LIONSGATE+ announced that original series The Serpent Queen will return for an eight-episode second season with Golden Globe winner Samantha Morton starring as ruthless ruler Catherine de Medici. News of the renewal comes ahead of the series’ season one finale airing this Sunday, October 30, on LIONSGATE+.
Historical drama The Serpent Queen tells the tale of Catherine de Medici (Morton), who against all odds, became one of the most powerful and longest-serving rulers in French history. The series begins when 14-year-old, orphaned Catherine marries into the 16th-century French court. With her future uncertain, she must quickly learn whom she can trust, while outmaneuvering anyone who underestimates her determination to survive at any cost.
The Serpent Queen is based on the book Catherine de Medici: Renaissance Queen of France by Leonie Frieda and is from writer and executive producer Justin Haythe (Revolutionary Road, Red Sparrow, The Lone Ranger). The series is executive produced by Francis Lawrence (The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2) and Erwin Stoff (The Matrix, 13 Hours, Edge of Tomorrow).
The series is produced for LIONSGATE+ by Lionsgate Television and 3 Arts Entertainment.
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