Starz Developing Eleanor of Aquitaine Series as Part of Anthology About ‘Lesser Known’ Women in History
Starz is developing an anthology series about “lesser known” but “extraordinary women of history” from Lionsgate Television and Colin Callender’s Playground, with the first installment being a show about Eleanor of Aquitaine.The potential series about “one of the great heroines of the Middle Ages” will be written by Susie Conklin (“A Discovery of Witches,” “Cranford”), who is adapting the project from historian Alison Weir’s biography “Eleanor of Aquitaine: A Life” and its companion novel “Captive Queen.”Starz, which landed the rights to Weir’s work, says “additional properties” will be added to the anthology’s development lineup.“This slate of series will focus on lesser known but undeniably exceptional female historical figures while