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The Slap

Season 1 Episode 1 | 52m 23s

Marie Antoinette is just a teenager when she’s forced to leave Austria to marry the Dauphin. But she’s as unprepared as her awkward teenage husband. How will this free spirit react to Versailles with its ridiculous rules of etiquette?

Aired: 03/18/23 | Expires: 04/02/23
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