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- 2015
- TV-MA
- Ovation TV
- 2015
- TV-MA
- Ovation TV
Summary Set in 1667 where 28-year-old King Louis XIV (George Blagden) is determined to build a grandest palace in Europe as he seeks destroy his enemies and obtain more power in this Anglo-French historical drama created by David Wolstencroft.
Created By: Simon Mirren, David Wolstencroft
- 2015
- TV-MA
- Ovation TV
- 2015
- TV-MA
- Ovation TV
Versailles
Season 1 Premiere: Nov 16, 2015
55
6.2
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Summary Set in 1667 where 28-year-old King Louis XIV (George Blagden) is determined to build a grandest palace in Europe as he seeks destroy his enemies and obtain more power in this Anglo-French historical drama created by David Wolstencroft.
Created By: Simon Mirren, David Wolstencroft
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 8 Critic Reviews
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13% Positive
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88% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 8 Critic Reviews
55
13% Positive
1 Review
1 Review
88% Mixed
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Not quite as smart as the recent Wolf Hall or as deliciously decadent as the bygone The Tudors, Versailles fails to live up to its regal potential. [30 Sep 2016, p.54]
It’s never silly, in other words, even though it can be exceptionally melodramatic.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 40 User Ratings
6.2
57% Positive
23 Ratings
23 Ratings
13% Mixed
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
30% Negative
12 Ratings
12 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 40 User Ratings
6.2
57% Positive
23 Ratings
23 Ratings
13% Mixed
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
30% Negative
12 Ratings
12 Ratings
This is one of the most beautiful and incredibly entertaining shows I've ever seen. The actors are amazing. But you have to watch on Netflix. Do NOT watch on Ovation!! The quality is so terrible on TV I'm not surprised at the bad ratings.
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In the new season, even more so than before, Versailles embraces its character and courtly drama.
It is frequently lovely to behold. The real Versailles is of course gorgeous, and the series renders the palace through expensive sets and substantial on-location filming. But like the plot, the prettiness is a little superficial; this is more the CW’s “Reign” than Starz’s “Outlander.”
Versailles has glamor and spectacle, but it’s hardly an epic drama. It dreamily drifts along for the first few episodes, introducing the characters and concentrating on outrageous behavior. All the military-strategy sessions blur together.
The first four episodes of the series are rather talky, although heaven knows there are moments of eye-opening action of the carnal variety. ... But the talk, at least, is revealing and sophisticated, not to mention often filled with intrigue.
The series looks astoundingly cheap. ... The anachronistic electronic score by Eduardo Noya Schreus, aka NOIA, gives a galvanizing jolt to what is otherwise an irritatingly unoriginal production.
This is a lavish production shot on location and merely for the visual aspect it would deserve a 10. Everything is beautiful, refined and sophisticated in Louis world. We also get the ugly side, following his chief of police and, in the third series, we finally catch a glimpse of Paris and the life of the common people and we definitely want to go back to Versailles.
Definitely not historically accurate, the plot compress events that took place during the course of decades and invents other for entertainment's sake. The multitude of characters is intriguing and flawed, full of contradictions, like real human beings.
Shame about the ending. The last episode of series 3 is a major letdown. Not much makes sense with the behaviour of the main characters who all seemed ready for a change, but end up in the same old rut and making absurd choices. With a better ending it would have been a 9 or even a 10.
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Production Company:
- Capa Drama
- Incendo Productions
- Zodiak
Initial Release Date: Nov 16, 2015
Number of seasons: 3 Seasons
Rating: TV-MA
Awards
Canadian Screen Awards, CA
• 2 Nominations
PromaxBDA Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
SXSW Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
