The Camera Never Lies by Elizabeth Goddard

George Jaques as Francis II, Catherine's eldest son by Henri.Alex Heath as the younger Henri, the Duke of Orleans and second son of King Francis, who marries Catherine.Gemma Dobson as Nathalie, a kitchen servant.Naomi Battrick as Anne d'Etampes, one of Francis I's mistresses.Ruby Bentall as Angelica, daughter of a famed perfumier who accompanies Catherine to France.Navid Negahban as Claude, Duke de Guise, the third member of the privy council.Paul Chahidi as Charles de Bourbon, another member of the privy council.Ludivine Sagnier as Diane de Poitiers, Henri's older mistress.

Ray Panthaki as Charles, Cardinal de Guise, the Duc de Guise's younger brother.

Danny Kirrane as Louis de Bourbon, Antoine's younger brother.

Raza Jaffrey as Francois, Duc de Guise, elder son of Claude de Guise.

Beth Goddard as Antoinette de Guise, Claude's wife and the mother of Francois and Charles.

Nicholas Burns as Antoine de Bourbon, elder son of Charles de Bourbon.

Kiruna Stamell as Mathilde, Catherine's dwarf maid.

Sennia Nanua as Rahima, Catherine's new maid.

Enzo Cilenti as Cosimo Ruggeri, an Italian fortune teller brought to France by Catherine.

Barry Atsma as Montmorency, a member of King Francis's privy council.

Amrita Acharia as Aabis, a Romani woman who is part of young Catherine's entourage.

Liv Hill as the younger Catherine, Duchessina of Urbino.

Samantha Morton as Catherine de' Medici, Queen of France.

Despite many challenges, a lifetime of clever political maneuvering allows her to rule France as queen for 30 years.Ĭast and characters Main The series follows the story of Catherine de' Medici, who marries into the French Valois court as a fourteen year-old teenager expected to bring in a fortune in dowry and produce heirs. Starz renewed the series for a second season on October 27, 2022. The Serpent Queen premiered on Starz network on September 11, 2022. 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 is an American period drama television series about the life of Catherine de' Medici, the 16th century Queen of France, as portrayed by actress Samantha Morton.

The Camera Never Lies by Elizabeth Goddard