HULU RELEASES NEW TRAILER FOR HISTORICAL COMEDY SERIES ON CATHERINE THE GREAT WITH ELLE FANNING, NICHOLAS HOULT. PLUS NEW ITALIAN PERIOD SET SERIES HERESY ON HOLY INQUISITION

     'HERESY' NEW PERIOD SET

TELEVISION SERIES FROM ITALY

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After Medici, Name of the Rose, Luna Nera and Romulus, a new Italian historical TV series has been announced, but this one will be a co-production with the United States. Nucleus Media Rights has hired Butch Kaplan (The Notebook, Fear The Walking Dead) as showrunner on upcoming drama HERESY which will start production on its eight episodes at the end of the year with Rudolf Martin already cast as one of the stars. Created by Mark Melville, the story of the new historical series will revolve around a young woman who fights the Holy Inquisition. The producers promise a daring and innovative new series planned to air in the first quarter of 2021.

     NEW 'THE GREAT' TRAILER

POKES FUN WITH THE EMPRESS

And our suggestion for today on what to watch during the corona virus quarantine (which might easily last till the end of summer) is THE GREAT a new historical comedy series that will start on Hulu May 15th starring Elle

Elle Fanning takes the lead role in this offensive mockery

Fanning as Russian empress Catherine the Great and Nicholas Hoult as her husband Petter III of Russia. Hulu has released a new trailer which you

The Great hits Hulu from May 15th this year

can watch below and tell us what you think. Unlike most other series that depicted the longest reigning Russian monarch, this one will do it with a touch

Nicholas Hoult plays crazy Russian Emperor Peter III

 of comedy incorporating historical facts only occasionally. The mini series will describe the beginnings of their arranged marriage and how, in order to leave

Elle Fanning has been chosen to wear the Russian imperial crown

her mark in history, 'all' she had to do was kill her husband, beat the church, baffle the military, and get the court onside. The ten episode series also stars our dearest Gwilym Lee from Jamestown and Sebastian de Souza from Medici!