Catherine is frustrated by the lack of meaningful change in her rule of Russia so far. Seeking to shake the court out of its complacency, she plays a joke on them involving a serf to prove a point, but it gets wildly out of hand with tragic consequences.

The Great Season 2 Episodes...

• s02e01 - Heads It's Me
• s02e02 - Dickhead
• s02e03 - Alone at Last
• s02e04 - The Devil's Lunch
• s02e05 - Animal Instincts
• s02e06 - A Simple Jape
• s02e07 - Stapler
• s02e08 - Five Days
• s02e09 - Walnut Season
• s02e10 - Wedding

The Great Show Summary

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. The series is fictionalised and portrays Catherine in her youth and marriage with Emperor Peter and focuses on the plot tohug her depraved and dangerous husband.