The Empress
Description: 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. The 6 episodes will be shot in . - and will focus on the first months after Sisi's arrival at the court. It is the great love story between Elisabeth and Franz that is the focus of the narrative. Elisabeth is told as a young woman ahead of her time, rebelling against the rigid rules of the 19th century and the court. She meets Franz, a multi-layered ruler with fractures who played a major role in shaping modern European history. Against the backdrop of jealousy, intrigue and power struggles behind the scenes of the Habsburg court and the emerging question of freedom of the people, the audience is taken into a glittering illusory world in which young Sisi must fight for her place at court as well as for the right not only to be the figurehead of an ailing empire.
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Year Released: 2021
Number of seasons: 1
Number of episodes: 6
First episode air date: October 13, 2021
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Year Released: 2021
Number of seasons: 1
Number of episodes: 6
First episode air date: October 13, 2021
Watch Trailer