The Serpent Queen

The Serpent Queen
Genre	Historical drama
Created by	Justin Haythe
Based on	Catherine de Medici: Renaissance Queen of France by Leonie Frieda
Starring	Samantha Morton Amrita Acharia Barry Atsma Enzo Cilenti Sennia Nanua Kiruna Stamell
Composer	Bear McCreary
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	12
Production
Executive producers	Stacie Passon Justin Haythe Francis Lawrence Erwin Stoff
Producer	Nick O'Hagan
Production companies	3 Arts Entertainment Lionsgate Television
Original release
Network	Starz
Release	September 11, 2022 (2022-09-11) – present (present)
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The Serpent Queen is an American historical drama television series about the life of Catherine de' Medici, the 16th century Queen of France, as portrayed by actress Samantha Morton. The series was created by Justin Haythe and is based on the 2004 nonfiction book Catherine de Medici: Renaissance Queen of France by Leonie Frieda. The Serpent Queen premiered on Starz on September 11, 2022. In October 2022, Starz renewed the series for a second season, which premiered on 12 July 2024.