The Great CANCELED after three seasons: Hulu pulls plug on historical drama starring Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hoult

The Great – starring Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hoult- has been canceled after three seasons, DailyMail.com can confirm.

The show, which first premiered in 2020, was set in 18th century Russia during the time of Catherine the Great (played by Fanning) with Hoult playing her husband Peter III of Russia.

It is unknown why the show has been axed.  DailyMail.com has contacted a representative for Hulu for comment.

Season three premiered in May and saw Peter  tries to make his marriage to Catherine work, after she tried have him killed at the end of last season.

Meanwhile, Catherine becomes inspired to reform her country after she gets a visit from the ambassador of the newly independent United States. But she discovers learning to compromise is not easy. 

The show, which first premiered in 2020, was set in 18th century Russia during the time of Catherine the Great (played by Fanning) with Hoult playing Peter III of Russia 

Peter finds it hard to keep himself occupied, since Catherine managed to jail all his friend at the end of last season.

He takes to hunting, cooking and fathering more children, but is haunted by the memory of his father, Peter the Great, and fears he will become a failure.

Created and written by Tony McNamara, The Great also stars Belinda Bromilow (Packed to the Rafters), Phoebe Fox (The Aeronauts) and Adam Godley (Breaking Bad).

The ensemble cast includes Gwilym Lee (Bohemian Rhapsody), Charity Wakefield (Wolf Hall), Douglas Hodge (Joker), and Sacha Dhawan and Bayo Gbadamosi (Doctor Who).

Both Fanning, 24, and Hoult, 34, were nominated for Emmys in 2022 for their performances in The Great.

Fanning rose to fame as a child actor in films like The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. She later won acclaim for the controversial series The Girl from Plainville.