Popsugar Entertainment The Great The Great Cast in and Out of Costume Pictures See How Different the Cast of The Great Look Out of Costume 4 January 2021 by Kristin Harris First Published: 9 December 2020 Image Source: Hulu The latest period-piece comedic drama has arrived with Channel 4's new series The Great, a loose take on the rise of Catherine the Great, the longest reigning female ruler of Russia. In true 18th-century fashion, it features an epic array of beautiful, dramatic costumes. From the elaborate gowns to the ostentatious wigs, it's no surprise that some of the stars — including Elle Fanning as Catherine and Nicholas Hoult as her husband, Peter the III of Russia — look especially different off screen. If you too are wondering just how dramatic those transformations are, keep reading to see their side-by-side comparisons. Related: Excited About Hulu's The Great? Check Out These 8 Shows With Badass Royal Women Elle Fanning as Catherine on The Great Image Sources: Hulu and Getty Images / Andreas Rentz 1 / 9 Nicholas Hoult as Peter on The Great Image Sources: Hulu and Getty Images / Vera Anderson 2 / 9 Phoebe Fox as Marial on The Great Image Sources: Hulu and Getty Images / Mike Marsland 3 / 9 Adam Godley as Archbishop on The Great Image Sources: Hulu and Getty Images / David Benett 4 / 9 Gwilym Lee as Grigor on The Great Image Sources: Hulu and Getty Images / David Benett 5 / 9 Charity Wakefield as Georgina on The Great Image Sources: Hulu and Getty Images / David Benett 6 / 9 Sebastian de Souza as Leo on The Great Image Sources: Hulu and Getty Images / David Benett 7 / 9 Sacha Dhawan as Orlov on The Great Image Sources: Hulu and Getty Images / David Benett 8 / 9 Douglas Hodge as Velementov on The Great Image Sources: Hulu and Getty Images / Karwai Tang 9 / 9 The GreatChannel 4Elle FanningNicholas HoultTV