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''Marie Antoinette'' is an historical drama television series created and written by Deborah Davis, writer of ''

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and based on the life of the last queen of France before the

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, who was 14-years old when she became

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upon her marriage to the heir apparent, Louis-Auguste. The first series premiered in France during October 2022 and in the UK on 29 December, and consists of eight episodes. German actress

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plays the titular role.

Cast

Episodes

Production

Development

After the final season of ''

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'' aired, it was announced that Canal+ had commissioned Deborah Davis to write an eight-part series centred on Marie Antoinette. Alongside

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Studios and CAPA Drama the French production company planned to create an English language series with the aim to distribute to a wide international audience in a similar fashion to ''Versailles''. In October 2021, it was announced that the

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had pre-bought the series and the British broadcaster would be part of the production and distribution process. ''

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'' reported that the series is being created by an all-female writing team and would offer a "feminist take" on Marie Antoinette's life.

Casting

Casting was announced in September 2021 with Schüle attached to play the lead role. She was joined by an international cast including Louis Cunningham, Jack Archer,

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, Gaia Weiss,

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, Crystal Shepherd-Cross, Caroline Piette, Oscar Lesage,

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, Jonas Bloquet, Nathan Willcocks, Paul Bandey, Laura Benson and Yoli Fuller.

Filming

In September 2021 it was announced filming had begun. ''Variety'' and ''

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'' reported that alongside the studios of

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, filming would take place at locations that include the Châteaux of Versailles,

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, Lésigny, Champs and Voisins.

Release

''Marie Antoinette'' premiered on the French network Canal+ in October 2022. The following month the series was distributed through

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in Australia and released on streamers

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and

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. Banijay also announced

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had pre-bought the series with a planned spring 2023 release. The American premiere was later confirmed to be 19 March 2023. The series made its UK debut on

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on 29 December 2022.

Reception

The series received a mixed reception with praise for its performances but criticism of the slow pace and historical inaccuracies.

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gave the series four out of five, complimenting Schüle’s performance and commenting “Strange, funny, grotesque in places … this drama from the writer of the Olivia Colman movie portrays the French queen as a naive and playful teenager – and it’s hugely entertaining”.

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gave three out of five, stating “after eight effervescent hours (Marie Antoinette) concludes in dynastic triumph” but that “this is obviously not history". Similarly, The

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gave three out of five concluding that "for all the fastidious details of the ambitious production, Marie Antoinette can at times feel like an indulgent serving of cake, when what we crave is a bit more of the bread-and-butter of storytelling". The

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was more critical with a two-out-of-five review describing the series as “a standard traditional period drama weighed down by expectation”.

featured the show as one of its critic picks for ‘Best International Series of 2022’, describing Schüle as "riveting".

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