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A Poison Pen

Season 2 Episode 2 | 53m 28s

Marie Antoinette’s dangerous sexual affair with Fersen reignites when they are cast in “The Marriage of Figaro.” However, the production turns out to be a calculated plot, orchestrated by the Palais-Royal, to challenge Louis’s authority.

Aired: 03/29/25 | Expires: 04/13/25
Funding for Marie Antoinette is provided by Collette.
Extras
Amid the revolution’s advance, Marie Antoinette struggles to support Louis’s rule.
Marie Antoinette deals with personal grief.
As the public trial begins, events quickly spiral out of Marie Antoinette and Louis’s control.
Marie Antoinette is implicated in the diamond necklace theft and determined to prove her innocence.
Marie Antoinette overhauls her image, and the King and Queen find happiness.
The people of Paris openly protest against Marie Antoinette as she protects her unborn child.
Marie Antoinette’s affair with Fersen reignites – could it be part of a carefully orchestrated plot?
Disastrous consequences loom for Marie Antoinette and Louis as the revolt rumbles on.
Louis becomes increasingly confident. Marie Antoinette is enamored by a familiar face.
Louis becomes increasingly confident. Marie Antoinette is enamored by a familiar face.