The Empress | Official Trailer | Netflix

In an incredible twist of fate and against all expectations, an unusual love ignites between Emperor Franz (Philip Froissant) and Elisabeth (Devrim Lingnau). Together they embark on a dangerous path. Surrounded by power struggles and intrigues, Elisabeth confronts those who do not believe in her. The Empress begins her reign on September 29 only on Netflix.
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When rebellious Elisabeth falls for Emperor Franz and becomes his unlikely bride, she enters a world of tension and intrigue at the Viennese court.

[@LittleRedTeaCake]

I'm a huge fan of all of these historical drama coming out that is not just The Tudors again and again.

[@jiminhart]

I know what you mean. I'm completely Tudored out.

[@CrimsonAngelWinges]

I really want someone to make a more accurate show about Suleiman The Magnificent and Hurrem Sultan. I enjoy the Magnificent Century but it's not very accurate and majorly down plays how much of an impact Hurrem had on Suleiman the Emperor and history.

[@tyronedindu2094]

Im a huge fan of any historical dramas that are actually historical and not trying to pretend that every third person in Europe was an African in the Victorian era

[@fanoftheparanormal2480]

@@tyronedindu2094 exactly! Europeans look a certain way, and if you are going to tell that history, do it accurately!

[@fanoftheparanormal2480]

@@CrimsonAngelWinges that would be really interesting!

[@limeygal1]

Just binge watched this show. The costumes,scenery and the actors are fantastic. I hope Netflix does another season, will be a big shame if they don't. In 1 day if flew to #2 with no advertising. So come on Netflix.

[@lolilol5346]

This is even better than the crown in my opinion

[@mikeladelatore2233]

I’m having a hard time finding a series like this again. I want a series like this romance that you will really love the couple… pleaseee recommend something

[@SK-hf4je]

Did you watch it in German because I can’t find an English dub anywhere

[@limeygal1]

@@SK-hf4je No I watched in English on Netflix.

[@bridgetfhelm]

The crown doesn’t hold a candle

[@twocrazyboys4367]

The wedding gown is absolutely stunning !!!! And the chemistry of franz and Elizabeth is stunning too

[@jikaarthou]

True

[@aintgotnotltc]

Yes, they really do seem so in love!

[@bridgetfhelm]

I read they dated at some point in real life

[@aintgotnotltc]

@@bridgetfhelm whaaat! 😍😍😍

[@muhammadfarisbinariffinmoe]

@Chayil 74 ummm…. Are u a witch???

[@ericofthewest24]

70% of me wants to watch this solely for the Schonbrunn Palace! I will never forget the sight of such a beautiful place ❤️

[@xamalion7334]

Neuschwanstein and Herrenchiemsee, you should visit those.

[@saraaaaa9803]

But it looks different?

[@lauriemueller5554]

@@saraaaaa9803 Sorry to disapoint you but it is not Schonbrunn Palace

[@saraaaaa9803]

@@lauriemueller5554 yeah i know its actually Schloss Weissenstein and you are talking with the wrong person 😂 i said it looks different up there 👆

[@lauriemueller5554]

@@saraaaaa9803 Oh I'm sorry, I did 🙈, I wanted to answer the person who answer you as well

[@ashleytaylor4621]

I just finished binging it! I really wish they make a season 2. I fear it won't get as popular in the states because they didn't advertise it as much and Empress Sisi is relatively unknown here.

[@nooneknows7]

Eu acho que eles querem se distanciar do "Sisi" porque já romantizaram muito, acho que eles irão fazer uma série um pouco mais perto da realidade, foi o que eu ouvi falar.

[@laleelee8234]

I know right but I’m so happy it’s number two in the states

[@Elle-jl5ud]

Definitely a huge gap in the US public school system when it comes to teaching history. We essentially get the broad strokes of ancient civilizations, and US/military history, and that's it. She's one of my favorite historical figures so I'm really hoping people watch!

[@TheWurzelx3]

I honestly thought everybody knows Sissi

[@colettem9649]

En France la seule qui représente Sissi c'est Romy Schneider et personne d'autre.

