DVD
REVIEW: REIGN SEASON ONE
09/21/2014
OVERVIEW: History just got sexier as Warner Bros. Home Entertainment brings Reign: The Complete First Season to DVD on September 23, 2014. Just before the season 2 premiere on The CW, catch up and get lost in a world of political danger, backstabbing, and sexual intrigue. The series stars Adelaide Kane (“Teen Wolf”) as Mary, Toby Regbo (“One Day”) as Prince Francis, Torrance Coombs (“The Tudors”) as Bash, Megan Follows (“Anne of Green Gables”) as Queen Catherine, Alan Van Sprang (“The Tudors”) as King Henry, Celina Sinden (newcomer) as Greer, Caitlin Stasey (newcomer) as Kenna, Anna Popplewell (“The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader”) as Lola, and Jenessa Grant (“Cyberbully”) as Aylee. The five-disc set contains all 22 one-hour episodes from the first season, plus never-before-seen extras including two featurettes, and deleted scenes.
SYNOPSIS: Ever since Mary Stuart, Queen of Scotland, was a little girl, the English have wanted her country and her crown. As a teenager, Mary is sent to France to wed its next king to save herself and her people. Waiting at the French Court is the gorgeous Prince Francis, his illegitimate half-brother Sebastian, a king on the brink of madness, a scheming queen, and the seer Nostradamus with a devastating prophecy. While royal conspiracies, sexual intrigue and mysterious dark forces lurk around every castle corner, Mary struggles to rule her heart’s conflicting passions and make the right decisions as she prepares to become queen. Politics, passion and duty make for thrilling drama in all 22 royally scandalous episodes of the powerful new series, Reign!
DVD:
The film is
presented in widescreen in a 1.78:1 aspect ration preserving its
theatrical format. The picture is just flawless. Not only the
picture looks great in this release, also the sound it is good,
a Dolby Digital in English that provides a good complement
to the picture. It also includes English,
French, Thai, Portuguese, Spanish
subtitles.
VIDEO:
Widescreen (1.78:1) 16x9
AUDIO:
English
Dolby Digital
Subtitles -
ESDH, French, Thai, Portuguese, Spanish
SPECIAL
FEATURES:
Reign: The Making of a Queen ~ In this featurette, we'll talk with executive producers Laurie McCarthy and Brad Silberling and the cast to uncover the story of how the show came to be, why it was such an exciting story to tell, and how its makers re-shaped history to thrill a modern audience.
The Authenticity of Reign: Recreating the 16th Century
~ From costumes to castles, an inside look at the design and style of Reign.
Deleted Scenes