast: Elle Fanning, Nicholas Hoult, Phoebe Fox, Gwilym Lee, Adam Godley

Content Warnings

Identity & Discrimination

Religious persecution

Mental Health & Emotional

Death of a child (referenced)Death of a parent Grief / bereavement (major focus) Miscarriage / pregnancy loss / stillbirth Suicide (discussed or ideation)

Other

Forced marriage Gaslighting / emotional manipulation Infidelity War / combat

Phobias & Sensory

Blood / medical gore

Sexual Content

Explicit sexual content / nudity Sexual coercion / non-consensual situations

Substance Use

Alcohol abuse (depicted)

Violence & Physical Harm

Animal cruelty / animal death Domestic violence / intimate partner abuse Gore / graphic violence Gun violence Sexual assault / rape Slavery / forced labor Torture

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Does It Get Worse?

Stays Consistent Content intensity remains similar across seasons.

14 series-wide warnings apply across all seasons.

Season 1 12 warnings

Avg severity:(3.5)

Miscarriage / pregnancy loss / stillbirthGaslighting / emotional manipulationInfidelityWar / combatBlood / medical goreExplicit sexual content / nuditySexual coercion / non-consensual situationsAnimal cruelty / animal deathDomestic violence / intimate partner abuseGore / graphic violenceGun violenceTorture

Season 2 12 warnings

Avg severity:(3.6)

Religious persecutionMiscarriage / pregnancy loss / stillbirthGaslighting / emotional manipulationInfidelityWar / combatBlood / medical goreExplicit sexual content / nuditySexual coercion / non-consensual situationsAnimal cruelty / animal deathDomestic violence / intimate partner abuseGore / graphic violenceTorture

Season 3 12 warnings

Avg severity:(3.6)

Religious persecutionDeath of a parentGrief / bereavement (major focus)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationInfidelityWar / combatBlood / medical goreExplicit sexual content / nudityAnimal cruelty / animal deathDomestic violence / intimate partner abuseGore / graphic violenceTorture