SEE FIRST SET IMAGES AND TRAILER FROM MARIE ANTOINETTE ROYAL HISTORICAL SERIES SEASON 2

   MARIE ANTOINETTE  

FIRST SEASON 2 SET IMAGES ARE HERE

After announcing that BBC and PBS will air the second season of Canal + English language series MARIE ANTOINETTE sometime this year, we now have the first set images to show you the capricious French queen in costumes for the new season. After finally finding their footing in the first season, Marie Antoinette and her husband King Louis face an unprecedented financial crisis where disastrous consequences threaten ominously. Canal + will launch the Affair of the Necklace season from February 17th.

 

IN THE SECOND SEASON

bigger and stronger enemies are waiting in the wings to destroy Marie Antionette. The higher she climbs in the estimation of the French people, the greater the threats are against her. At the height of their power, Marie Antoinette and Louis face an unprecedented financial crisis. The incessant attacks of Provence and Chartres against the royal couple stir up the hatred of the nobles while disastrous consequences loom with the Diamond Necklace Affair. From Versailles to the Palais-Royal, the revolt rumbles on. Emilia Schule returns as Marie with Louis Cunningham playing King Louis XVI again. Jack Archer will return as his brother Provence.

 

De Versailles au Palais Royal, la révolte gronde...

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PREMIUM SPOTLIGHT ON MARIE ANTOINETTE HISTORICAL TV SERIES STARTING NEXT WEEK WITH EMILIA SCHULE AND JAMES PUREFOY IN THE ROYAL CAST

 MARIE ANTOINETTE TV SERIES 

STARTS JUST IN A WEEK!

The series starts next week in France

After our visit to the royal mistress Diane de Poitiers and then to The Three Musketeers, we are finishing our glorious French week with her royal majesty MARIE ANTOINETTE who has just left the imperial palace Schonbrunn in Vienna and is off to join the royal court in Paris where she is expected to arrive October 31st with new historical series which will air on Canal + and then on BBC 2 in United Kingdom later this year and BBC First in Australia basically almost everywhere where Versailles aired as well. The good news for all you Americans is that the series has been sold to PBS for airing next March. The 8 part series, starring Emilia Schule in the lead role follows the famed queen Marie Antoinette, who was the last queen of France before the French Revolution. Louis Cunningham stars as the dauphin and the future King Louis XVI and James Purefoy as his father Louis XV who at some point tried to have sex with his new daughter in law! The scandal!  Marthe Keller, Jack Archer, Jasmine Blackborow, Gaia Weiss as the king's favourite and professional whore Madame du Barry with whom Marie did not get on well, Crystal Sheperd, Caroline Piette, Oscar Lesage, Roxane Duran, Liah O’Prey, Jonas Bloquet, Nathan Willcocks, Laura Benson, Nicola Perot, Paul Bandey, Maximilien Seweryn also star in the international cast.

 

  MARIE ANTOINETTE 

was barely 14 years old when she left Austria and her mother empress Maria Theresa to marry the Dauphin in France. She is still a stubborn and dissipated young child who must comply with French rules, which are numerous and complicated. The young princess quickly suffers from not being able to live her life as she sees fit. She is constantly under pressure to carry on the Bourbon line. A mission more complicated than expected: even if the relationship between Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI improves over time, it will take them seven years to consummate their marriage. From the young runner-up to the queen of style, a true fashion icon, Marie Antoinette quickly impresses with her charisma and naturalness. She will gradually understand the codes and secrets of the French court and completely recreate Versailles in her image! But her success stirs up jealousy and rivalry. Defamatory pamphlets and persistent rumors about her private life undermine her reputation. It will take a lot of courage to defeat her numerous enemies at the Versailles court.

  

 THE STORY BEHIND THE SET

Given that the show has been written by an all female team you can expect a feminist agenda stuffed into the times where they did not know an F about Feminism. The 1770s set show was shot in authentic historical locations including the chateau of Versailles from which Marie went on to have her wigged head chop chopped after advising the starving masses to eat some cake if they don't have bread. Of course, the show will depict such a person as not frivolous but strong, empowering, emancipated and independent. I know, I know, I am laughing too... or maybe I am crying. What is known to be true is that she did break down the etiquette established by Louis XIV whom we watched in Versailles series created by the same team as the new series. The court will also include Joseph Bologne de Saint-George, a Creole virtuoso violinist and conductor who was part of Marie-Antoinette’s entourage and who is soon getting his own movie. The series was shot on the sets that took more than two months to built and with the crew that had almost 800 people! The second  season is already being written!

SEE ROYALLY EXCITING NEW TEASER FOR MARIE ANTOINETTE HISTORICAL TV SERIES! HENRY LLOYD HUGHES JOINS JASON ISAACS IN ARCHIE CARY GRANT BIOPIC TV SERIES

 MARIE ANTOINETTE TV SERIES 

NEW ROYAL TEASER IS HERE!

