Where to Watch
Region
Prices last updated September 18, 2026. Pricing and availability may vary by region.
powered by JustWatch
Seasons
All seasons
About
In a France fractured by court rivalries and personal ambitions, Richelieu moves without ornament. No flourish, no glory — only the cold machinery of power. Caught between a hesitant king, a nobility dreaming of defiance, and enemies multiplying on every front, the cardinal enforces his line: centralize, control, crush resistance. The series follows a strategist who doesn’t hide behind morality. He acts to keep the State standing, even if it means breaking those who stand in his way. Espionage, secret negotiations, decisive strikes… Richelieu plays a game where mistakes are fatal, and the survival of the kingdom rests on one man willing to go further than all the others
First Aired
Oct 13, 1977
Last Aired
Nov 17, 1977
Seasons
1
Episodes
6
Network
TF1
Studio
TF1, Télécip
Original Language
French
Cast
Full credits →M
Marco Perrin
Henri IV
M
Maria Wimmer
Marie de Médicis
M
Maryvonne Schiltz
Léonora Galigaï
M
Mireille Audibert
La jolie dame de Paris
G
Georges Descrières
Bellegarde
M
Michel Bertay
Tisserand
A
Anne Deleuze
Marie-Madeleine Combalet
H
Hans Caninenberg
Ferdinand II
J
Jan Hendriks
Butler
W
Werner Kreindl
Illo
A
Alexander Kerst
Gallas
M
Malte Thorsten
Le cardinal infant
J
Jean-Pierre Bernard
Maréchal Concini
P
Pierre Vernier
Armand du Plessis de Richelieu
M
Marie-Christine Demarest
Anne d'Autriche
J
Jacques Rosny
Louis XIII
