Samantha Morton is ready to rule in an exclusive clip from The Serpent Queen's finale
Samantha Morton shines in her role as Queen Catherine de' Medici in Starz's period drama The Serpent Queen
Samantha Morton’s iconic career spans leading roles in Emma and Jane Eyre in the ‘90s to the villainous Alpha on The Walking Dead. The actor, who dissected some of her performances for The A.V. Club recently, returns to her period genre roots in Starz’s newest adventure, The Serpent Queen. Created by Justin Haythe, the entertaining series dramatizes the rise and reign of Queen Catherine de’ Mici, played to sardonic perfection by Morton.
Catherine marries Prince Henri as a teenager, expected to bring dowry and produce heirs as she joins the French court. However, she uses her wits and learns the political power game, using it to rule the country for 30 years eventually. As The Serpent Queen kicks off, Catherine narrates her life story to a servant named Rahima (Sennia Nanua), with both of them going through their own ups and downs in the process.