Will there be a Marie Antoinette season 3?

Marie Antoinette has been one of the most enjoyable period dramas of recent years.

Series 1 saw Marie (Emilia Schüle) and Louis (Louis Cunningham ) marry before becoming the King and Queen of France.

While the recent Marie Antoinette season 2 saw Marie suffering personal tragedy while also being wrongly accused of stealing a priceless necklace.

Will there be a Marie Antoinette season 3?

As yet, the makers have not confirmed a third season, although it's thought Marie Antoinette was originally envisaged as a three-series story.

So, where might the plot go? (spoilers ahead if you've not seen the end of season 2).

The makers did appear to hedge their bets with the end of season 2. It gave an ending of sorts to the story with Marie and Louis's power collapsing.

However, there's plenty more true historical events for the show to put on screen. Series 2 ended at the beginning of the French Revolution in 1789 with the Storming of the Bastille. Louis wasn’t executed until January 1793, while Marie was executed in October 1793.

If anything, season 3, if it happens, should be the most dramatic and the best as we see Marie and Louis desperately struggle for survival.

Among the events series 3 will likely depict is the royal family’s attempt to flee Paris. They reached the small town of Varennes, where they were stopped and arrested. The desperate act by Louis helped turn the tide of public opinion against him and ultimately led to his execution, as he was seen as an enemy of the revolution.

Season 3 would also surely explore Marie's role in the War of the First Coalition, a string of wars that saw other European countries try to take advantage of the chaos in France.

It's not hard to imagine season 3 ending with Marie's trial and execution. She was taken to the guillotine in the Place de la Révolution, the present Place de la Concorde, and executed aged 37 on October 16, 1793.

It will be a hugely emotional end for fans. The makers have portrayed both Marie and Louis in a largely positive light. Historians, though, continue to debate as to how much their fate was their own fault.

Cast

We'd expect all the key cast to be back for series 3, including Jack Archer as Louis’s brother Provence, and Oscar Lesage as the dastardly Duke of Orléans. We should also get a string of new characters who play crucial parts in the French Revolution.