The Serpent Queen

Name: The Serpent Queen
Genre: Drama
Rating: 7.4

"It feels good to be bad."

★ 7.4 (155 votes)

2022📺 2 Seasons🎞 16 EpisodesTV Series

Drama

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.

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First Aired

2022-09-11

Status

Canceled

Network

STARZ

Seasons

Season 1

8 eps

Season 2

8 eps

Season 1 Episodes

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E1. Medici Bitch

Queen Catherine begins to tell the story of her life to Rahima, a servant girl, revealing how she came to enter the French Royal Court at the age of 14.

★ 5.4

E2. To War Rather Than to Bed

Young Catherine begins to learn how to outwit the royal household in order to secure her future.

★ 5.2

E3. The Price

Prince Henri returns from war with a new mistress, Filippa, and a baby. Catherine resorts to extreme measures to produce an heir.

★ 5.4

E4. A New Era

Catherine has become a mother. King Francis suffers a fall from his horse while hunting with Henri and Catherine.

★ 5.0

E5. The First Regency

King Henri departs to lead an army to defend France and places Catherine in charge as Regent, allowing her to test her powers further. Catherine asks Rahima to search Mary's room for a letter.

★ 6.3

E6. The Last Joust

Catherine has a dream that predicts that her husband will be wounded while jousting. Catherine and Henri decide that their son Francis should delay his wedding to Mary.

★ 5.3