The Empress (2022)
- Original title
- Die Kaiserin
- Directed by
- Katrin Gebbe, Florian Cossen
- Genre
- biographical film, drama television series, historical television series
- Country
- Germany
- Length
- 2 seasons, 12 episodes
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Rating
- 7.6 of 10 from 180 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A Bavarian duchess marries the Emperor of Austria and struggles to navigate the strict court and her own desires. The story follows her early years as Empress Elisabeth.
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What happens
The Empress (German: Die Kaiserin) is a German historical drama television series based on the life of Empress Elisabeth of Austria, starring Devrim Lingnau as the empress and Philip Froissant as Franz Joseph I of Austria. It was released on Netflix on 29 September 2022 and became the network'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, which premiered on 22 November 2024. Netflix also commissioned a companion novel, The Empress: A Novel, by Gigi Griffis, which was published two days before the series premiered on the streaming service. On 27 January 2025, the series was renewed for a third and final season. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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