The Empress (TV series)

*The Empress*
The Empress
	Offical poster
Genre	Period drama; Epic; Romance;
Created by	Katharina Eyssen; Lena Stahl;
Starring	Devrim Lingnau; Philip Froissant;
Country of origin	Germany
Original language	German
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Executive producers	Jochen Laube; Fabian Maubach;
Production location	Germany;
Original release
Network	Netflix
Release	29 September 2022 –; present

The Empress (Template:Lang-de) is a 2022 German historical drama series on the life of Empress Elisabeth of Austria starring Devrim Lingnau in the title role along with Philip Froissant as Emperor Franz Joseph. The series was released on Netflix on 29 September 2022.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Premise

Sixteen-year-old Bavarian duchess Elisabeth "Sisi" falls in love with her sister's intended fiancé Emperor Franz Joseph and the two later marry. She moves to Vienna and finds herself having to navigate the complexity of court politics and her husband's scheming family members. Her mother-in-law Sophia, who is also her aunt, antagonizes her almost immediately. Her brother-in-law Maximilian, Franz Joseph's younger brother, keeps trying to outshine his older brother and prove that he is more worthy to rule.

Cast

Devrim Lingnau as Elisabeth von Wittelsbach
Philip Froissant as Franz Joseph I of Austria
Melika Foroutan as Princess Sophie of Bavaria, mother of Emperor Franz Joseph
Johannes Nussbaum as Archduke Maximilian, brother of Emperor Franz Joseph
Elisa Schlott as Duchess Helene in Bavaria, Elisabeth's older sister
Jördis Triebel as Princess Ludovika of Bavaria, mother of Helene and Elisabeth
Almila Bagriacik as Countess Leontine von Apafi, a revolutionary posing as a countess
Hanna Hilsdorf as Countess Amalia von Salm-Reifferscheidt, a countess who's dedicated her own life to the Austrian empire
Runa Greiner as Countess Charlotte von Stubenberg, a naive countess
Svenja Jung as Countess Louise Gundemann, Franz Joseph's old lover
Andreas Döhler as Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria, father of Helene and Elisabeth
Wiebke Puls as Countess Sophie Esterházy, matron of the empress's maid service
Michael Fuith as Archduke Franz Karl of Austria, Sophie's husband
Felix Nölle as Archduke Ludwig Viktor of Austria, the youngest brother of Franz and Maximilian
Martin Butzke as Gustav, Prince of Vasa, Sophie's lover and Franz Joseph's biological father
Alexander Finkenwirth as Baron Alexander von Bach, interior minister; a progressive advisor of Franz Joseph's.
Leopold Hornung as Count Karl Ferdinand von Buol, foreign minister; a militaristic advisor.
Patrick Rapold as Franz Liszt
August Schmölzer as Prince-Archbishop Joseph Othmar von Rauscher
Raymond Tarabay as François-Adolphe De Bourqueney, french ambassador
Eric Bouwer as Doctor Fritsch, a maternity doctor
Irene Della Casa as Baronesse Francesca, Maximilian's girlfriend at the start of the series
Rauand Taleb as Theo, Franz Joseph's butler
Erol Nowak as Johann Baron Kempen von Fichtenstamm, Inspector General of the police
Merlin Rose as Egon, a revolutionary
Noemi Emily Krausz as Margarete
Anna Bottcher as Elsa, a housemaid and revolutionary
Markus Fennert as Lieutenant Krall
Andreas Bongard as Johann Strauss
Vladimir Korneev as Grand Duke Alexander Nikolayevich, son of Tsar Nicholas I
Elzemarieke De Vos as Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna, Alexander's wife

Episodes

No.	Title	Original release date
1	"One's Place in the World"	29 September 2022 (2022-09-29)
2	"The Arrival"	29 September 2022 (2022-09-29)
3	"The Wedding"	29 September 2022 (2022-09-29)
4	"The Hunt"	29 September 2022 (2022-09-29)
5	"The Shoes"	29 September 2022 (2022-09-29)
6	"The God Who Us Has Freedom Sent"	29 September 2022 (2022-09-29)

Development

In December 2020, Netflix announced it was about to start production on a 6-part series with the working title The Empress based on the life of the Austrian Empress Elisabeth of Bavaria, nicknamed Sissi. The series would be directed by Katrin Gebbe and Florian Cossen with Bernd Lange and Jana Nandzik writing. Devrim Lingnau and Philip Froissant were announced as being cast in the lead roles.^[5]

References

^ "A New Netflix Series Will Chronicle The Tragic Story of This Austrian Empress". Town and Country.
^ "Could This German Royal Drama Be the Next The Crown?". Vogue.
^ "Katrin Gebbe and Florian Cossen preparing The Empress for Netflix". CineEuropa.
^ "The Empress". Netflix. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
^ "New imperial couple "Sisi and Franz" found - Netflix Original "The Empress" (WT) about to start production". Netflix Media Center. Retrieved 22 December 2020.

External links

The Empress at IMDb
The Empress at Rotten Tomatoes

[1] "A New Netflix Series Will Chronicle The Tragic Story of This Austrian Empress". Town and Country.

[2] "Could This German Royal Drama Be the Next The Crown?". Vogue.

[3] "Katrin Gebbe and Florian Cossen preparing The Empress for Netflix". CineEuropa.

[4] "The Empress". Netflix. Retrieved 21 December 2020.

[5] "New imperial couple "Sisi and Franz" found - Netflix Original "The Empress" (WT) about to start production". Netflix Media Center. Retrieved 22 December 2020.

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