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Those who come after us will think that they are just fairy tales...

Overview

The story of a young Louis XIV on his journey to become the most powerful monarch in Europe, from his battles with the fronde through his development into the Sun King. Historical and fictional characters guide us in a world of betrayal and political maneuvering, revealing Versailles in all its glory and brutality.

  1. David Wolstencroft

    Creator

  2. Simon Mirren

    Creator

Series Cast

  1. Cast 1

    George Blagden

    Louis XIV

  2. Cast 1

    Alexander Vlahos

    Philippe d'Orléans, aka 'Monsieur'

  3. Cast 1

    Tygh Runyan

    Fabien Marchal

  4. Cast 1

    Stuart Bowman

    Alexandre Bontemps

  5. Cast 1

    Elisa Lasowski

    Queen Marie-Thérèse of Austria

  6. Cast 1

    Anna Brewster

    Athénaïs de Montespan

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    Evan Williams

    The Knight of Lorraine

  8. Cast 1

    Maddison Jaizani

    Sophie de Clermont, Duchess of Cassel

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    Steve Cumyn

    Jean-Baptiste Colbert

Last Season

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Season 3

2018 | 10 episodes

Louis XIV is ascendant after winning the war with Holland and solving the Affair of the Poisons -- but his angry citizens are fomenting rebellion.

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Using the spectacular estate of Versailles as a backdrop, these three seasons follow the lives of King Louis XIV (George Blagden) and his brother Philippe, Duc D'Orléans (Alexander Vlahos). The former has been king since he was about five years old, his brother a much more entertaining, flamboyant and sexually fluid individual for almost as long. The first season sees the King alight on their father's old hunting lodge and decide it is to be his new grand palace. Aided by his faithful valet "Bontemps" (Stuart Bowman) and ruthless police chief "Marchal" (Tygh Runyan) and facing the duplicity of...