[@PB-cx5nz]

Whoever designed the clothes for this show is fabulous! Such attention to detail! Specifically love the costume choice for both the leads for the meet cute scene! Eagerly waiting for Season 2 - as long as there are English subtitles I am all set ❤ Great job folks 🙌🏻 I hope season 2 comes out sooner

[@ohffsreally]

Fun fact, the woman who tailored my wedding dress worked on this show. I got her to shorten some pants for me in June and she mentioned it. She's French but lives in Berlin. I don't think she's the only one working on the costumes, but I'm sure she'd be happy to hear this! :)

[@YangXixiahLifeVlogVtuber]

@@ohffsreally that is awesome! I hope I cpuld meet her someday

[@j92000n1]

Right! I want those shoes she gave to the little girl

[@TheDragiix3]

Highly depends. While the dresses look great, the hairstyles are whack for the era.

[@MyLolle]

i agree! beautiful costumes! especially the dress elisabeth wore at the end of last episode!

[@shahramrejvani2527]

This series is one of the best things Netflix has ever done. Just absolutel perfection on every level. The writing , directing , acting ( magnificent) sets , customs are extraordinary

[@beautypm4516]

Can't wait for season 2!! Ive watched it twice already. The show was so great! Love everything about this show especially the chemistry between Franz and Elizabeth. Hope they give us ss2 soon.

[@janamala1751]

Love this show so much! I watched this with original German audio and it was perfect.. Plot, characters, costumes. Chemistry between Elizabeth and Franz is unbelievable, actress playing Sophia is also great. I really hope for season 2..

[@myamya5164]

Please please a 2nd season!!! Don’t abandon this series it litterly is one of the best things to watch on Netflix , I can’t stop watching it over and over just waiting for season 2

[@xamalion7334]

As a german, I have to say the english dubbing is quite well.

[@marvinvogtde]

i was just about to comment the opposite, i mean its not terrible but its far from great

[@aeolia80]

I hate dubbing unless it's for animation, hahahahah, and now I'm an English speaker living in France and pretty much everything is dubbed, lol, my god, my father-in-law was at my place recently and he can read and his eyesight isn't bad, but he insisted on watching Outlander dubbed, hahahahhahahahaahha, I couldn't watch with him I was so annoyed

[@tommoncrieff1154]

I will try it in German with English subtitles. At least the dubbing here is into British accents, not American, but they are not the right class, they speak too casually and the language is just too modern and clichéd.

[@elsakristina2689]

So much better than the English dubs of most other live-action German films I’ve seen, the voice acting in those is usually either exaggerated or lifeless and just used American accents. I didn’t even realise this was dubbed until I heard you say it. That’s how good it is!

[@elsakristina2689]

@@tommoncrieff1154 True, I think period-accurate dialogue would be better too.

[@Riachanai]

This show is SO good. Highly recommend to anyone who loves historical drama. This one doesn't miss

[@littlebitbritish]

I hope they have a version with subtitles not dubbed! This drama looks amazing

[@christinabautista9885]

They should. They had a teaser trailer in German like a month ago.

[@balljointfd3s]

It's a big production Netflix show, They offer everything when it comes to language. I bet you I will be able top watch it dubbed in Korean with the subtitles in Portuguese.

[@firstofall21]

Oh the original language not in english? I was like why they have british accent lol

[@balljointfd3s]

@@firstofall21 Because Americans like British Accents more then British people like their own Accents. It's that simple.

[@IzzyKawaiichi]

​@@balljointfd3s When you're dealing with monarchies and nobility and palaces, why would spoken English be American? It's like two clashing aesthetics.

[@BladeRedwind]

People asking why is it dubbed: Because it allows for more accessibility for more viewers. Some people are sight-impaired and can only hear; if they include audio description with this it will be very helpful. There are also those who have a hard time with subtitles due to other disabilities or eye-sigh issues. Something to consider. Especially when Netflix usually offers their shows in both languages with subtitles. so you'll likely be just fine.

[@CrimsonAngelWinges]

I wish more foreign show would get good dubs I'm a big fan of The Magnificent Century and Ekaterina but there subs only and sometimes you just want to play your historical drama in the background while your reading or cleaning.

[@britc.3536]

@@CrimsonAngelWinges But therein lies the problem. I would love a dubbed version of Isabel, or even for the last two seasons and The Split Crown to be subbed, but they only subbed the first two seasons and I struggle!

[@jeannebug1]

They did a great job with dubbing. Usually ruins a movie for me but this is so smoothly done

[@xTdoubleinfinityBx]

Absolutely loved it!!! The decor, the dresses, the actors, their chemistry, the whole plot - splendid! I hope we’ll get another season soon bc I need the rest of the story like right now!

