The Serpent Queen

Synopsis

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.

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Top of the call sheet

• 
  Samantha Morton
  as Catherine de Medici
• 
  Amrita Acharia
  as Aabis
• 
  Barry Atsma
  as Anne de Montmorency
• 
  Enzo Cilenti
  as Cosimo Ruggeri
• 
  Nicholas Burns
  as Antoine de Bourbon
• 
  Danny Kirrane
  as Louis de Bourbon

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