The Serpent Queen has been canceled at Starz after two seasons. The series starred Samantha Morton as Catherine de’ Medici, the Queen of France in the mid-1500s. The cancellation news comes two months after the Season 2 finale aired in August.

Starz is not proceeding with a third season of The Serpent Queen. A spinoff centering on Queen Elizabeth The First is in the works from the same team.

The news comes a little more than a month after the season two finale aired in August. The Serpent Queen, based on the book Catherine de Medici: Renaissance Queen of France by Leonie Frieda, is about the life of Catherine de’ Medici, the 16th century Queen of France.

The Serpent Queen' has been canceled after Season 2 at Starz. The network is developing a spinoff series based on Queen Elizabeth the First.

Starz has canceled The Serpent Queen after two seasons, but it's not all bad news as a spin-off from the same creative team is reportedly in the works. According to Deadline, Starz is not going forward with The Serpent Queen season 3,

Deadline reports that Starz has cancelled The Serpent Queen after two seasons. However, the last season of the historical drama series did plant the seeds for a spinoff series, which is apparently in the works.

Starz has cancelled the historical drama starring Samantha Morton after two seasons, TVLine has confirmed. (Our sister site Deadline first reported the news.) A source tells TVLine that the decision not to renew was a difficult one,