The Great

The character of Orlo appears to be loosely based on the similarly named real-life figure Grigory Orlov, who led the coup that overthrew Peter.

During the show there are songs performed in Russian language that have nothing to do with the historic period depicted in the show. An example of it is a children's choir singing a patriotic song about the Red Army during the dinner with the ambassador of Sweden. The Red Army did not exist until 1918, a year after the Russian Revolution. Another song featured in the show was about the fight of Soviet people against the Naazi Germany during the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945) and has been widely popular in the war-torn former USSR.

Featured in The 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards (2020)