Drama

Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette is just a teenager when she leaves Austria to marry the Dauphin of France. At Versailles, under the complex rules of the French court, she suffers from not being able to live her life the way she wants, under pressure to continue the Bourbon line and secure the Franco-Austrian alliance.
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Schedule

  • Marie-Antoinette: The Worst Winter: TVSS: Iconic

    Marie Antoinette

    The Worst Winter

    Wednesday
    May 13

    1 Hour

    Marie Antoinette and Louis embrace modern rule, but enemies lurk everywhere, even within the halls of Versailles.
  • Marie-Antoinette: A Poison Pen: TVSS: Iconic

    Marie Antoinette

    A Poison Pen

    Thursday
    May 14

    1 Hour

    Marie Antoinette's dangerous sexual affair with Fersen reignites when they star together in "The Marriage of Figaro" but the production turns out to be a plot to challenge Louis' authority.
  • Marie-Antoinette: The Pursuit of Happiness: TVSS: Iconic

    Marie Antoinette

    The Pursuit of Happiness

    Monday
    May 18

    1 Hour

    Louis demanded that Marie Antoinette change her portrait, which sparked widespread outrage, but comes to realize the many sacrifices his wife had made.
  • Marie-Antoinette: Enemies Assemble: TVSS: Iconic

    Marie Antoinette

    Enemies Assemble

    Tuesday
    May 19

    1 Hour

    Marie Antoinette has trouble accepting her pregnancy; Rohan is locked up in the Bastille.
  • Marie-Antoinette: Hated, Humbled, Mortified: TVSS: Iconic

    Marie Antoinette

    Hated, Humbled, Mortified

    Wednesday
    May 20

    1 Hour

    The royal couple hope that Rohan's indictment will help contain the aristocracy's desire for rebellion; at the end of a turbulent trial, Rohan is exonerated, but a false testimony tarnishes Marie Antoinette's reputation.
  • Marie-Antoinette: Madame Deficit: TVSS: Iconic

    Marie Antoinette

    Madame Deficit

    Thursday
    May 21

    1 Hour

    Marie Antoinette grieves after the death of her daughter, Sophie, and faces extortion over stolen love letters to Fersen; Louis is pushed toward a nervous breakdown.
  • Marie-Antoinette: The End of the Beginning: TVSS: Iconic

    Marie Antoinette

    The End of the Beginning

    Friday
    May 22

    1 Hour

    Amid the revolution's advance, Marie Antoinette struggles to support Louis' rule; when Louis succumbs to depression, Marie Antoinette rules in his place.

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