The Great creator on swearing, sex and fun violence in 1700s Russia
Tony McNamara's viciously satirical Hulu series \u201cThe Great\u201d follows young Empress Catherine's adventures in her adopted country: 18th century imperial Russia. McNamara\u2019s version is one with a lot of swearing, sex, and violence, and the series is now in production on its third season. As is typical for a streamer, Hulu doesn\u2019t tell McNamara much about who\u2019s watching. But he\u2019s fine with that. \u201cYou sort of assume it\u2019s going well because they renew it,\u201d McNamara says. \u201cBut you're not locked into \u2018what's the ratings this week? What's the data?\u2019 So there\u2019s a freedom in that.\u201d\xa0McNamara talks about his fascination with Catherine the Great,\xa0 working with Hulu, and how he transported a world he originally created for the theater stage to the small screen.