Versailles will return to BBC Two for a second season later this month.

The sumptuous period drama is back with ten new episodes.

Versailles launched in the UK in May 2016, depicting the decadent and turbulent early reign of Louis XIV (George Blagden).

Buy the Season 1 box set on Amazon here.

Season 2 begins at 9.30pm on Friday 21 April on BBC Two, with fresh challenges for the King and his court at Versailles, where the personal and the political are inextricably linked.

Watch the trailer…

In the first episode of Season 2, a high-profile poisoning leaves a coveted vacancy, while pregnant Madame de Montespan (Anna Brewster) exercises her influence at every opportunity. Is someone out to eclipse the Sun King?

Widower Philippe (Alexander Vlahos), as Louis’ brother, cannot be allowed to remain single, though his exiled lover Chevalier (Evan Williams) has been allowed home – so a new marriage must be arranged. Meanwhile, the King recruits a writer to chronicle the glories of his reign.

A third season of Versailles was confirmed last September and begins filming this month.

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