[@v.m.e.6641]

Same I hope there will be season 2! But I think it will take a year or even more

[@Nikki-lr5jn]

Omg I love this series! Franz and Elizabeth have such a strong, intense, beautiful chemistry. They are so fun to watch. I need at least 5 more seasons of this show. They casted the perfect leads.

[@sarasr18]

OMG I'm so excited for this. I read a book about her and it made me sad bc in the early parts she and Franz Joseph really did seem like they were happy together and then his mother and everyone meddled and messed it all up.

[@benedictsaint9715]

Thanks for the spoilers. May you burn in hell, you foul demon.

[@harveyspecter111]

Why is it always the mothers who meddle in romantic relationships and mess it up....

[@mahamzahid7846]

Was it the book that was written in the form of her diary?

[@sarasr18]

@@mahamzahid7846 I looked it up, it's The Reluctant Empress by Brigitte Hamann. IIRC I bought it at the gift shop at Schonbrunn.

[@mahamzahid7846]

@@sarasr18 ohhh I had one as a kid that was written in the form of her diary, and that’s basically when my obsession started. I’ll check out yours too!

[@candyqueen0064]

Sisi has got to be at least one of my favorite monarchs, so Netflix finally taking up on such project so more people will get to know her story while hopefully, giving us a good and reasonable accurate show, is such a great and amazing choice💞 Can't wait to binge!

[@alffuergregor]

None of it is remotely accurate 🤣🤣🤣 they had her walk down the church alone and 🤣🤣 pretended he had another father. They cut Nene’s hair 🤣🤣🤣

[@alffuergregor]

😂😂and the dancing. Do yourself a favor. Read about Elisabeth. Because this show is utter BS.

[@candyqueen0064]

@@alffuergregor Oh my yes, I've seen it now. It's historical fiction more than anything, but still fun I guess 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@samyljones3871]

​@@alffuergregorPlease show us your script

[@trev021889]

Loved it all around. There is so much more story to be told. C'mon Netflix and give us a 2'nd season on this one. Beautifully shot and the wardrobe is to die for. Well done!

[@heatherd7574]

I’m so in LOVE with this series. Please have a second season coming out soon!

If you're thinking of watching this, go watch it now. It's a beautiful period drama. Elisabeth is beautiful.

[@Maliilse75]

Fantastic series, so much care into every little detail. And yes, the chemistry between Franz and Elizabeth is INCREDIBLE. I'm in complete denial that they are not together in real life -I don't want to look at interviews or behind the scene promos! It'S the kind of series that you completely forget time and space. Netflix, get to work for a second season already!

[@chipmunkpark8826]

When Sissi died...people say the Emperor said "Only God knows how much I loved that woman" 😭

[@lisar9800]

And a rather famous quote "Life has spared me of nothing."

[@Wontonsouplyfe]

And yet he was unable to protect her from his mother

[@lisar9800]

Yes. He did not. But she was not a better mother either. The only time she cared for her son was when he was a child and badly treated by his teacher Count Gondrecourt. She managed to get him away but otherwise? She didn't care for her children (expect the youngest Marie Valerie). She called her daughter in law a "Trampeltier" (clumsy oaf) and I mean... Crown Prince Rudolf later killed himself in Mayerling.

[@curiousflower9762]

Well , because she didn't get to form an attachment with her children because of her MIL and her children were also not attached to her. Mutual.

[@and.me_7390]

@@Wontonsouplyfe People should stop with the evil-mother narrative.

[@md-tj9mm]

best series i've seen in a long time. the acting was stellar and impeccably written!!! bravo...can't wait for season 2

[@valmoribal]

My selfish hope is that this brings more attention to the musical Elisabeth, because it’s one of my utter favorites. ❤

[@thelandoftea9995]

Hello random musical fan in the comment. I, too, hope it does

[@EspaALSC]

Yes!!!!! It's such a fantastic musical!

[@luciebaranova6406]

Everyone just still hope for Wenn ich tanzen will ❤

[@ambers_and]

Me, searching for Der Tod in the trailer 😆

[@lisar9800]

Saw it in Vienna. Absolute masterpiece! All songs are so great I cannot have a favourite. Michael Kunze and Sylvester Levay are a dream team when it comes to European musicals. Rebecca Das Musical and Mozart by them are also incredibly amazing. "Ich will nicht gehorsam, gezähmt und gezogen sein. Ich will nicht bescheiden, beliebt und betrogen sein. Ich bin nicht das Eigentum von dir, denn ich gehör' nur mir."

