‘The Serpent Queen’ Season 2
Starz’s best historic antiheroine is finally back! The Serpent Queen Season 2 takes us back into the Machiavellian mind of Catherine de’ Medici (Samantha Morton) as she tackles one of the most tumultuous times in French history. Fans will remember that in Season 1, Catherine was able to seize power as Queen Regent, strategically keeping the Catholic Guises and Protestant Bourbons on a short leash. However, now, ten years have passed. Her son, Charles IX (Bill Milner), is finally of age. The Protestants have a prophet pitting the lower classes against their Catholic rulers. Oh, and Queen Elizabeth I (Minnie Driver) is angling to advance her own cause in Europe. How can Catherine keep it together? Through ruthlessness, black magic, and many instances of breaking the fourth wall. The Serpent Queen is as dark and decadent as ever before.