Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
10 episodes
E01
Episode 1
France, 1667. Proud young Louis XIV seeks to stamp his authority on court and country but faces resistance and betrayal, even from those closest to him. Shifting the seat of power to a luxurious rural 'lodge' that he plans to enlarge only adds to his problems.Louis begins to transform his father's hunting lodge into a majestic château amid plots on his life and preparations for the birth of his next child.
E02
Episode 2
Harsh steps must be taken to preserve the royal reputation, while flamboyant Philippe causes a stir of his own. The king hopes that humiliating a suspect noble will bring others to heel.Continuing the lavish drama of infidelities and intrigues at the court of Louis XIV.
E03
Episode 3
Travellers to the rural palace are vulnerable targets when a dissident duke tries to pressure Louis to return the royal court to Paris, while a rich African prince suffers a curiously restrained reception.
E04
Episode 4
Seductive young ladies vie to attract the king's eye at court, where behind the scenes there is bloody business being conducted and investigated. Philippe's new-found fame as a warrior threatens to eclipse Louis as the war reaches a turning point.
E05
Episode 5
Philippe returns from war a changed man, and Louis prepares for a lavish celebration in the palace gardens. The still-base appetites of dissident duke Cassel must be pandered to by Madame de Montespan.
E06
Episode 6
A protest halts construction at the palace but Louis refuses to let Philippe help and matters escalate, allowing plotters to pose a genuine threat to the young king's rule.Things get physical as infidelity and treason take their toll in the decadent drama.
E07
Episode 7
With Louis laid low by a major fever, those conspiring against him grow in strength and confidence while Philippe is caught in the middle, as are medic Masson and his daughter Claudine.
E08
Episode 8
Henriette suffers a miscarriage, but Louis wants her to visit her brother in England for an alliance against the Dutch. The Chevalier, destined for the gallows, is freed. Montcourt foils an assassination just to be reinstated.
E09
Episode 9
Louis gives Philippe a tedious task that the Chevalier helps him with. Rohan makes his true intentions known. Fabian arrests and punishes Béatrice. Henriette succeeds in the diplomacy in England.
E10
Episode 10
The traitor changes tactics, striking at those closest to Louis, with deadly consequences, while Sophie stubbornly risks angering Marchal.A brutally bloody finale to the first season of the bold historical drama.
Season 2
10 episodesSeason 3
10 episodesCast
George Blagden
as Louis XIV
Alexander Vlahos
as Monsieur Philippe d'Orléans
Stuart Bowman
as Bontemps
Tygh Runyan
as Fabien Marchal
Evan Williams
as Chevalier
Joe Sheridan
as Louvois
Steve Cumyn
as Colbert
Maddison Jaizani
as Sophie
Elisa Lasowski
as Marie-Thérèse
Geoffrey Bateman
as Bossuet
Anna Brewster
as Madame de Montespan
Jessica Clark
as Elizabeth Charlotte, Princess of Palatinate
