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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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  • Marie-Antoinette: TVSS: Iconic

    Marie Antoinette

    The Slap

    Friday
    Jan 16

    1 Hour

    Marie Antoinette is just a teenager when she's forced to leave Vienna to marry the Dauphin, the heir to the French throne; she must produce a Bourbon heir to secure the alliance between France and Austria.
  • Marie-Antoinette: TVSS: Iconic

    Marie Antoinette

    Rival Queens

    Monday
    Jan 19

    1 Hour

    Marie Antoinette realizes that producing an heir will not be straightforward and turns to Madame du Barry for support.
  • Marie-Antoinette: TVSS: Iconic

    Marie Antoinette

    Pick a Princess

    Tuesday
    Jan 20

    1 Hour

    The royal family spends a vacation in Fontainebleau in order to escape the stifling climate of Versailles; Marie Antoinette learns of the plan of du Barry, who seeks to find a bride in Provence.
  • Marie-Antoinette: TVSS: Iconic

    Marie Antoinette

    Queen of France

    Wednesday
    Jan 21

    1 Hour

    Marie Antoinette and Louis prepare to make their first official visit to Paris but everything changes when the king falls seriously ill and the succession becomes a concrete reality; du Barry knows she has to protect herself.
  • Marie-Antoinette: Rebel Queen: TVSS: Iconic

    Marie Antoinette

    Rebel Queen

    Thursday
    Jan 22

    1 Hour

    Marie Antoinette aims to inaugurate her reign as queen of France, organizing an inauguration ball and trying to convince Louis to choose the pro-Austrian candidate that she defends as prime minister.
  • Marie-Antoinette: Deus Ex Machina: TVSS: Iconic

    Marie Antoinette

    Deus Ex Machina

    Friday
    Jan 23

    1 Hour

    Against all expectations, it is Joseph, Marie Antoinette's brother, who goes to Versailles to save the royal wedding; it doesn't take long for him to understand that he has his work cut out for him.
  • Marie-Antoinette: The Ostrich: TVSS: Iconic

    Marie Antoinette

    The Ostrich

    Monday
    Jan 26

    1 Hour

    Marie Antoinette finally becomes pregnant, but her reputation is attacked when pornographic pamphlets spread to the court of Versailles, challenging the legitimacy of the unborn child.
  • Marie-Antoinette: Queen of Hearts: TVSS: Iconic

    Marie Antoinette

    Queen of Hearts

    Tuesday
    Jan 27

    1 Hour

    Louis gains confidence in his role as king and he now supports the American Revolutionary War; Marie-Antoinette spends her time at the Petit Trianon where she falls in love with a familiar face: Count Axel von Fersen.
  • Marie-Antoinette: The Worst Winter: TVSS: Iconic

    Marie Antoinette

    The Worst Winter

    Wednesday
    Jan 28

    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
    Jan 29

    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.

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