Catherine de’ Medici was born a piece on a political chessboard in 1519. Orphaned before she was a month old in her native Italy, this Catholic daughter of a French princess and a Florentine dynast ...

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HollywoodLife spoke EXCLUSIVELY with Samantha, who admitted that what intrigued her the most about Catherine’s story “was the fact that we don’t really know about her. This is a historical figure that ...

In the last week, I’ve been contacted by several friends and colleagues telling me if you type #catherinedemedici in Twitter, a snake emoji automatically appears. Designed to sync with “The Serpent ...

The Serpent Queen's Liv Hill and showrunners opened up about building the world of the (in)famous French queen. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

Hilary Remley is a News Writer at Collider. She is a recent graduate of SUNY Albany. STARZ has just released a new trailer for their upcoming series The Serpent Queen, giving us our first look at the ...

One of the most cunning and devious queens of France was Catherine de Medici. She was said to have been involved in poisonings and murders, expressing little remorse over the deaths she caused. She ...

When contemplating the experience of watching the first five episodes of The Serpent Queen, the newest period drama from Starz, there is one undeniable takeaway: Samantha Morton is a perfect Catherine ...

EXCLUSIVE: After a worldwide talent search, Sennia Nanua has been cast as a lead opposite Samantha Morton in Starz‘s The Serpent Queen, an eight-part period drama about Catherine de Medici, from ...