The Serpent Queen
The first trailer of The Serpent Queen is finally available, the eight-episode television series dedicated to Queen Catherine de ‘Medici and her accession to the throne of France. The series will be released on Starzplay starting September 11. The protagonist of the series will be Samantha Morton, already a winner of a Golden Globe and twice nominated for an Oscar. You can see the trailer and the official poster of the series directly below.
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The Serpent Queen, all we know
The cast includes Colm Meaney (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Tolkien), Kiruna Stamell (The New Pope, Moulin Rouge!), Barry Atsma (The Hitman’s Bodyguard, Bad Banks), Alex Heath (Suspicion, Boiling Point), Amrita Acharia (Game of Thrones.
The Good Karma Hospital), Enzo Cilenti (Free Fire, The Last Tycoon), Antonia Clarke (Anna, Magic in the Moonlight), Adam Garcia (Coyote Ugly, Murder on the Orient Express), Beth Goddard (Manhunt, Des), Raza Jaffrey (Homeland, Code Black), Ray Panthaki (Away, Colette), Nicholas Burns (Emma, Harlots) and Danny Kirrane (Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar’s Revenge, Don’t forget the driver) and Rupert Everett (My Best Friend’s Wedding, Adult Material).
Based on Leonie Frieda’s book Catherine de Medici: Renaissance Queen of France, The Serpent Queen is written and produced by Justin Haythe (Revolutionary Road, Red Sparrow). Stacie Passon (Transparent, Dickinson, Billions) directs multiple episodes, including the first.
The series is produced by Francis Lawrence (the director behind three of the four Hunger Games) and Erwin Stoff (Matrix, 13 Hours, Edge of Tomorrow). The eight-episode series is produced for Starz by Lionsgate Television and 3 Arts Entertainment.