History Trivia / TheSerpentQueen

* DuelingWorks: Shortly after the series finished airing on Starz, a two-part film about Diane de Poitiers starring Isabelle Adjani was broadcast on French television. Those who caught both tended to prefer ''The Serpent Queen'', with the general consensus being that Adjani was miscast.

* TroubledProduction: Subverted. The fact that production took place during the height of the [=COVID-19=] pandemic actually meant that the most majestic of the French chateaux, which are typically crowded with tourists, were nearly deserted and were thus freely available for on-location shooting--once the cast and crew had completed the required health and safety procedures, that is.

** Antonia Clarke is 5 ft 4, while the real Notes/MaryQueenOfScots was 5 ft 11 and one of the tallest women in all of Europe.

** In RealLife, one of Diane de Poitiers' most notable physical attributes was her height--5'11", which is uncommonly tall for a woman even now and would have been legitimately ''astounding'' in the sixteenth century. In this series she's played by 5'3" Creator/LudivineSagnier.

* PlayingAgainstType: Those who have seen Ludivine Sagnier as Tinkerbell in the 2003 live-action ''Film/PeterPan'' or more recently as Creator/OmarSy's ex-wife in the French Creator/{{Netflix}} hit ''[[Series/Lupin2021 Lupin]]'' might find her overtly villainous role in this series a bit jarring.

** In RealLife, one of Diane de Poitiers' most notable physical attributes was her height--5'11", legitimately ''astounding'' for the time, particularly for a woman. In this series she's played by 5'3" Creator/LudivineSagnier.

* PlayingAgainstType: Those who have seen Ludivine Sagnier as Tinkerbell in the 2003 live-action ''Film/PeterPan'' or more recently as Creator/OmarSy's worried ex-wife in the French Creator/{{Netflix}} hit ''[[Series/Lupin2021 Lupin]]'' might find her overtly villainous role in this series a bit jarring.

* PlayingAgainstType: Those who know Ludivine Sagnier as Tinkerbell in the 2003 live-action ''Film/PeterPan'' or more recently as Creator/OmarSy's worried ex-wife in the French Creator/{{Netflix}} hit ''[[Series/Lupin2021 Lupin]]'' might find her overtly villainous role in this series a bit jarring.

* DuelingWorks: Shortly after the series finished airing on Starz, a two-part film about Diane de Poitiers starring Creator/IsabelleAdjani was broadcast on French television. Those who caught both tended to prefer ''The Serpent Queen'', with the general consensus being that Adjani was miscast.

* BillingDisplacement: Samantha Morton is unambiguously billed as the series' lead despite the fact that she barely appears in the first three episodes. By contrast Liv Hill (young Catherine) is credited as a "guest star."

* PlayingAgainstType: Those who know Ludivine Sagnier as Tinkerbell in the 2003 live-action ''Film/PeterPan'' or the ShamelessFanserviceGirl in ''Film/SwimmingPool'', or more recently as Creator/OmarSy's worried ex-wife in the French Creator/{{Netflix}} hit ''[[Series/Lupin2021 Lupin]]'', might find her overtly villainous role in this series a bit jarring.

* BillingDisplacement: Liv Hill is credited as a "guest star" (being billed below the actors who play Aabis and Montmorency, for instance) despite essentially functioning as the show's lead for its first three episodes.

* PlayingAgainstType: Those who know Ludivine Sagnier as Tinkerbell in the 2003 live-action ''Film/PeterPan'' or the ShamelessFanserviceGirl in ''Film/SwimmingPool'', or more recently as Creator/OmarSy's worried ex-wife in the French Creator/{{Netflix}} hit ''[[Series/Lupin2021 Lupin]]'', might find her character in this series a bit jarring. Sagnier [[https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/g41209988/the-serpent-queen-starz-set-photos-ludivine-sagnier/ commented]] that one reason she was attracted to the role of Diane was that she felt she hadn't played a true villain before.

* BillingDisplacement: Liv Hill is credited as a "guest star" (being billed below Amrita Acharia, for instance, who plays Aabis) despite essentially functioning as the show's lead for its first three episodes.

* PlayingAgainstType: Those who know Ludivine Sagnier as Tinkerbell in the 2003 live-action ''Film/PeterPan'' or the ShamelessFanserviceGirl in ''Film/SwimmingPool'', or more recently as Creator/OmarSy's worried ex-wife in the French Creator/{{Netflix}} hit ''[[Series/Lupin2021 Lupin]]'', might find her performance here a bit jarring. Sagnier [[https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/g41209988/the-serpent-queen-starz-set-photos-ludivine-sagnier/ commented]] that one reason she was attracted to the role of Diane was that she felt she hadn't played a true villain before.

* TroubledProduction: Subverted. The fact that production took place during the height of the [=COVID-19=] pandemic actually meant that the most luxurious of the French chateaux, which are typically crowded with tourists, were nearly deserted and were thus freely available for on-location shooting--once the cast and crew had completed the required health and safety procedures, that is.

* PlayingAgainstType: Those who know Ludivine Sagnier as Tinkerbell in the 2003 live-action ''Film/PeterPan'', the ShamelessFanserviceGirl in ''Film/SwimmingPool'', or Creator/OmarSy's worried ex-wife in the French Creator/{{Netflix}} hit ''[[Series/Lupin2021 Lupin]]'' might find her performance here somewhat jarring. Sagnier [[https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/g41209988/the-serpent-queen-starz-set-photos-ludivine-sagnier/ commented]] that one reason she was attracted to the role of Diane was that she felt she hadn't played a true villain before.

* TroubledProduction: Subverted. The fact that production took place during the height of the [=COVID-19=] pandemic actually meant that the most lavish of French chateaux, which are typically crowded with tourists, were nearly deserted and were thus freely available for on-location shooting--once the cast and crew had completed the required health and safety procedures, that is.

* FakeNationality: Almost everyone; the only major exception being Ludivine Sagnier, who is actually French.

* TroubledProduction: Subverted. Shooting during the height of the [=COVID-19=] pandemic actually meant that the most lavish of French chateaux, which are typically crowded with tourists, were nearly deserted and were thus freely available for on-location filming.

** In RealLife, one of Diane de Poitiers' most notable physical attributes was her height (5'11" or ~1m80, legitimately ''astounding'' for the time, particularly for a woman). In this series she's played by 5'3" Creator/LudivineSagnier.

* BillingDisplacement: Both Liv Hill and Creator/LudivineSagnier are credited as "guest stars" despite the fact that Hill (young Catherine) basically functions as the series' lead in the first three episodes, and Sagnier (Diane) is the main antagonist.
* FakeNationality: Almost everyone; the only major exception being Ludivine Sagnier, who is actually French, as Diane de Poitiers.
* TimeShiftedActor: Catherine (played by Liv Hill as a teenager and by Creator/SamanthaMorton as an adult) and Henri (played by Alex Heath as a teenager and Lee Ingleby as an adult).

* BillingDisplacement: Both Liv Hill and Creator/LudivineSagnier are credited as "guest stars" despite the fact that Hill (young Catherine) basically functions as the series' lead in the first few episodes, and Sagnier (Diane) is the main antagonist.
* FakeNationality: Almost everyone; the only major exception being Ludivine Sagnier, who is genuinely French, as Diane de Poitiers.
* TimeShiftedActor: Catherine is played by Liv Hill as a teenager and by Creator/SamanthaMorton as an adult.

* FakeNationality: Almost everyone; the only major exception being the genuinely French Ludivine Sagnier as Diane de Poitiers.
* TimeShiftedActor: Catherine is played by Liv Hill as a teenager and by Samantha Morton as an adult.