The read
The series ran 1 season across 6 episodes and has finished, so there is no cliffhanger risk.
Synopsis
In a France fractured by court rivalries and personal ambitions, Richelieu moves without ornament. No flourish, no glory — only the cold machinery of power. Caught between a hesitant king, a nobility dreaming of defiance, and enemies multiplying on every front, the cardinal enforces his line: centralize, control, crush resistance. The series follows a strategist who doesn’t hide behind morality. He acts to keep the State standing, even if it means breaking those who stand in his way. Espionage, secret negotiations, decisive strikes… Richelieu plays a game where mistakes are fatal, and the survival of the kingdom rests on one man willing to go further than all the others
Ratings
2 audience votes
Seasons
| 1 | Miniseries | 6 ep1977 |
Key crew
- Jean-Pierre DecourtWriter
- Jean-Pierre DecourtDirector
- Jean-François ChiappeCreator
Cast
- Marco PerrinHenri IV
- Maria WimmerMarie de Médicis
- Maryvonne SchiltzLéonora Galigaï
- Mireille AudibertLa jolie dame de Paris
- Georges DescrièresBellegarde
- Michel BertayTisserand
- Anne DeleuzeMarie-Madeleine Combalet
- Hans CaninenbergFerdinand II
- Jan HendriksButler
- Werner KreindlIllo
- Alexander KerstGallas
- Malte ThorstenLe cardinal infant