Series · Drama
The King, the Squirrel and the Grass Snake (2011)Season 1
Set at the dawn of Louis XIV’s reign, the story follows the quiet but fierce rivalry between two men: Nicolas Fouquet, brilliant, dazzling, a patron of the arts, and Jean‑Baptiste Colbert, methodical, patient, and determined to reshape the kingdom in his own way. At first indispensable to France, Fouquet shines through his intelligence and spectacular lifestyle, enough to spark the young king’s suspicion. As he builds Vaux‑le‑Vicomte and expands his influence, Colbert weaves a relentless strategy to bring him down. After the famous fête at Vaux, Louis XIV decides to assert his authority: Fouquet is arrested, tried, and becomes the symbol of a monarchy tightening its grip. Through this clash, the two films portray the birth of absolute power and the fall of a man who dared to shine brighter than the king.
- Creator
- Laurent Heynemann
- Writers
- Sarah Romano, Didier Decoin, Laurent Heynemann
- Network
- France 3
- Country
- France
- Language
- French
- First aired
- March 5, 2011
- Status
- Ended
- Original title
- Le Roi, l'Écureuil et la Couleuvre
Cast
Lorànt DeutschFouquet
Thierry FrémontColbert
Sara GiraudeauMarie-Madeleine Fouquet
Laurent NatrellaD'Artagnan
Carole RichertMadale de Sévigné
Davy SardouLouis XIV
Anne LoiretAnne d'Autriche
Marie-Christine AdamMarie de Maupeou
Marie-Julie BaupCatherine de Manneville
Lizzie BrocheréLouise dela Vallière
Jean-Pol DuboisMazarin
Dominique FrotBrigitte Lalloy
André ThorentPierre Séguier
Adeline D'HermyFrançoise de Sévigné
Alban CastermanJean de La Fontaine- Yann PradalFrançois Vatel
Philippe UchanLouis Le Vau
Claudia CardinaleLa duchesse de Polignac
Gabrielle LazurePrincesse de Lamballe
Anne LétourneauMadame Elisabeth
Episodes
0/2 watched- Episode 11 h 35 min · Mar 5, 2011
- Episode 21 h 35 min · Mar 6, 2011
