The Serpent Queen has been cancelled by Starz after two seasons, however a derivative of the historic drama could possibly be within the works to switch it.
Deadline stories that Starz has cancelled The Serpent Queen after two seasons. Nonetheless, the final season of the historic drama sequence did plant the seeds for a derivative sequence, which is seemingly within the works. Extra on that later.
Based mostly on the e-book Catherine de Medici: Renaissance Queen of France by Leonie Frieda, The Serpent Queen stars Samantha Morton as Catherine de Medici, who, towards all odds, turned one of the highly effective and longest-serving rulers in French historical past. The second season, which wrapped up its run in August, concluded with the St. Bartholomew’s Day Bloodbath, which left many hundreds lifeless. There was clearly nonetheless extra story to inform, however Starz executives “in the end felt [the finale] offered a passable conclusion of Catherine’s story for followers.“
Though each seasons of the sequence had been extremely rated (scoring 100% on Rotten Tomatoes), viewership for the second season didn’t fairly attain the degrees Starz had hoped for. That mentioned, Lionsgate had exercised its choices on the solid for a 3rd season, which means that the actors will receives a commission for the unproduced season 3 episodes. Not unhealthy.
Now, about that spinoff. The second season of The Serpent Queen visitor starred Minnie Driver as Queen Elizabeth I, and Deadline’s report states {that a} spinoff revolving round her character is within the works. The Serpent Queen author/govt producer Justin Haythe and govt producer Erwin Stoff are growing the venture. No expertise is hooked up, nevertheless it’s anticipated that Driver would reprise the position.
Starz has aired quite a lot of royal historic dramas over time, together with a number of primarily based on Philippa Gregory’s novels, resembling The White Queen, The White Princess, and The Spanish Princess. I’ll confess that I’ve received a smooth spot for these kind of historic dramas, however I by no means received round to trying out The Serpent Queen. Higher late than by no means, I suppose.
Are there any followers of The Serpent Queen on the market upset to see the sequence get cancelled?