After that first teaser that we received a few weeks we now have an exciting longer one filled with royal splendour for new historical series MARIE ANTOINETTE which will air on Canal + and BBC in United Kingdom later this month and Australia basically almost everywhere where Versailles aired as well. The eight part series, starring Emilia Schule in the lead role follows the famed queen Marie Antoinette, who was the last queen of France before the French Revolution. Louis Cunningham stars as King Louis XVI and James Purefoy as his father!  Marthe Keller, Jack Archer, Jasmine Blackborow, Gaia Weiss, Crystal Sheperd, Caroline Piette, Oscar Lesage, Roxane Duran, Liah O’Prey, Jonas Bloquet, Nathan Willcocks, Laura Benson, Nicola Perot, Paul Bandey, Maximilien Seweryn also star in the international cast. The series will officially start October 31st in France!

 

  MARIE ANTOINETTE 

was barely 14 years old when she left Austria and her mother empress Maria Theresa to marry the Dauphin in France. She is still a stubborn and dissipated young child who must comply with French rules, which are numerous and complicated. The young princess quickly suffers from not being able to live her life as she sees fit. She is constantly under pressure to carry on the Bourbon line. A mission more complicated than expected: even if the relationship between Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI improves over time, it will take them seven years to consummate their marriage. From the young runner-up to the queen of style, a true fashion icon, Marie Antoinette quickly impresses with her charisma and naturalness. She will gradually understand the codes and secrets of the French court and completely recreate Versailles in her image! But her success stirs up jealousy and rivalry. Defamatory pamphlets and persistent rumors about her private life undermine her reputation. It will take a lot of courage to defeat her numerous enemies at the Versailles court.

 HENRY LLOYD HUGHES JOINS 

CARY GRANT ARCHIE SERIES

After we announced Jason Isaacs as the lead in Cary Grant biopic TV series ARCHIE for ITVX and BritBox, we now know that the cast will also

Henry Lloyd Hughes has joined the cast

have Henry Lloyd-Hughes next to Laura Aikman as Cary’s ex-wife Dyan Cannon, Harriet Walter as Grant’s mother. Dainton Anderson, Calam Lynch and Oaklee Pendergast as young versions of Archie Leach (his real name) and Kara Tointon as young Elsie. Ian Pulston-Davies, Ian McNeice, Jason Watkins, Lisa Faulkner and Niamh Cusack are also in. The series will show his early life and cross to 1961 at the height of his fame. It will start with his birth in Bristol in 1904 and tell the story of a childhood spent in extreme poverty, dealing with his father’s adultery and the loss of older brother John. At 14, he joined music hall act and moved to the U.S. and, soon after, Cary Grant was born.

1ST MARIE ANTOINETTE HISTORICAL TV SERIES TEASER IS HERE! PLUS NEW PHOTOS AND AIRING DATE

 MARIE ANTOINETTE TV SERIES

FIRST ROYAL TEASER IS HERE!

While you can follow the premiere of The Serpent Queen series about Catherine de Medici tonight over at Starz, there is another French queen coming to us this Autumn: October is bringing new historical series MARIE ANTOINETTE which will air on Canal + and BBC in United Kingdom and Australia, and today I have the first teaser for you and stay tuned for a longer trailer soon. The eight part series, starring Emilia Schule in the lead role follows the famed queen MarieAntoinette, who was the last queen of France before the French Revolution. Louis Cunningham stars as King Louis XVI and James Purefoy as his father!  Marthe Keller, Jack Archer, Jasmine Blackborow, Gaia Weiss, Crystal Sheperd, Caroline Piette, Oscar Lesage, Roxane Duran, Liah O’Prey, Jonas Bloquet, Nathan Willcocks, Laura Benson, Nicola Perot, Paul Bandey, Maximilien Seweryn also star in the international cast.

 

  MARIE ANTOINETTE 

was barely 14 years old when she left Austria and her mother empress Maria Theresa to marry the Dauphin in France. She is still a stubborn and dissipated young child who must comply with French rules, which are numerous and complicated. The young princess quickly suffers from not being able to live her life as she sees fit. She is constantly under pressure to carry on the Bourbon line. A mission more complicated than expected: even if the relationship between Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI improves over time, it will take them seven years to consummate their marriage. From the young runner-up to the queen of style, a true fashion icon, Marie Antoinette quickly impresses with her charisma and naturalness. She will gradually understand the codes and secrets of the French court and completely recreate Versailles in her image! But her success stirs up jealousy and rivalry. Defamatory pamphlets and persistent rumors about her private life undermine her reputation. It will take a lot of courage and dignity to defeat her numerous enemies at the Versailles court.

« Bienvenue à Versailles »

La Création Originale CANAL+ MARIE-ANTOINETTE fera l’ouverture du Festival de La Rochelle avec la projection des 2 premiers épisodes en avant-première mondiale.

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BREAKING NEWS: SEE EMILIA SCHULE AS MARIE ANTOINETTE IN CANAL PLUS' NEW HISTORICAL TV SERIES ON THE FRENCH QUEEN WITH JAMES PUREFOY, LOUIS CUNNINGHAM

 MARIE ANTOINETTE TV SERIES

FIRST ROYAL PHOTO IS HERE!

