7.8/10537 votes#1 - Medici Bitch
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/11/2022
Queen Catherine begins to tell the story of her life to Rahima, a servant girl, revealing how she came to enter the French Royal Court at the age of 14.
Director: Stacie Passon
Writer: Justin Haythe
7.9/10416 votes#2 - To War Rather Than To Bed
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/18/2022
Young Catherine begins to learn how to outwit the royal household in order to secure her future.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.9/10360 votes#3 - The Price
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/25/2022
Prince Henri returns from war with a new mistress, Filippa, and a baby. Catherine resorts to extreme measures to produce an heir.
Director: N/A
Writer: Elizabeth Chakkappan
7.6/10338 votes#4 - A New Era
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/2/2022
Catherine has become a mother. King Francis suffers a fall from his horse while hunting with Henri and Catherine.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.9/10312 votes#5 - The First Regency
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/9/2022
King Henri departs to lead an army to defend France and places Catherine in charge as Regent, allowing her to test her powers further. Catherine asks Rahima to search Mary's room for a letter.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/10302 votes#6 - The Last Joust
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/16/2022
Catherine has a dream that predicts that her husband will be wounded while jousting. Catherine and Henri decide that their son Francis should delay his wedding to Mary.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.1/10285 votes#7 - An Attack on the King
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/23/2022
Mary visits Rahima and recounts her side of the story of life at the Royal Court. Catherine and Mary have conflicting views when it comes to freedom of religion in France.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.3/10327 votes#8 - A Queen Is Made
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 10/30/2022
The planned kidnapping of King Francis goes awry but Catherine devises a new plan to allow her control of the country.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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Considered an immigrant, common and plain, Catherine de Medici is married into the 16th century French court as an orphaned teenager expected to bring a...
Genre:Drama
Network:Starz
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Medici Bitch" is the best rated episode of "The Serpent Queen" season 1. It scored 7.8/10 based on 537 votes. Directed by Stacie Passon and written by Justin Haythe, it aired on 9/11/2022. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "To War Rather Than To Bed".