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11/09/2022 Drama 1h 10m
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It feels good to be bad.

Overview

Considered an immigrant, common and plain, Catherine de Medici is married into the 16th century French court as an orphaned teenager expected to bring a fortune in dowry and produce many heirs, only to discover that her husband is in love with an older woman, her dowry is unpaid and she’s unable to concieve. Yet, only with her intelligence and determination, she manages to keep her marriage alive and masters the bloodsport that is the monarchy better than anyone else, ruling France for 50 years.

Top billed cast

  1. Samantha Morton

    Catherine de Medici

  2. Amrita Acharia

    Aabis

  3. Barry Atsma

    Anne de Montmorency

  4. Enzo Cilenti

    Cosimo Ruggeri

  5. Nicholas Burns

    Antoine de Bourbon

  6. Danny Kirrane

    Louis de Bourbon

  7. Liv Hill

    Young Catherine

  8. Sennia Nanua

    Rahima

  9. Kiruna Stamell

    Mathilde

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Current Season

Season 2

 2024 | 8 Episodes

In the second season of "The Serpent Queen," Catherine's rule faces power struggles, conflicts, and betrayals as she seeks unity in France. Her grip on power is tested.

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Reviews

A review by MovieGuys
Written by MovieGuys on 2022-09-19
In spite of superficially, being a tale about 16th century Italian noblewoman Catherine de' Medici, who eventually became a French Queen, looking at this production you might be forgiven for thinking you were at watching a polished historical larper's party, in 21st century woke England.

There's nothing terribly Italian about this series. Its vibe is very Brit down to its boots and sadly, this tends to undermine the presentation of what is supposed to be an Italian historical drama.

Its cause is further weakened by the predictable and tiresome revisionist perspective, it adopts, laden d...read the rest
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Status
Canceled

Original Language
English

Original Name
The Serpent Queen

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