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The Serpent Queen
Season 1
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Series based on Leonie Frieda's book "Catherine de Medici: Renaissance Queen of France."
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Starz
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8 Episodes
Medici Bitch
E1
Medici Bitch
Episode 1
To War Rather Than To Bed
E2
To War Rather Than To Bed
Episode 2
The Price
E3
The Price
Episode 3
A New Era
E4
A New Era
Episode 4
The First Regency
E5
The First Regency
Episode 5
The Last Joust
E6
The Last Joust
Episode 6
An Attack on the King
E7
An Attack on the King
Episode 7
A Queen Is Made
E8
A Queen Is Made
Episode 8
Cast of Season 1
Samantha Morton
Catherine de Medici
Liv Hill
Young Catherine
Amrita Acharia
Aabis
Barry Atsma
Anne de Montmorency
Enzo Cilenti
Cosimo Ruggeri
Sennia Nanua
Rahima
Kiruna Stamell
Mathilde
Nicholas Burns
Antoine de Bourbon
Beth Goddard
Antoinette de Bourbon
Raza Jaffrey
Francis de Guise
Danny Kirrane
Louis de Bourbon
Ray Panthaki
Charles de Lorraine
Season 1 Reviews
TIME Magazine
Cady Lang
Catherine de Medici, one of the most misunderstood monarchs of the 16th century, takes center stage in The Serpent Queen.
TIME Magazine
Judy Berman
It's a delicate balance to strike, but Morton and Hill are both up to it, in a pair of excellent, poker-faced performances that set the tone for the entire cast.
Salon.com
Melanie McFarland
[The Serpent Queen] distinguishes itself by rinsing away the cosmetics of royal etiquette and self-serious machination with bracing wit. Catherine may have been a mean woman, but she devised ways to enjoy herself -- as should we.
Variety
Caroline Framke
Te show as it actually exists doesn't need to try so hard to look different. The straightforward version of Serpent Queen, anchored by two very capable actors and detailing a uniquely fascinating woman's history, is satisfying enough.
Boston Globe
Matthew Gilbert
Samantha Morton, whose career has brought her from strength to strength, is just right for the role. She doesn't telegraph evil and occult so much as she gives us a woman doing what she can to survive in a man's world.
AV Club
Max Gao
For all its minor faults... The Serpent Queen still feels like a worthy successor to the likes of Becoming Elizabeth, The White Princess, and The Spanish Princess, carrying on Starz's legacy of lavish period pieces told through a more modern lens.
RogerEbert.com
Clint Worthington
When Morton slinks on screen in her dark gowns and arched eyebrows, it's easy to lose yourself in her enveloping, constricting grip.
Yahoo! Movies
Martin Carr
The Serpent Queen is a pithy period piece featuring Samantha Morton as Catherine de Medici, as she rises through the ranks of French aristocracy to become Queen.
The Mary Sue
Princess Weekes
The Serpent Queen, much like The Borgias, manages to play with historical accuracy and villainy of the figures while also highlighting their humanity. You can root for them, but you don't have to agree with their actions.
The Playlist
Christian Gallichio
While it definitely shares a kinship with Starz's other Tudor-centric series, Morton's knowingly malevolent portrayal, alongside Hill, spices up the proceedings just enough to elicit interest.
Common Sense Media
Diondra K. Brown
Queen's sinister nature comes to life; sex and violence.
Tell-Tale TV
Melody McCune
In a series of this nature, it would be easy to overact, to feed into the innate drama of it all. However, Morton is a pro, and she maintains a seamless groundedness, holding us captive in Catherine's unwavering resolve.
Decider
Joel Keller
The Serpent Queen has just enough irreverence to make what could have been a boring period story a lot more interesting, emphasizing Catherine de' Medici's cunning over being prim and proper.
The Spool
Beau North
It's the women who truly carry The Serpent Queen.
Collider
Chase Hutchinson
... The Serpent Queen proves to be more than worth getting wrapped up in, with the story only luring us in - much like the snake in its title.
Paste Magazine
Lacy Baugher
At the end of the day, this is Samantha Morton's world, and we're all just living in it. I, for one, am very okay with that.
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Rob Owen
The often darkly humorous Serpent Queen was adapted as a series by writer Justin Haythe ("Revolutionary Road), who avoids a frequent pitfall of period dramas which is to make them dull as dirt.
TV Guide
Liam Mathews
The visual beauty is an ironic counterpoint to the ugliness of the story, which is full of revenge, backstabbing, and cruelty.
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