{"id":34890,"date":"2023-07-14T12:47:46","date_gmt":"2023-07-14T10:47:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1858826"},"modified":"2023-07-14T21:57:09","modified_gmt":"2023-07-14T19:57:09","slug":"the-great-star-explains-why-season-3-totally-felt-different","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/the-great-star-explains-why-season-3-totally-felt-different\/","title":{"rendered":"The Great star explains why season 3 \u201ctotally felt different\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> &#8220;It&#8217;s really deep and profound.&#8221; <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Abby Robinson\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Friday, 14 July 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>The Great has finally returned to UK screens for its third outing and star Gwilym Lee, who plays Peter\u2019s closest confidant <span class=\"&quot;s1&quot;\">Grigor, has said it \u201c<\/span>totally felt like a different season\u201d when he first read the scripts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSeason 2 ends with Katherine trying to kill her husband but quite awkwardly, she kills his <span class=\"&quot;s1&quot;\">doppelg\u00e4nger, <\/span>which Peter witnesses, so that\u2019s quite a tricky thing to come back from,\u201d he explained to <a href=\"\/\/RadioTimes.com&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">RadioTimes.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd it\u2019s fun seeing them explore their relationship, how to bring that back because what they realise is ultimately, through all the highs and lows they\u2019ve been through, they love each other.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd to begin with, Grigor finds that unbearable and impossible to believe. But his journey through this season is accepting that actually, his best friend does love Catherine and actually, he needs to get behind that, and he does support him, so it\u2019s a very emotional season. It\u2019s a very human, heartfelt, poignant season, whereas previous seasons have been about politics and religion and society at that time.\u201d<\/p> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove\" embed=\"\"> <div class=\"&quot;embed__intrinsic&quot;\"> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove__player\" vjs-playlist-player-container=\"\"> <video data-video-id=\"&quot;6330685812112&quot;\" data-account=\"&quot;69912529001&quot;\" data-player=\"&quot;ByeOf0VZEl&quot;\" data-embed=\"&quot;default&quot;\" data-application-id=\"\" controls=\"\" class=\"&quot;video-js&quot;\"\/><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script src=\"&quot;\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/ByeOf0VZEl_default\/index.min.js&quot;\"\/><p>He added: \u201cThis feels so much about the individuals, about their relationships with each other and the unravelling of that when things go wrong, when the unexpected happens.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But Lee went on to say that while season 3 is \u201creally deep and profound, that isn\u2019t to say it\u2019s not hilarious and very funny\u201d.<\/p>\n<h4>Read more:<\/h4>\n<ul><li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/grantchester-tom-brittney-exit-replacement-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Grantchester\u2019s Tom Brittney to leave role as replacement is announced<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"&quot;heading-1&quot;\"><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/sixth-commandment-anne-reid-evil-plain-sight-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">The Sixth Commandment\u2019s Anne Reid says it explores \u201cevil hiding in plain sight\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><p>Here\u2019s the official logline for <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/comedy\/the-great-season-3-lionsgate-watch-uk\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">The Great<\/a> season 3:<\/p>\n<p class=\"&quot;p1&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;s1&quot;\">\u201cCatherine (Elle Fanning) and Peter (Nicholas Hoult) attempt to make their marriage work after some seemingly insurmountable problems. Peter witnessed his own attempted murder at Catherine\u2019s hands and she also imprisoned all of his friends.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"&quot;p1&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;s1&quot;\">\u201cOn top of this, Peter is at a loose end playing First Husband to Catherine\u2019s reign, so he busies himself with fathering, hunting and salty culinary ventures. <\/span><span class=\"&quot;s1&quot;\">But they\u2019re not enough to keep him contented as visions of his late father (Jason Isaacs) get in his head about his failures as Peter the Great\u2019s son.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"&quot;p1&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;s1&quot;\">\u201cCatherine the Great starts making a name for herself beyond her borders and inspired by a visit from the US ambassador, sets up a conference where peasants, nobles and merchants can all give their input on developing a new Russia. She learns that even the best political leaders sometimes need to make compromises in order to progress.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--aspect=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/greatthes32023firstlook01-d6da494.jpeg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=298%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/greatthes32023firstlook01-d6da494.jpeg?quality=90&amp;resize=298%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/greatthes32023firstlook01-d6da494.jpeg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=354%2C236,\" 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class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> Nicholas Hoult and Elle Fanning in The Great.<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>Christian Black\/Hulu<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p>As for the future of the show, Lee said the cast are \u201cwaiting to hear\u201d, but he does feel quietly confident about season 4\u2019s chances.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s still only fairly recently that it went out in the States,\u201d he said. \u201cEven when we\u2019ve been recommissioned in the past, we\u2019ve never been picked up this quickly, so there\u2019s hope and intention. We\u2019d all love to do more.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe reality is Catherine reigned for 30-odd years in Russia and took Russia into the modern era, so there\u2019s so much more story to tell.\u201d<\/p> <p><strong>The Great season 3 premieres on Lionsgate+ today (Friday 14th July), with episodes being released every Friday \u2013 <a href=\"\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/video\/offers?ie=UTF8&amp;benefitId=starzplay&amp;tag=radtim0b-21&amp;ascsubtag=radiotimes-0&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;sponsored&quot; noopener noreferrer\" data-geniuslink=\"&quot;https:\/\/buy.geni.us\/Proxy.ashx?TSID=114542&amp;GR_URL=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.co.uk%2Fgp%2Fvideo%2Foffers%3Fie%3DUTF8%26benefitId%3Dstarzplay%26tag%3Dradtim0b-21%26ascsubtag%3Dradiotimes-1846284&amp;dtb=1&quot;\">sign up to Lionsgate+ through Amazon Prime Video here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>If you\u2019re looking for more to watch, check out our\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\"><strong>TV Guide<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/&quot;\"><strong>Streaming Guide<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0or visit our\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/&quot;\"><strong>Drama<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0hub for more news and features.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Try Radio Times magazine today and get 12 issues for only \u00a31 with delivery to your home \u2013\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article&quot;\"><strong>subscribe now<\/strong><\/a><strong>. 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