Marie Antoinette (TV series)

Marie Antoinette
Genre
Created byDeborah Davis
Written by
Directed by
Starring
Music byGuillaume Roussel
Country of origin
  • France
  • United Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producers
  • Aude Albano
  • Margaux Balsan
  • Stéphanie Chartreux
  • Claude Chelli
  • Alban Etienne
  • Deborah Davis
  • Christophe Toulemonde
Production locations
Production companies
Original release
Network
Release29 December 2022 (2022-12-29) –
present (present)
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Marie Antoinette is a historical drama television series created and written by Deborah Davis. It is produced by the BBC and Canal+ and based on the life of the last queen of France before the French Revolution, who was 14 years old when she became Dauphine of France upon her marriage to the heir apparent, Louis-Auguste.

The first series premiered in France on 31 October 2022 and in the UK on 29 December, and consists of eight episodes. The series premiered in the United States on 19 March 2023 on PBS. German actress Emilia Schüle plays the title role.[2] A second series has been commissioned.

  1. ^ "'Marie Antoinette' Cast and Crew". Cineserie. 20 October 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  2. ^ "'Marie Antoinette' Drama Series From 'The Favourite' Writer Enters Production". Variety. 30 September 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.