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Starz's The Serpent Queen is a historical drama series directed by Justin Haythe. Based on the non-fiction book Catherine de Medici: Renaissance Queen of France by Leonie Frieda, the series follows the story of a 14-year-old girl called Catherine de' Medici, married into the French Valois court.
Starring Samantha Morton, the series saw the premiere of season 2 in July and has to date seen the release of four episodes. The latest episode was released recently on August 2, following the weekly schedule of the season 2 premiere. The series official synopsis is written as:
"Series based on Leonie Frieda's book "Catherine de Medici: Renaissance Queen of France."
Complete release schedule for Starz's The Serpent Queen season 2
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Season 2 of The Serpent Queen premiered on July 12, 2024. To date, four out of the six episodes have been released, with episode 5 set for a release on August 9, 2024. The full schedule for the entire season 2 can be seen below:
Full cast list of The Serpent Queen season 2
The Serpent Queen season 2 sees all the major actors in season 1 reprise their roles. Samantha Morton leads the cast list as Catherine de' Medici, with the following actors joining her:
- Samantha Morton as Catherine de' Medici
- Amrita Acharia as Aabis
- Ruby Bentall as Angelica
- Alexandre Willaume as Montmorency
- Enzo Cilenti as Cosimo Ruggeri
- Emma McDonald as Rahima
- Nicholas Burns as Antoine de Bourbon
- Beth Goddard as Antoinette de Guise
- Raza Jaffrey as Francois, Duc de Guise
- Danny Kirrane as Louis de Bourbon
- Ray Panthaki as Charles, Cardinal de Guise
- Angus Imrie as Henry of Navarre
- Bill Milner as Charles IX
- Stanley Morgan as the Duke of Anjou
- Philippine Velge as Margot
- Ludivine Sagnier as Diane de Poitiers
- Antonia Clarke as Mary, Queen of Scots
- Steve Furst as Dr. Fernel
- Mikaël Mittelstadt as Matisse
- Isobel Jesper Jones as Edith
- Laura Marcus as Elisabeth
- Scott Folan as Hercule
- Neill Murray as Balsac
- Henry Felix as Lemur
- Alexander Ferrario as Caylus
- Rosalie Craig as Jeanne d'Albret
More about The Serpent Queen season 2
Season 2 of The Serpent Queen has already seen the protagonist, Catherine, make a range of big moves as the empress of France. She initially wanted to unite France under Charles IX in furtherance of her secular agenda but saw the peace of the entire region get affected.
To this, Catherine attempted to broker a trade deal with the Bourbons to maintain peace with England but soon found out that the Duke of Guise had been involved in arson. Furthermore, Catherine also realized England merely viewed her empire as a potential trade destination to exploit, leading to a rebellion in her country. Furthermore, the recently released episode 4 also saw Catherine come up with a mysterious plan to broker peace in the region, which can be expected to be explored in the upcoming episode 5.
Regardless, it is clear fans have a range of interesting developments set to play out in the upcoming episodes, all set to be released according to the schedule mentioned above.
The Serpent Queen initially premieres on Starz but can also be streamed on Prime Video.