We have the first photo from new historical series MARIE ANTOINETTE which will air on Canal + and BBC later this year. The eight part series, starring Emilia Schule in the lead role follows the famed queen Marie

Emilia Schule takes the lead role

Antoinette, who was the last queen of France before the French Revolution. James Purefoy also stars with Louis Cunningham as King Louis XVI! 

 

  MARIE ANTOINETTE 

was barely 14 years old when she left Austria and her mother empress Maria Theresa to marry the Dauphin in France. She is still a stubborn and dissipated young child who must comply with French rules, which are numerous and complicated. The young princess quickly suffers from not being able to live her life as she sees fit. She is constantly under pressure to carry on the Bourbon line. A mission more complicated than expected: even if the relationship between Marie Antoinette

Scenes for the $23 million series were shot in Versailles on Mondays when the French palace is closed for the public.

and Louis XVI improves over time, it will take them seven years to consummate their marriage. From the young runner-up to the queen of style, a true fashion icon, Marie Antoinette quickly impresses with her charisma and naturalness. She will gradually understand the codes and secrets of the French

Deborah Davis is writing and producing the new series

court and completely recreate Versailles in her image! But her success stirs up jealousy and rivalry. Defamatory pamphlets and persistent rumors about her private life undermine her reputation. It will take a lot of courage and dignity to defeat her numerous enemies at the Versailles court. Read more here.

BREAKING NEWS! EMILIA SCHULE, JAMES PUREFOY TO LEAD CANAL + NEW EPIC TV SERIES ON MARIE ANTOINETTE! SEE BENJAMIN VOISIN, GERARD DEPARDIEU, CECILE DE FRANCE, XAVIER DOLAN IN BALZAC'S LOST ILLUSIONS PERIOD SET ADAPTATION

 MARIE ANTOINETTE SERIES

IN PRODUCTION AT CANAL +

I did say many times that in these times of woke hardships, European studios will be the ones to save the period set genre and next to a slate of German, Russian and Italian costume series we now have another one coming

The first photo of Emilia as Marie Antoniette from the sets!

from France: beside the two part saga on Diane de Poiters, they are now preparing an eight part saga MARIE ANTOINETTE over at Canal + which brought us Versailles as well. German actress Emilia Schule has been set as the lead in Deborah Davis written and produced series which will also have James Purefoy, Marthe Keller, Louis Cunningham, Jack Archer,

German actress Emilia Schule takes the lead

Jasmine Blackborow, Gaia Weiss, Crystal Sheperd, Caroline Piette, Oscar Lesage, Roxane Duran, Liah O’Prey, Jonas Bloquet, Nathan Willcocks, Laura Benson, Nicola Perot, Paul Bandey, Maximilien Seweryn in the international cast.

 

  MARIE ANTOI NETTE WAS

barely 14 years old when she left Austria and her mother empress Maria Theresa to marry the Dauphin in France. She is still a stubborn and dissipated young child who must comply with French rules, which are numerous and complicated. The young princess quickly suffers from not being able to live her life as she sees fit. She is constantly under pressure to carry on the Bourbon line. A mission more

Gaia Weiss, James Purefoy, Marthe Keller (could be M. Theresa)

complicated than expected: even if the relationship between Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI improves over time, it will take them seven years to consummate their marriage. From the young runner-up to the queen of style, a true fashion icon, Marie Antoinette quickly impresses with her charisma and naturalness. She will gradually understand the codes and secrets of the French

Jonas Bloquet, Maximilien Seweryn, Oscar Lesage, Jack Archer

court and completely recreate Versailles in her image! But her success stirs up jealousy and rivalry. Defamatory pamphlets and persistent rumors about her private life undermine her reputation. It will take a lot of courage and dignity to defeat her numerous enemies at the Versailles court.

  LOST ILLUSIONS CLIP 

STRAIGHT FROM VENICE!

Speaking of French costume drama, check out the first clip from new French period set movie LOST ILLUSIONS which has premiered over at

Illusions Perdues is out October 21st

Venice Film Festival with rather rave reviews. Xavier Giannoli directed the 19th century set big screen adaptation of Honoré de Balzac's novel with the cast that includes Gerard Depardieu, Xavier Dollan, Cecile de France, and Vincent Lacoste. Benjamin Voisin plays Lucien de Rubempré, a young, lower class poet, who is madly in love with the baroness Louise de Bargeton. The risk of scandal forces them to flee to Paris where they hope to live and love freely. Lucien soon finds rejection and loses the baroness’s support. He finds himself alone, penniless, hungry, and humiliated until the

The movie is getting rather nice reviews over at Venice

day he seeks revenge by writing controversial – yet banal – articles. Inside the Paris he so coveted, he finds a cynical world where everything – and everyone – can be bought and sold. Can he find his way and remain faithful to his hopes and dreams? The movie is out October 21st in France, 28th in Russia.