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Dangerous Liaisons
In recent years, premium cable network Starz has become a force to be reckoned with in the female-fronted genre space. One of the few networks that seem not only willing but eager to make content aimed squarely at the interests of female viewers, the result has been an embarrassment
The Serpent Queen
The excitement at the end of last week's episode, it turns out, wasn't because of a death. Catherine fooled us into expecting a poisoning, but it was an explosion in the kitchen. The cook, who loaded the tampered bread pan into the oven, is injured, and
The Serpent Queen
At the beginning of this week's episode, The Serpent Queen reveals Rahima has been appointed personal maid to Catherine de Medici, a significant rise in status and salary, new clothes, and more opportunities to learn deadly secrets. It appears the Queen tolerates her company, despite knowing she stole
The Serpent Queen
Starz once again delivers its fearlessly anachronistic brand of history in The Serpent Queen, directed by Stacie Passon (Dickinson) and written by Justin Haythe (Revolutionary Road). Was Catherine of Medici a monster or a damaged child? Was she reviled for not conforming to gender norms of the 16th century, a
Dangerous Liaisons
Starz may not have another Phillipa Gregory adaptation coming anytime soon, but the network isn't letting go of its premium-cable period-piece mantle anytime soon. Between Becoming Elizabeth and The Serpent Queen, there is plenty of historical royalty and female rulers. Plus, the channel has finally set
The Serpent Queen
Generally speaking, history isn't terribly kind to powerful women. Part of the reason for that is that history is almost always written by men, but it's also because for a large part of our time on this planet women have been as unnatural for wanting more
The Serpent Queen
Cable network Starz is the period drama fan's gift that keeps on giving. The network, widely known for its love of period stories about fierce historical women, is currently airing Becoming Elizabeth, a story about the famous Tudor queen's occasionally scandalous younger years. But that'
Becoming Elizabeth
As we celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of the second English queen named Elizabeth, it's worth asking ourselves why, nearly 500 years after her reign began, we as a culture are still so fascinated by the first. Perhaps it's because Elizabeth Tudor represents so much that we
Outlander
Premium cable network Starz is reportedly working on a prequel series based on its megapopular period romance series Outlander. The drama, which is about to kick off its sixth season, is based on author Diana Gabaldon's bestselling series of novels of the same name and has been one
Becoming Elizabeth
Starz has gained a reputation for quality female-focused historical dramas in recent years thanks to their successful series The White Queen, The White Princess, and The Spanish Princess. But while those shows were focused on the lives of some of the lesser-known---or at least less frequently appreciated
Dangerous Liaisons
Cable network Starz has announced the cast for its upcoming Dangerous Liaisons prequel, a series that aims to tell the origin stories of the characters at the heart of the 1998 Academy Award-winning film starring Glenn Close and John Malkovich. According to Starz, this new Dangerous Liaisons is a
The Serpent Queen
Cable network Starz announced a few weeks ago that former Harlots star Samantha Morton would lead their new series The Serpent Queen, an eight-part drama about the life of the infamous French queen Catherine de Medici. This week, they announced the actors who would join her, casting ten names