The unlikely story of a child bride who ascends to the heart of Byzantine power. Harboring a treasonous secret that marks her... more
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The final episode! ICONS/IDOLS: IRENE was written by Helen Banner and composed by Grace Oberhofer. Featuring Hilary Asare (Narrator), Iris... more
Irene tries to give her new icon to her son to protect him, but discovers too late the lessons the... more
Irene finds new courage, as Staurakios attempts to use the terror of the Purple Room to engineer a reconciliation with... more
Irene is fearful of Cyra's growing control over her son and longs for her old icon. Leo receives a new... more
Four years after crushing the icon, Leo rules alone, while Irene is locked in her rooms and kept from her... more
Leo and Irene celebrate their new happiness as they take power, but Cyra uses baby Constantine's innocence to devastating effect.... more
The Old Emperor is dead and Leo and Irene must make every rival swear loyalty to them as the new... more
Five years on, a sick Irene and Leo care for their son, Constantine VI, while trying to resist the quickening... more
A newly-crowned Irene struggles to impose her will on her aristocratic ladies, but makes a new friend in the eunuch... more
A scared Irene is taken to the crowded Purple Room to give birth to her son in front of the... more
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