The Serpent Queen has been cancelled by Starz after two seasons, however a by-product of the historic drama may very well be within the works to switch it.

Deadline studies that Starz has cancelled The Serpent Queen after two seasons. However, the final season of the historic drama collection did plant the seeds for a by-product collection, which is outwardly within the works. More on that later.

Based on the ebook Catherine de Medici: Renaissance Queen of France by Leonie Frieda, The Serpent Queen stars Samantha Morton as Catherine de Medici, who, in opposition to all odds, grew to become one of the vital 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 Massacre, 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.“

Although each seasons of the collection have 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 forged for a 3rd season, that 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 creating the undertaking. No expertise is connected, but it surely’s anticipated that Driver would reprise the function.

Starz has aired various royal historic dramas through the years, 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 obtained a tender spot for these kinds of historic dramas, however I by no means obtained round to trying out The Serpent Queen. Better late than by no means, I suppose.

Are there any followers of The Serpent Queen on the market upset to see the collection get cancelled?