[@huyadegou6306]

just finishing watching. really a great work and i’m especially impressed by the last scene where the empress went into fire dark which just mirrors the uncertain future for the empire. all of them were in tensions. also being deeply attracted by Netflix’s visual language again (after the crown). can’t to wait the next season😢

[@thee.amberb]

I really hope they make a season 2… It just can’t end like that.

[@katelyntuohyfans]

EVERYONE WATCH IT NOW! ITS SO GOOD !! WE NEED SEASON 2!!!!

[@tadeojo5413]

House of Hapsburg is next level drama. Maximilian and his scheming where as The Empress is divine. Worth every minute. The acting, decor, dialogue and scenery are top notch.

[@salmankhalid3525]

Just watched the whole season in one go and was shattered when 6 episodes ended... Amazingggg

[@NotGuilty0808]

Its German...I just knew no way Hollywood would produce something with this quality or integrity.

[@ExecutorElassus]

Indeed. This is the English-language dub, which I hope I can avoid.

[@Stella-cf4cl]

bruh brfr, Hollywood has made plenty of amazing films. So dramatic, you could have just said this looks great. Sidenote, it's ironic to bring up integrity when it comes to German film history.

[@mamaria475]

🙌👏

[@brooklynbuglet]

@@patatevitale wow just showing your racism and homophobia openly. Good to know you’re trash

[@AnneliseMelo]

@@ExecutorElassus i was highly confused, as brazilian we grow up with dub so it was weird

[@angiew5812]

OK this show was so well done. Definitely the best brittish english dubbing I have ever watched for sure. Loved this 6 episode series and there better be a season 2.

[@laibasaeedrao8944]

I totally agree. I usually don’t listen to any dubbing prefer subtitles which sometimes can get overwhelming . But this dubbing tries to capture the essence of the scene and emotion which good enough for me. 😊

[@debracox3020]

I ended up binging on Empress in two days . I am going to need season two asap. The costumes where marvelous along with the cinematography , I was spellbound from the first episode right down to last 💫

[@mofetapirueta]

We need the second season ❤ What an acting, costumes, scenes... finally something different and with a taste.

[@Kde88]

Sooooo good. I’m obsessed. Everything. Storyline, actors, costumes, scenery. Love love love

[@vd12]

Like wtf Netflix, do you really think that sissi kissed Franz the night before the engament??? You were supposed to show how tormented she was learning that she was picked to become empress, SHE HAD NO CHOICE! instead, the show deliberetly makes her look like she wanted this! So stupid! I'm not blaming the actors but the one that also came up with the script did such a bad job! Like the main couple on their first encounter weren't supposed to know each other. That's why Sissi liked franz in the first place, because she taugh he was a stable boy or whatever!

[@GSCannon]

Amazing story. I lived in German 4 years so I knew some German. The designer went above and beyond with the Empress clothing so beautiful.

[@investedfemelle7564]

Absolutely loved it. Great cast and acting. I also love watching in the original language. They come across so much more passionate and authentic

[@Ilydarsh]

Binged the whole thing can't wait for season 2!! Also her wedding dress is the prettiest thing ever especially the veil hats off to the costume department

[@swtayh]

You're right, her dress was exquisite!

[@puny5417]

I thought the same thing f. Glad I want alone ❤ the veil was lovely. I’m like can I get married again just to have that dress!!!

[@nonjabulomacu9277]

😭😭😭That wedding gown is everything it should be.

[@tiredbylife.5589]

I remember the movies with Romi Schneider. And, there was also a cartoon show when I was young. I genuinely cannot wait for this. My mom was such a fan of the trilogy movie that her weddjng dress was inspired by Sissi's wedding dress. So, yeah, I cannot wait.

[@wolfiesasha887]

I remember the cartoons!!! I was always watching it !! 💜

[@GabiMarton]

As someone who is quite familiar with the original Sissi movies (and the actual history of Queen Elisabeth) with Romy Schneider I`m quite curious how it`s going to compare. The trailer looks great!

