Reign

**Main Cast:** | Adelaide Kane
Megan Follows
Torrance Coombs
Toby Regbo
Celina Sinden
Caitlin Stasey
Anna Popplewell
Alan van Sprang
Rossif Sutherland
Jonathan Keltz
Sean Teale
Craig Parker

Hidden between the lines of the history books is the story of Mary Stuart, the young woman the world would come to know as *Mary, Queen of Scots*. Queen of Scotland since she was six days old, the teenage Mary is already a headstrong monarch - beautiful, passionate, and poised at the very beginning of her tumultuous rise to power. Arriving in France with four close friends as her Ladies-in-Waiting, Mary has been sent to secure Scotland’s strategic alliance by formalizing her arranged engagement to the French king's]dashing son, Prince Francis. But the match isn't signed and sealed: it depends more on politics, religion and secret agendas than affairs of the heart.

Prince Francis is intrigued by the fiery Scot, but like most young men, he resists the idea of settling down into marriage, especially when he has a history with a lady of the court and his own point of view on the wisdom of an alliance with Scotland. Still, an attraction between Mary and Francis is ignited. Further complicating things is Bash, Francis' roguish half-brother, who has a history of his own - despite his illegitimate birth, Sebastian is his father's favorite. And now that Bash has caught Mary's eye, a royal triangle may be forming. While at French Court, fierce foes and dark forces conspire to sabotage Mary’s marriage to Francis and even threaten her life, until a mysterious shrouded guide becomes her ally. With danger and sexual intrigue around every dark castle corner, Mary rallies her ladies-in-waiting and steels herself, ready to rule the new land and balance the demands of her country and her heart.

## Summary

In 1557, The Young Queen Mary Stuart of Scotland arrives to France accompanied by her four best friends and Ladies-in-Waiting. She is to be engaged with Prince Francis II to get the French in an alliance needed to protect Scotland. However, things between Mary and Francis are not simple and, although they are attracted to each other, Francis remains hesitant to keep his life, and have his affairs. Sebastian, Francis' half-brother, complicates matters when he starts falling for Mary. This, together with King Henry's infidelity, makes Queen Catherine De'Medici seek help from the seer Nostradamus. He scares her with a prophecy about her son's death, she becomes determined to save Francis' life at any cost. Conspiracy, sabotage, mystery and sex show the details of the Kingdom of France|French Court as Mary learns to deal with each and every one.

## Logline

France, 1557. Mary, Queen of Scots has been hidden away at a convent for her safety since age 9. Engaged since childhood to the future King of France, she awaits her return to the French Court.

## Characters

**Main Characters**

* **Queen Mary** - The young Queen of Scotland, and now Queen of France.
* **Queen Catherine** - the Queen Mother of France and a member of the wealthy and prominent Medici family.
* **Sebastian** - The bastard son of the last king, Married to Lady Kenna, and now King's Deputy to his brother.
* **King Francis** - The New King of France, and husband to Queen Mary.
* **Lady Greer** - A lady-in-waiting for the Queen of Scotland, and the new wife of Lord Castleroy.
* **Lady Kenna** - A lady-in-waiting to the Queen of Scotland, former mistress to the last king, & wife of Bash.
* **Lady Lola** - A lady-in-waiting for the Queen of Scotland, and mother of king Francis' only child.
* **Leith Bayard** - Former kitchen servant for the French Court, and current War Hero.
* **Louis Condé** - Cousin to King Francis, and secretly in-love with Queen Mary.
* **Lord Narcisse** - A very rich noble who owns 90% of the grain, and an enemy of the Crown.
* **Princess Claude** - Youngest surviving daughter of Catherine, with an arranged marriage to Louis Condé.
* **King Henry** - The former king of France.

**Recurring Characters**

* **Nostradamus** - A close friend to the last Queen of France and is valued for his gift of sight and prophecies.
* **Lord Castleroy** - 15th in-line to the throne, A very rich nobel, and husband of Lady Greer.
* **Olivia D'Amencourt** - Former lover of Prince Francis and an escapee of *The Darkness.*
* **Diane de Poitiers** - The last King's official mistress and mother to their illegitimate son, Sebastian.
* **Lord Julien** - The deceased husband of Lady Lola.

## Reign Episode Guide

Pilot
Snakes in the Garden
Kissed
Hearts and Minds
A Chill in the Air
Chosen
Left Behind
Fated
For King and Country
Sacrifice
Inquisition
Royal Blood
Consummation
Dirty Laundry
The Darkness
Monsters
Liege Lord
No Exit
Toy Soldiers
Higher Ground
Long Live The King
Slaughter Of Innocence
The Plague
Drawn and Quartered
Coronation
The Lamb and the Slaughter
Blood for Blood
Three Queens
The Prince of the Blood
Terror of the Faithful
Acts of War
Mercy
Getaway
Banished
Sins of the Past
The End of Mourning
Forbidden
Tasting Revenge
Tempting Fate
Reversal of Fortune
Abandoned
Fugitive
The Siege
Burn

Three Queens, Two Tigers
Betrothed
Extreme Measures
The Price
In A Clearing
Fight or Flight
The Hound and the Hare
Our Undoing
Wedlock
Bruises That Lie
Succession
No Way Out
Strange Bedfellow
To The Death
Safe Passage
Clans
Intruders
Spiders In a Jar

With Friends Like These
A Grain Of Deception
Leaps of Faith
Playing With Fire
Highland Games
Love & Death
Hanging Swords
Unchartered Waters
Pulling Strings
A Better Man
Dead of Night
The Shakedown
Coup de Grace
A Bride. A Box. A Body.
Blood in the Water
All It Cost Her

## Cast

**Stars**

* Adelaide Kane as Queen Mary
* Megan Follows as Queen Catherine
* Torrance Coombs as Sebastian
* Toby Regbo as King Francis
* Celina Sinden as Greer
* Caitlin Stasey as Lady Kenna
* Anna Popplewell as Lady Lola
* Alan van Sprang as King Henry
* Jonathan Keltz as Leith Bayard
* Craig Parker as Lord Narcisse
* Rose Williams as Princess Claude

*Recurring Roles'*

* Rossif Sutherland as Nostradamus
* Michael Therriault as Lord Castleroy
* Anna Walton as Diane de Poitiers
* Yael Grobglas as Olivia D'Amencourt
* Giacomo Gianniotti as Lord Julien

## Crew

* Laurie McCarthy *(Creator, & Writer)*
* Stephanie Sengupta *(Creator, & Writer)*
* Meredith Markworth-Pollack *(Costume Designer)*
* Bill Goddard *(Producer)*
* Brad Silberling *(Producer)*
* Doris Egan *(Writer)*
* Drew Lindo *(Writer)*
* Holly Dale *(Director)*
* Wendy Riss Gatsiounis|Wendy Riss *(Writer)*
* Adele Lim *(Writer)*

## Notes

* Fellow The 100 cast memeber *Lola Flanery* and Chai Hansen were both on Shadowhunters as well as fellow CW cast memeber *Alan Van Sprang* from *Reign*.

## Music

* "Scotland" and "Charlie Boy" by The Lumineers,
* "Follow" by Crystal Fighters, "Back to you" by Twin Forks

## Promotional Quotes

* *"The rise of Mary, Queen of Scots."*
* *"The untold story of Mary, Queen of Scots."*
* *"Love is the most dangerous subject."*
* *"Behind the throne..."*
* *"The Queen. The Prince. The Alliance."*

## Books

* Darkness Rises
* The Prophecy
* The Haunting
* Hysteria