Justin Haythe, who has worked on the book-based film Revolutionary Road, will write and executive produce the eight-episode series. Francis Lawrence and Erwin Stoff will be executive producers while Stacie Passon will direct several episodes of The Serpent Queen.
Starz by Lionsgate Television and 3 Arts Entertainment will produced The Serpent Queen.
Here is the goodreads synopsis of Catherine de Medici: Renaissance Queen of France:
Poisoner, despot, necromancer -- the dark legend of Catherine de Medici is centuries old. In this critically hailed biography, Leonie Frieda reclaims the story of this unjustly maligned queen to reveal a skilled ruler battling extraordinary political and personal odds -- from a troubled childhood in Florence to her marriage to Henry, son of King Francis I of France; from her transformation of French culture to her fight to protect her throne and her sons' birthright. Based on thousands of private letters, it is a remarkable account of one of the most influential women ever to wear a crown.
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