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Versailles
Series title faded in over an image of Versailles
Created by
Directed by
Starring
Opening theme"Outro" – M83
Composers
  • NOIA
  • Michel Corriveau
Country of origin
  • Canada
  • France
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
Original languages
  • English
  • French
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes20 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Jean Bureau
  • Claude Chelli
  • Anne Thomopoulos
  • Simon Mirren
  • David Wolstencroft
  • Guillaume Thouret
  • Gaspard de Chavagnac
Producers
  • Ian Whitehead
  • Jean Bureau
  • Aude Albano
  • Claude Chelli
  • Anne Thomopoulos
  • Simon Mirren
  • David Wolstencroft
Production locations
  • France
  • Canada
CinematographyPierre-Yves Bastard
Editors
  • Mike Fromentin
  • Sarah Anderson
  • Jean-François Elie
Production companies
Original release
NetworkCanal+
Release16 November 2015 (2015-11-16) –
present

Versailles is a television series, set during the construction of the Palace of Versailles during the reign of Louis XIV, that premiered on 16 November 2015 on Canal+ in France and on Super Channel in Canada, in May 2016 on BBC2 in Britain, and on 1 October 2016 on Ovation in the U.S.

The first season of Versailles received mixed to positive reviews from critics. It holds a Metacritic rating of 55 out of 100, based on 6 reviews,[1] and an 88 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with an average score of 6.1 out of 10, based on 8 reviews.[2]

A second season was already ordered ahead of the season one premiere.[3] Filming for the second season began in February 2016; its story took place four years after that of the first season. The second season premiered on 27 March 2017 in France[4] and aired from 21 April 2017 in Britain.[4] At some point after the first season concluded, Super Channel lost the Canadian broadcast rights to the series.[5] Subsequently, The Movie Network picked up those rights and began airing reruns of the first season.[6][better source needed]

On 14 September 2016, producer Claude Chelli confirmed that Versailles had been renewed for a third season, which would begin filming in April 2017.[7]

On the 11th of May 2017, the official Instagram account of Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte published pictures of the ongoing shoot of the 3rd season. [8]

Synopsis

Versailles, 1667. Haunted by the trauma of the Fronde, as the nobles of his court begin to rebel against the monarchy, 28-year-old King Louis XIV of France and Navarre (George Blagden), in a Machiavellian political move, decides to make the nobility submit by imposing a definitive move of the court from Paris to Versailles, his father's former hunting lodge. Trapped by their king's "invitation", the nobles of Paris gradually come to see the castle as a gilded prison, and soon even the most humble courtiers of the king begin to show their viciousness as the alcoves of secrets, politics, and war are maneuvered through, revealing Versailles in all its glory and brutality.[citation needed]

Cast

Recurring

Episodes

Season 1 (2015)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
11"Un roi sans château n'a rien d'un vrai roi"
"Welcome to Versailles"		Jalil LespertStory by : Simon Mirren & David Wolstencroft and Andre Jacquemetton & Maria Jacquemetton16 November 2015 (2015-11-16)
22"L'État c'est moi"
"I am the State"		Jalil LespertSimon Mirren & David Wolstencroft16 November 2015 (2015-11-16)
33"Il est temps que la noblesse réplique"
"Mirror for Princes"		Christoph SchreweSimon Mirren & David Wolstencroft23 November 2015 (2015-11-23)
44"Demain j'aurai bien plus de choses en commun avec mon ennemi qu'avec mon propre frère"
"The Road"		Christoph SchreweSimon Mirren & David Wolstencroft23 November 2015 (2015-11-23)
55"La guerre fait toujours rage en toi, dis-lui "Halte""
"Bow to Your King"		Christoph SchreweSasha Hails30 November 2015 (2015-11-30)
66"Ce n'est pas un enfant que tu lui donnes, c'est un bâton avec lequel il nous frappera"
"Invalides"		Thomas VincentStory by : Sasha Hails
Teleplay by : Andrew Bampfield		30 November 2015 (2015-11-30)
77"La maladie du Roi empire, c'est maintenant qu'il faut agir"
"Revelations"		Thomas VincentStory by : Sasha Hails
Teleplay by : Simon Mirren & David Wolstencroft		7 December 2015 (2015-12-07)
88"Ton palais de rêve est en train de devenir un paradis du complot"
"Diplomacy"		Daniel RobyAndrew Bampfield7 December 2015 (2015-12-07)
99"Des forces beaucoup plus puissantes et déterminées continuent de chercher à nous détruire"
"Etiquette"		Daniel RobyAndrew Bampfield14 December 2015 (2015-12-14)
1010"Laissez-moi sentir le soleil sur ma peau"
"Bring the Garden Here"		Daniel RobySimon Mirren & David Wolstencroft14 December 2015 (2015-12-14)

Season 2 (2017)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
111"The Labyrinth"Thomas VincentStory by : Simon Mirren & David Wolstencroft
Teleplay by : David Wolstencroft		27 March 2017 (2017-03-27)
122"A Still Small Voice"Thomas VincentDavid Wolstencroft27 March 2017 (2017-03-27)
133"Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes"
"Who Will Guard the Guards Themselves?"		Thomas VincentAndrew Bampfield3 April 2017 (2017-04-03)
144"Miasma"Thomas VincentAndrew Bampfield3 April 2017 (2017-04-03)
155"War and Peace"Mike BarkerAndrew Bampfield & David Wolstencroft10 April 2017 (2017-04-10)
166"The Sands of Time"Mike BarkerTim Loane10 April 2017 (2017-04-10)
177"A Night"Mike BarkerAndrew Bampfield17 April 2017 (2017-04-17)
188"Le nouveau régime"
"The New Regime"		Louis ChoquetteAndrew Bampfield17 April 2017 (2017-04-17)
199"Seven Shadows"Louis ChoquetteTim Loane24 April 2017 (2017-04-24)
2010"Of Blood and Stone"Louis ChoquetteAndrew Bampfield & Tim Loane24 April 2017 (2017-04-24)

Filming locations

In addition to the Palace of Versailles, many other castles were filmed for the depiction of the unfinished Versailles, including:

References

  1. ^ "Versailles: Season 1". Metacritic. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Versailles: Season 1 (2015-2016)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Canal Plus' Versailles Gets Season 2 Order Ahead Of Season 1 Launch – Mipcom". IMDb.
  4. ^ a b Kettley, Sebastian (31 March 2017). "When does Versailles season 2 start? BBC release date, cast, trailer, and more". Daily Express. Northern & Shell. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  5. ^ https://allarcoentertainment.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/220384427-What-happened-to-Versailles-[dead link]
  6. ^ http://www.themovienetwork.ca/versailles
  7. ^ Sitbon, Prescilia (14 September 2016). "C. CHELLI (CAPA Drama) : «Versailles saison 3 devrait entrer en tournage en avril 2017»". média+ (in French).
  8. ^ https://www.instagram.com/p/BT9ixozlQ6T/?taken-by=chateauvlv
  9. ^ Cocherel, Malik (22 December 2016). "«Versailles»: Suzanne Clément dans l'ombre du Roi-Soleil (ENTREVUE)" ["Versailles": Suzanne Clément in the shadow of the Sun King (INTERVIEW)]. The Huffington Post (in Canadian French). Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  10. ^ Filmer, Antonia (13 August 2016). "From Edwardian England to the Palace of Versailles". The Sunday Guardian. Retrieved 3 April 2017.

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