Oscar nominee Minnie Driver (Good Will Hunting) has joined the cast of Starz’s The Serpent Queen season two as ‘Virgin Queen’ Elizabeth I. Driver’s will be a recurring role, while Angus Imrie (Fleabag), Emma McDonald (Moonhaven), Stanley Morgan (The Sandman), and Philippine Velge (Station Eleven) have come on board as series regulars.
Season two will also include new recurring characters played by Rosalie Craig (1899), Isobel Jesper Jones (The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes), Bill Milner (Son of Rambow), Ashley Thomas (Them), and Alexandre Willaume (The Wheel of Time).
Samantha Morton returns to lead the cast as Catherine de Medici in the period drama based on Leonia Frieda’s Catherine de Medici: Renaissance Queen of France. Justin Haythe (Revolutionary Road) writes and executive produces the series, with Francis Lawrence (The Hunger Games Franchise) and Erwin Stoff (Edge of Tomorrow) also serving as executive producers.
Starz released the following descriptions of new season two characters:
- Minnie Driver joins as “Elizabeth I” the infamous ‘Virgin Queen.’ Elizabeth goes toe-to-toe with Catherine and is a woman of style, wit, and experience.
- Angus Imrie joins as “Henry IV” the son of Antoine de Bourbon and Jeanne d’Albret, he appears uncivilized, to the unobservant observer but in reality, he is quite an intellect.
- Emma McDonald joins as “Rahima” who viewers first met in season one. Rahima has grown in wit and confidence and now has assumed an important position in Catherine’s life.
- Stanley Morgan joins as “Anjou” the younger brother of King Charles, who is non-conforming and capable of disruptive violence.
- Philippine Velge joins as “Margot” Catherine’s eldest daughter, who is her polar opposite. Incredibly charming, liked by all and seeks the truth.
- Rosalie Craig joins as “Jeanne d’Albret” the self-righteous and disapproving wife of Antonie de Bourbon.
- Isobel Jesper Jones joins as “Edith,” a protestant preacher to a group of loyal followers.
- Bill Milner joins as “King Charles IX” the oldest son of Catherine de Medici, and the now King of France. Not a boy, but not quite a man, he is anxious to play king and get it right.
- Ashley Thomas joins as “Alessandro de Medici” a man possessed with great charisma and beauty and is the object of desire.
- Alexandre Willaume joins as “Montmorency” the wise and humorless Constable General of France. He is a loyal and serious servant of the king.
Season two will premiere on Starz later this year.
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