The Serpent Queen: Trailer, certificate and where to watch
Samantha Morton stars as the serpentine Catherine de Medici
Year: 2022-
Certificate: 15
This lavish drama tells the story of a queen who had a huge impact on history. Catherine de Medici, the infamous 16th-century Queen of France, earned her serpentine nickname through a predilection for poisoning her rivals, and was the inspiration for the Evil Queen in Snow White; she also popularised high heels and was instrumental in the development of ballet.
Her ruthless scheming might have secured her position as the most powerful woman in Europe, but this eight-part series depicts Catherine in a very different light - that of a vulnerable woman, abandoned and abused in childhood, who used every weapon in her armoury to survive at a time when France was riven by civil war.
Samantha Morton is mesmerising as the sinister queen in a drama that tells her story with a modern spin and a sly humour, with a rock music soundtrack and Fleabag-style winks to the camera. (Two series)
