The extraordinary rise of Livia Drusilla, who overcame adversity to become the most powerful woman in the world. Follow Livia’s journey from a naïve young girl whose world crumbles in the wake of Julius Caesar’s assassination, to Rome’s most powerful and influential Empress.
Episodes
Fall
Livia Drusilla loses everything in the Civil War as her father and husband find themselves defeated and forced into exile.
Rise
When an amnesty is declared, a pregnant Livia returns to Rome to rebuild her family fortunes and save her friend.
Family
Eleven years on, Livia is married to the powerful Gaius, and is pregnant again. Yet, she does not feel entirely secure.
Secrets
Livia's marriage to Gaius is compromised when she learns that she can't bear him any children.
Plague
Gaius' illness causes a political crisis and reveals the weakness of Livia's position without him, a problem she must solve.
Nightshade
Livia has no choice but to eliminate Marcellus, who plans to kill her sons and exile her when he assumes Gaius' position.
Treason
As Gaius' rivals taste blood in the water, Livia must outwit both them and her husband if the family is to be kept together.
Happiness
As Livia tells her sons about their role in her Mission, the truth behind her part in Marcellus' death threatens to come out.
Top Cast
Kasia Smutniak
Livia Drusilla
Matthew McNulty
Gaius
Christine Bottomley
Scribonia
Liah O'Prey
Julia
Darrell D'Silva
Piso
Alex Lanipekun
Tycho
Benjamin Isaac
Tiberius
Joelle
Vipsania
Ewan Horrocks
Drusus
Mia Jenkins
Ursa
