Reign

TV-14

78 episodes4 seasons

US Release

~ Love is the most dangerous subject. ~

Overview:

Mary, Queen of Scots, faces political and sexual intrigue in the treacherous world of the French court.

Created by:

Laurie McCarthy & Stephanie Sengupta

Status:

Ended

Language:

English

First air date:

10/17/2013

Last air date:

6/16/2017

Key words:

france
europe
queen
arranged marriage
castle
royal family
based on true story
female protagonist
historical fiction
maturity
historical drama
costume drama
fictional biography
16th century

Seasons

Season 1

22 Episodes

Season 2

22 Episodes

Season 3

18 Episodes

Season 4

16 Episodes

Cast

Adelaide Kane

~ as ~

Mary Stuart

Megan Follows

~ as ~

Catherine de' Medici

Celina Sinden

~ as ~

Greer

Torrance Coombs

~ as ~

Sebastian

Anna Popplewell

~ as ~

Lola

Craig Parker

~ as ~

Stéphane Narcisse

Toby Regbo

~ as ~

Francis II of France

Caitlin Stasey

~ as ~

Kenna

Rose Williams

~ as ~

Claude of France

Jonathan Keltz

~ as ~

Leith Bayard

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 3 year(s) ago
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This is a terribly sterile, unsexy and over-scripted series rescued - at times - by Megan Follows as the manipulative Catherine de Medici but otherwise having little to recommend it to anyone. Based, very loosely, on the early life of Mary, Queen of Scots (Adelaide Kane) at the court of King Henry II, where she has been betrothed since an infant to the Dauphin (Toby Regbo). The series uses a considerable degree of cinematic licence as we follow her well documented trials and tribulations as she navigates the conspiracies of the French court; but it does it without any soul - or passion. It needn't have been an HBO romp-along; but there are just way too many 'pretty' actors delivering pedestrian scripts; set-piece plots and mysteries. Even when things do get a touch romantic (they never get raunchy) we take comfort in a folk-style soundtrack and some lovely shots of what are, admittedly, some fine locations. Follows makes sure that there are plenty of conspiracies to keep up her end of the bargain, but Regbo and the gorgeous, but totally pointless character of "Bash" (Torrance Coombs) seem there to add looks but little else to this really mediocre telling of what must have been an extremely eventful few years in peril and love for such an enigmatic Queen.