Name: The Serpent Queen
Genre: Drama
Released: 2022-09-11
Rating: 3.7

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.

Seasons

Season 1

8 Episodes

2022

E01

Medici Bitch

9/11/2022·49m

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.

E02

To War Rather Than to Bed

9/18/2022·52m

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

E03

The Price

9/25/2022·54m

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

E04

A New Era

10/2/2022·51m

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

E05

The First Regency

10/9/2022·51m

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.

E06

The Last Joust

10/16/2022·54m

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.

E07

An Attack on the King

10/23/2022·48m

Mary visits Rahima and recounts her side of the story of life at the Royal Court. Catherine and Mary have conflicting views when it comes to freedom of religion in France.

E08

A Queen Is Made

10/30/2022·55m

The planned kidnapping of King Francis goes awry but Catherine devises a new plan to allow her control of the country.

Season 2

8 Episodes

2024

E01

Grand Tour

7/12/2024·50m

Catherine aims to unite France under King Charles IX, pushing her agenda of a secular state; the Bourbons present an ambitious trade deal with Protestant England; as tensions rise on the Privy Council, the Guise's plan to reignite religious conflict.

E02

Second Coming

7/19/2024·51m

With peace balanced on a knife's edge, Catherine attempts to calm tensions by allowing the Bourbons to pursue the trade deal with England. Catherine halts the investigation into the Duke of Guise's arson involvement.