Starz is really in the throes of a period renaissance. In the last few years, the cable channel has featured “Outlander,” “The Spanish Princess,” “The White Queen,” “The White Princess,” and just this month released “Mary & George” starring Julianne Moore (read our review). And now, the queen mother returns this summer.

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In recent years, Starz has built a cottage industry off of the success of “Outlander.” If it’s historical, sexy, and deals with some type of palace intrigue that doesn’t include dragons or elves, there’s a good chance that it’s ending up on Starz. In just the past decade, the network has released “The White Queen,” “The White Princess,” The Spanish Queen,” and “Becoming Elizabeth.” They return to their royal monikers with the Samantha Morton-led “The Serpent Queen.” While the Catherine de Medici series is definitely in the same wheelhouse as those aforementioned series, it’s also a bit more brutal, nastier, and, ultimately, more interesting. 

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HBO‘s “Game Of Thrones” and Netflix‘s “Medici” had its fair share of royal court drama. But George R.R. Martin and Cosimi de Medici have nothing on France’s nefarious Queen Catherine. A Medici herself, stories of Catherine’s ruthless politics live on from the 16th century to today: so much so, that Starz has a new show all about her.

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