The intimate life of monarchs and everything related to royalty has always aroused public interest and revealed to the press. Curiosity about what happens inside the doors of the most luxurious buildings has its foundation: they are complex family stories, crossed by a desire for power, betrayal, intrigue and, in many cases, premature death.
One could say so the biography of any king or queen is stranger than fiction. However, in recent years, the series on the most famous blue blood leaders multiply in the planet stream.
It is clear that, although the few surviving monarchies have a more symbolic than political place, they continue to be fodder for producers, writers and directors of serial productions. The crown it is an example of this.
The offer is large, varied and exceeds the British crown. And speaking of another anniversary of the arrival of the Magi, it is worth making a Thematic top five with Netflix production at the forefront.
The crown (five seasons on Netflix)
The most celebrated critics and audiences adaptation of the world of royalty tells the story of queen elizabeth ii and the most relevant political and personal events of his reign. With its first season, released on November 4, 2016, the world once again watched Elizabeth II of England, the long-lived British monarch who seemed forgotten.
Netflix blockbuster deals with the more than 60 years of Elizabeth’s reignfrom his enthronement process, the early death of his father, the birth of his children, the death of Winston Churchill and the separation from Princess Margaret, to the marriage between Diana of Wales and her son Charles, the heir to the crown.
Y he was right with the cast changes to make the story more realistic, one of his keys. Nobody dared question the portraits of Claire Foy, Olivia Colmann and the current Imelda Staunton, who will be in the sixth and final season.
The great (two seasons on Movistar+)
The great is a satirical and comic drama, inspired – very loosely – by real events chronicles the rise of Catherine the Greatfrom her status as a foreigner, to become the longest-serving ruler in Russian history.
The series is fictionalized and portrays Catherine in her youth and her marriage to the Emperor Peterfocusing on the plot to kill her depraved and dangerous husband. Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hault they look like the rulers of that czarist Russia of the 1700s.
kingdom (four seasons on Paramount+ and Movistar+)
In 1558, Mary of Scots (Adelaide Kane) arrives in France at the age of 15 to become engaged to Prince Francis II. She is accompanied as bridesmaids by her three best friends. Mary he will have to face the enmities, intrigues and betrayals that regulate life at the French court.
Perhaps less ambitious and lacking the historical rigor of other productions, this 2013 series focuses on the intrigues of the crown palace, the beauty of royal characters and pay particular attention to the costumes and settings of the French court.
versailles (three seasons on Netflix)
King Louis XIV (George Blagdenlisten)) is one of the most celebrated monarchs of French royalty. In this three-season drama, the “Sun King” orders the construction of a luxurious palace.
Thus, Versailles will become a monumental building that will embody greatness and symbolize absolute power.. Furthermore, the monarch considered it the place to host her innumerable lovers, and the protective shield of the common people, her great enemy.
The series, which aired between 2015 and 2018, reflects how the Palace of Versailles becomes a ring of fierce political battles for the court and a golden trophy for the nobility. Alexander Vlahos plays Felipe I d’Orléans, the brother of Louis XIV, with whom he had a complicated relationship.
The White Queen / The White Princess (available on Movistar Play and LionsGate Play
The first of these series, both of one season and based on Philippa Gregory’s historical novels, plays Rebecca Ferguson, who plays Elizabeth Woodvillethe woman who became Queen of England after marrying King Edward IV.
The couple came to power at a time marked by conflicts and political tensions, when several families tried to keep the throne.
The second is the protagonist Jodie Comer as Elizabeth of Yorkdaughter of Queen Elizabeth herself and King Edward IV, who must marry the new ruler, King Henry VII, to save her family.
Source: Clarin
