Versailles: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Versailles, 1667. Louis XIV was 28 years old. To rise to the heights of the nobility and wield its absolute power, he launched the construction of Versailles... it proved to be a snare. Louis XIV is a young King haunted by childhood trauma, the Fronde civil, a rebellion of the nobility against his father, Louis XIII... It will prove be a strategic policy out of the ordinary, manipulative, Machiavellian, and he will "invent" Versailles for the nobles of Paris, to keep them under control, and gradually transform the castle into a golden prison. But how will Louis live as the greatest King in the world?

Historical fiction of the court figures and the more humble villagers, guiding us in a world of betrayals and secrets, politicking and declarations of love.

Series details

• Title: Versailles
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, History
• Premiere date: 2015-11-16
• Final broadcast date listed: 2018-05-21
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Canal+
• Network country: France
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.9/10
• TVMaze ID: 3386

Cast and credited roles

• George Blagden — Louis XIV
• Alexander Vlahos — Monsieur Philippe d'Orléans
• Stuart Bowman — Bontemps
• Tygh Runyan — Fabien Marchal
• Evan Williams — Chevalier
• Joe Sheridan — Louvois
• Steve Cumyn — Colbert
• Maddison Jaizani — Sophie
• Elisa Lasowski — Marie-Thérèse
• Geoffrey Bateman — Bossuet
• Anna Brewster — Madame de Montespan
• Jessica Clark — Elizabeth Charlotte, Princess of Palatinate

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2015-11-16; final listed air date 2015-12-14; episode order: 10.
• Season 2: premiered 2017-03-27; final listed air date 2017-04-24.
• Season 3: premiered 2018-04-23; final listed air date 2018-05-21.

Source and licence

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