Gillian Anderson looks perfectly poised in images from the upcoming second season of The Great
Anderson makes her Russian royal debut in the second season of the Hulu comedy

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Gillian Anderon, Elle Fanning in The Great Image: Hulu
The second season of Hulu’s Emmy-nominated “anti-historical” comedy The Great commences soon enough. As a little treat, the streamer has shared a first look at Gillian Anderson in the forthcoming season, where she will play Catherine’s mother, Joanna. The dress details, the perfectly curled wig, and the stern look? She may not rule all of Russia, but she looks like a queen.
After usurping the crown in the first season, Catherine the Great (Elle Fanning) now sets her sight on “liberating” a country that doesn’t want to be liberated. After engaging in a battle of wits with her husband Peter (Nicholas Hoult) last season, she now has to battle her court, her team, and even her own mother in a bid to bring the Age of Enlightenment to Russia.