5.059 minSeason 3 • Episode 10
LatestAfter crushing the Protestants and thwarted Leto, Louis feels invincible. But his family and France are divided. What to expect from the future? What will be his legacy? Louis summons the Dauphin to show him how to be a good king. Louis decides to go to Paris to bless the sick. He does not know that the rebels fomented an attack for the murder...
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.
Production
Built a functioning replica palace for filming.
Costume
10,000+ pieces, hand-embroidered and historically obsessive.
Acting
Vlahos's Philippe owns every frame he's in.
Creators
Simon Mirren, David Wolstencroft
George Blagden
Louis XIV
Alexander Vlahos
Philippe d'Orléans, aka 'Monsieur'
Tygh Runyan
Fabien Marchal
Stuart Bowman
Alexandre Bontemps
Elisa Lasowski
Queen Marie-Thérèse of Austria
Anna Brewster
Athénaïs de Montespan
Evan Williams
The Knight of Lorraine
Maddison Jaizani
Sophie de Clermont, Duchess of Cassel
Steve Cumyn
Jean-Baptiste Colbert
Joe Sheridan
François de Louvois
Pip Torrens
Cassel
Noémie Schmidt
Henriette d'Angleterre
Amira Casar
Béatrice de Lorraine, Madame de Clermont
Sarah Winter
Louise de La Vallière
Gilly Gilchrist
Jaques
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real Versailles had no toilets when Louis moved in; the show's palace was more sanitary but filmed in an abandoned RAF base near Paris.
Cancelled after three seasons despite BBC backing—French audiences found it too Anglo, British audiences found it too French, and everyone lost their favorite disaster bisexuals.
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