Domina
2021
📺 2 Seasons
🎬 16 Episodes
📅 Canceled
🌐 EN
⏱️ 60 min/episode
Drama
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.
Where to Watch (US)
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Seasons
Season 1
Livia Drusilla loses everything in the Civil War as her father and husband find themselves defeated and forced into exile.
Season 2
In season one, Livia Drusilla, the golden girl of the prominent Claudii family, returned to Rome after 10 years in exile, determined to regain everything that was stolen from her. Now, atop a fractious empire and a dysfunctional dynasty, she must fight to preserve her marriage to Gaius and find a way to seat one of her sons on the throne, as new and old rivals jockey for position in a world where it’s impossible to know who to trust.
Cast
User Reviews
Modern feminist revisionism, grafted onto a historical figure. For this reviewer, that's really at the core of Domina. Yes, women in ancient Roman society could have power but it was always shaped and controlled, by their male partner, associates or wider family. This series side steps this inconvenient reality, to a decent degree. Instead, crafting a tale around a fictional character, who would not have thrived and survived in the classical world.
As per usual too, there's the predictable race swapping, that makes no sense, further undermining any sense of authenticity, this series could have had.
On the upside the story is serviceable, as is the acting. Sets and CGI, are well done.
In summary, an historical fiction that only really functions as basic "modern" entertainment.
August 1, 2023
Crew
Producer
Lucy Bedford, Nancy Cotton, Carmel Maloney
Network
Sky Atlantic
Production
Fifty Fathoms, Sky Studios, Tiger Aspect, MGM+ Studios, Cattleya
Keywords
roman empire