Gillian Anderson to Play Elle Fanning’s Mother in Season 2 of Hulu Series THE GREAT — GeekTyrant

Gillian Anderson (The X-Files, The Crown) has joined the cast of the upcoming second season of The Great at Hulu. She is set to play JOanna, the mother of Elle Fanning’s character, Catherine the Great. The series is created, written, and executive-produced by Oscar and Emmy-nominated writer Tony McNamara, and it’s told in satirical fashion, with historical facts peppered in.

In the series, Joanna is a glamorous socialite from Germany, sometimes also known as the “maestro of marriage” for her abilities to arrange high profile partnerships for her daughters. She has heard rumors of her daughter’s coup and has come to Russia to see it for herself. Though the apple of Catherine’s eye and a doting mother, it soon becomes clear Joanna has more sinister intentions to save her family’s reputation.

Anderson joins Fanning, as well as returning stars Nicholas Hoult, Phoebe Fox, Adam Godley, Gwilym Lee, Charity Wakefield, Douglas Hodge, Sacha Dhawan, Bayo Gbadamosi, and Belinda Bromilow.

Are you looking forward to the second season of The Great?

via: Deadline