Starz will deliver us extra of The Serpent Queen. Per Variety, it has been introduced that the collection has been formally renewed for season 2. The announcement comes simply days forward of the present’s season 1 finale, which can arrive on Oct. 30. Starz’s president of unique programming, Kathryn Busby, additionally launched the next assertion addressing the renewal.
“The Serpent Queen is distinctly modern, darkly comedic, and completely unexpected,” Busby said. “Catherine De Medici’s story is the perfect complement to our female-forward slate, and Samantha Morton’s brilliant portrayal of this ruthless, charming, and savvy queen anchors the whole production. We’re thrilled to unveil more of her incredible life and reign in season two, which promises to be even more provocative and sublime.”
Following the lifetime of Catherine de Medici, the Queen of France within the sixteenth century, The Serpent Queen was created by Justin Haythe and primarily based on the Leonie Frieda ebook Catherine de Medici: Renaissance Queen of France. The collection stars Samantha Morton because the titular queen with the solid additionally together with Amrita Acharia, Barry Atsma, Enzo Cilenti, Sennia Nanua, Colm Meaney, Kiruna Stamell, and Nicholas Burns. Liv Hill can be featured as a youthful model of Morton’s Queen Catherine.
Catherine Is Not One-Dimensional
There are many layers to Catherine in The Serpent Queen, and he or she’s not a clear-cut hero or villain, serving extra as an anti-hero. These qualities make Catherine a bit extra human and much more “fashionable,” in response to the present’s artistic group.
“Really, Catherine’s story dictated how to tell it because once you delve into her story, for me, the immediate discovery was how modern she is,” creator Justin Haythe informed FilmWeb in an unique interview. “Catherine was truly unique. I couldn’t think of a great anti-hero in period shows that happened to be a woman. And for that to work, I think the essential question had to be: is this an evil person who is capable of moments of goodness? Or is this a really good person who’s willing to do evil things to survive?”
On why Morton was excellent for this position in some ways, Haythe added, “Samantha is extremely direct and extremely sensible. And from that sensible standpoint, she’s all the time proper. When she comes on a set and sees one thing otherwise you’d be standing subsequent to her in a hallway ready to go to a set, she may flip to you and say, ‘You know, there should be more smoke marks behind this candle.’ And in fact, she’s proper. Those are the eyes she has.”