• Air date: 14 May '21 8 episodes
      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.
  • List of Episodes (8)
    • 1. Fall

      14 May '21
      Livia Drusilla loses everything in the Civil War as her father and husband find themselves defeated and forced into exile.
    • 2. Rise

      14 May '21
      When an amnesty is declared, a pregnant Livia returns to Rome to rebuild her family fortunes and save her friend.
    • 3. Family

      14 May '21
      Eleven years on, Livia is married to the powerful Gaius, and is pregnant again. Yet, she does not feel entirely secure.
    • 4. Secrets

      14 May '21
      Livia's marriage to Gaius is compromised when she learns that she can't bear him any children.
    • 5. Plague

      14 May '21
      Gaius' illness causes a political crisis and reveals the weakness of Livia's position without him, a problem she must solve.
    • 6. Nightshade

      14 May '21
      Livia has no choice but to eliminate Marcellus, who plans to kill her sons and exile her when he assumes Gaius' position.
    • 7. Treason

      14 May '21
      As Gaius' rivals taste blood in the water, Livia must outwit both them and her husband if the family is to be kept together.
    • 8. Happiness

      14 May '21
      As Livia tells her sons about their role in her Mission, the truth behind her part in Marcellus' death threatens to come out.