‘The Serpent Queen’ Cast: Photos Of The Catherine De Medici Series

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Elissa Anderson

‘The Serpent Queen’ tells the incredible and often twisted story of Catherine de Medici’s life. See photos of the cast in our gallery now.

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‘The Serpent Queen’

‘The Serpent Queen’ — ‘The Serpent Queen’ is a new STARZ series that focuses on a prolific female figure in French history: Catherine de Medici. Her story unfolds through flashbacks as she defends her actions and imparts the lessons she’s learned to her new servant girl, Rahima. At 14, the young, orphaned Catherine marries into the 16th-century French court. Despite her commoner status, her uncle Pope Clement, has negotiated a large dowry and a geopolitical alliance in return for the union, and with it comes the expectation of many heirs.

However, on her wedding night, Catherine learns that her new husband is in love with Diane de Poitiers, a beautiful lady-in-waiting twice his age. With her future suddenly uncertain and with little hope of conceiving, Catherine must quickly learn who she can trust – both within her personal entourage of courtiers and the members of the royal court – while outmaneuvering anyone who underestimates her determination to survive at any cost. The first season will consist of 8 episodes. Meet the cast in our gallery now.

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Liv Hill

Liv Hill — Liv Hill plays the younger version of Catherine de Medici. Live is known for her role in the BBC miniseries ‘Three Girls.’

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Samantha Morton

Samantha Morton — Samantha Morton plays the adult version of Catherine de Medici. Samantha is a two-time Academy Award nominee.

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Ludivine Sagnier

Ludivine Sagnier — Ludivine Sagnier plays Diane de Poitiers. Ludivine is one of the most prolific French actresses.

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Alex Heath

Alex Heath — Alex Heath plays young Prince Henri. Alex also appears in the series ‘Suspicion.’

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Lee Ingleby

Lee Ingleby — Lee Ingleby plays adult Prince Henri. He notably played Drew Barrymore’s best friend in the cult classic ‘Ever After.’

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Amrita Acharia

Amrita Acharia — Amrita Acharia plays Aabis. She recently appeared in the hit series ‘The Sister.’

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Sennia Nanua

Sennia Nanua — Sennia Nanua plays Rahima. Sennia’s first breakout role was in the film ‘The Girl with All the Gifts.’

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Kiruna Stamell

Kiruna Stamell — Kiruna Stamell plays Mathilde. She was most recently in Jamie Lloyd’s West End production of ‘Cyrano.’

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Charles Dance

Charles Dance — Charles Dance stars as Pope Clement. Charles is best known for playing Tywin Lannister in ‘Game of Thrones.’

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