The Empress

About The Empress

When rebellious Elisabeth falls for Emperor Franz and becomes his unlikely bride, she enters a world of tension and intrigue at the Viennese court.

Netflix's The Empress is a drama series. Its themes are royalty, historical figure, emperor, and empress.

Since September 2022 it has reached 2 seasons and 12 episodes. It is still in production. Seasons run to about 6 episodes.

Devrim Lingnau stars as Empress Elisabeth 'Sisi' von Wittelsbach, Philip Froissant as Franz Joseph of Austria-Hungary, Melika Foroutan as Princess Sophie of Bavaria, and Johannes Nussbaum as Archduke Maximilian.

In the United States it streams on Netflix and Netflix Standard with Ads. Sisi, Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace, and The Legend of Hao Lan make useful companions to The Empress, all filed under austria and austria-hungary. TMDB voters put it at 7.7 out of 10 across 186 votes and it carries a TV-MA rating.