Season 1

The Serpent Queen

8 Episodes ★ 5.7 Premiered September 11, 2022

Season Overview

Catherine de' Medici marries into the French court as an orphaned teenager and is expected to bring in a fortune in dowry and produce heirs only to discover that her husband is in love with an older woman and that she cannot conceive children.

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Episodes

EP 1

Medici Bitch

Sep 11, 2022

★ 5.4

Queen Catherine begins to tell the story of her life to Rahima, a servant girl, revealing how she came to enter the French Royal Court at the age of 14.

View Details 49 MIN

EP 2

To War Rather Than to Bed

Sep 18, 2022

★ 5.2

Young Catherine begins to learn how to outwit the royal household in order to secure her future.

View Details 52 MIN

EP 3

The Price

Sep 25, 2022

★ 5.4

Prince Henri returns from war with a new mistress, Filippa, and a baby. Catherine resorts to extreme measures to produce an heir.

View Details 54 MIN

EP 4

A New Era

Oct 2, 2022

★ 5.0

Catherine has become a mother. King Francis suffers a fall from his horse while hunting with Henri and Catherine.

View Details 51 MIN

EP 5

The First Regency

Oct 9, 2022

★ 6.3

King Henri departs to lead an army to defend France and places Catherine in charge as Regent, allowing her to test her powers further. Catherine asks Rahima to search Mary's room for a letter.

View Details 51 MIN

EP 6

The Last Joust

Oct 16, 2022

★ 5.3

Catherine has a dream that predicts that her husband will be wounded while jousting. Catherine and Henri decide that their son Francis should delay his wedding to Mary.

View Details 54 MIN

EP 7

An Attack on the King

Oct 23, 2022

★ 6.5

Mary visits Rahima and recounts her side of the story of life at the Royal Court. Catherine and Mary have conflicting views when it comes to freedom of religion in France.

View Details 48 MIN