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The Empress(TV show/series, 2022-)

Original title: "Die Kaiserin" (German/DE)

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| 55min per episode | Genre: Drama

Scripted Reality in 1 season with 6 episodes

Rating: 3.9/5 (with 41 votes)

The Empress (German: Die Kaiserin) is a German historical drama television series based on the life of Empress Elisabeth of Austria, starring Devrim Lingnau in the title role, and Philip Froissant as Emperor Franz Joseph. It was released on Netflix on 29 September 2022. It was Netflix 's second-most watched series worldwide for two weeks and the seventh most popular non-English series of 2022, with over 150 million hours streamed. On 8 November 2022, Netflix renewed it for a second season. Netflix ()

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Genres: Political TV Shows / Romantic TV Dramas / Period Pieces / TV Dramas
Keywords: Swoonworthy / Emotional / Romantic
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About The Empress

Two young people meet. A fateful encounter - the proverbial love at first sight. He is Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria-Hungary, she is Elisabeth von Wittelsbach, Princess of Bavaria and the sister of the woman Franz is to marry…

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The Empress | Official Trailer | Netflix(Trailer, 1:59)

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The Empress | Official Trailer | Netflix (Trailer) | Official Teaser [Subtitled] (Teaser) | Offizieller Trailer (Trailer, DE) | Offizieller Teaser (Teaser, DE) | Ankündigung (Teaser, DE) | Making of (Featurette, DE)

The Empress Seasons and Episodes

09/29/2022Season 1 - 6 episodes

#1 | 09/29/2022One's Place in the World

2.8/5 (with 6 votes)

Helene and Elisabeth travel to meet Emperor Franz, who is expected to ask for Helene’s hand. At the party, he stuns everyone with a surprise decision.

#2 | 09/29/2022The Arrival

2.9/5 (with 5 votes)

Elisabeth arrives in Vienna for her wedding. Soon enough she faces palace intrigue while Franz attempts to protect his country from going to war.

#3 | 09/29/2022The Wedding

2.4/5 (with 4 votes)

Elisabeth marries Franz, and the royal family gets a taste of her rising popularity. Sophie’s former lover attends the wedding and discovers a secret.

#4 | 09/29/2022The Hunt

2.5/5 (with 4 votes)

Sophie and the council push for military action, but Franz refuses to engage. Elisabeth upsets the czar's son, leading to severe political consequences.

#5 | 09/29/2022The Shoes

2.6/5 (with 4 votes)

Maximilian gathers support for an evil plan while Elisabeth's well-intended gesture backfires, leading her to befriend the dubious maid, Leontine.

#6 | 09/29/2022The God Who Us Has Freedom Sent

2.8/5 (with 4 votes)

Elisabeth spends her time partying with Maximilian while Franz is desperate to reconcile with her. Leontine gets herself into a precarious situation.

Additional Information

Production country: Germany

Shot in: Vienna, Bavaria

Plays in: Vienna

Made by: Sommerhaus Serien

Original language: German (DE)

Spoken languages: German (DE)

Translated into 23 languages: Czech (CS), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Burmese (MY), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Serbian (SR), Swedish (SV), Thai (TH), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Returning series

First episode released on: 09/29/2022

Appearing Characters: Empress Elisabeth of Austria, Franz Joseph I of Austria, Princess Sophie of Bavaria, Maximilian I of Mexico, Duchess Helene in Bavaria, Princess Ludovika of Bavaria, Duke Maximilian Joseph, Duke in Bavaria, Princess Sophie Esterházy of Liechtenstein, Archduke Franz Karl of Austria, Archduke Ludwig Viktor of Austria, Gustav, Prince of Vasa, Baron Alexander von Bach, Count Karl Ferdinand von Buol, Franz Liszt, Joseph Othmar Rauscher, Johann Strauss II, Alexander II of Russia, Maria Alexandrovna of Russia (Marie of Hesse)

Cast: Devrim Lingnau, Philip Froissant, Svenja Jung, Rauand Taleb, Almila Bağrıaçık, Melika Foroutan, Johannes Nussbaum, Elisa Schlott, Jördis Triebel, Hanna Hilsdorf, Wiebke Puls, Alexander Finkenwirth, Leopold Hornung, Patrick Rapold, August Schmölzer, Raymond Tarabay, Eric Bouwer, Vladimir Korneev

Directors: Katrin Gebbe, Florian Cossen

Producer: Jochen Laube

Screenwriter: Katharina Eyssen, Bernd Lange, Janna Nandzik

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Sisi and Franz"

"הקיסרית"

"ซีซี่ จักรพรรดินีแห่งรัก"

Keywords: royalty, habsburger, historical figure, austria, empress, emperor, austria-hungary

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