[@davidjohnston9356]

Same here. May be its bit more based on facts than the Sissi trilogy. Though Romy Schneider was a perfect Sissi.

[@agenttheater5]

hoping they remember that she seldom smiled in public showing her teeth because of her shyness and embarrassment surrounding her teeth (dentistry being what it was back then)

[@greatminds1017]

idk, I have questions already about her characterisation. From what I understand Sissi was a shy, quiet and very beautiful woman. This Sissi is shown throwing things at people, forcing guards to open gates. The scene where her mother in law says that if she won't bend she'll have to break kind of confirms what I suspect. Sissi was young, coupled with the quiet personality, there was no need for breaking when Sissi was easily made to bend to her mother-in-laws will. Not even her husband did anything. She was a great woman who was strong and made vital contributions for her country, but I didn't get the image that she was so fiery like is portrayed here. She had more of a quiet strength. Or am I wrong?

[@vd12]

it's terrible, such a disappointment

[@giannastruck1258]

Its not just that she acts like a child, she was literally one when they got married.

[@dressageau]

Big shoes to fill because the original 3 movie series of Sissi with Romy Schneider was one of the best and most beautiful things put to film. This had better be good....

[@_alexandra.kyr_49]

that was exactly my thought when i first learned about this. I hope it doesn't disappoint!!!

[@gergelyzoltan8422]

You cannot even compare. Especially Romy Schneider. She owns that character for ever. This series is an insult. Its not enjoyable if you actually know the real history.

[@ChelsiJay1]

The show is amazing, words cannot describe. It is the best I have seen and is so different. Please give us Season 2!!!!!

[@tillakiz]

As an austrian, on one side i am pleased to see our pride being brought to big screens, on another i do not see any particularly beautiful woman here?? Sisi had looong curly brown hair she was very proud of and she was obsessed with her own beauty. She had a mad diet and would beat the hands of the maid, if her one hair will fall when she was being brushed. She was also acknowledged as one of the most beautiful women of her time while here is someone average... Pity, they did not find a better fit actress. True, she was quite a snowflake who did not even participate in children's upbringing and the Mother-Empress was very critical of her. But i see they made her a rebel here... I do not think that's the right image, but lets see the series....

[@katelyntuohyfans]

Devrim is so beautiful as Elizabeth !!!! Need season 2!!!!!!

[@ezzb]

Is just me who didn't heard of this before? Seems like such a big production, Got level, but i didn't really see any promotion, just found it on the catalog. I have the impression that Netflix doesn't promote what actually needs promotion, just drop the thing on the site, and hope that became a huge success magically and the already famous shows get lots and lots of publicity

[@zZech111]

I loved this show! We need season 2 after that cliffhanger…

[@autumnde9590]

I AM SO ANGRY!!! 6 Episodes?! YALL GON LEAVE ME HANGING LIKE THIS?

[@mook7460]

I watch the entire series in one day,This is addiction

[@tmackie1694]

Dear Netflix, we’re all big boys and girls out here in Audience Land, and we do not fear SUBTITLES! Please respect the artists and artisans who make this work by presenting these projects in their original language. Thank you.

[@JainaTargaryen]

I assure you, the artist who made this will be very happy if it gains a wider audience by being in English, seeing as there is always an option to change the language if you like to.

[@whowantstoknow4168]

@@JainaTargaryen I agree. Plus folks are able to watch the original version with subtitles. So what's the big deal?

[@helenaliu3243]

I love empress Sissi and visited sights around Vienna. This actress does not do her justice. Sissi was legendary for her beauty. Idk who this actress is but she’s not nearly as good looking as the real empress

[@alaskacosplay]

Elisabeth, Empress of Austria was a famed beauty who shared the title of the "Two Most Beautiful Ladies named Elisabeth" with Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine, who was later Grand Duchess Elisabeth of Russia (who was then later named Saint Elisabeth as she gave up her luxurious life for a life of service to the church). Both beautiful women who lived a life of splendor but both died because of the common people.

[@Andromeda544]

Based on your comment, one might assume that the aristocracy has more value than common people .It doesn't. We, the common people and our ancestors, bled for this Europe that we have today without ever being asked until the democracy was established.

[@sandrakatze2409]

I'm very curious about this series and if they will take the "fairy tale" version of the movies or if they stay closer to the historical facts. Hopefully, it's going to be the latter - even if I suspect that a lot of people would like her character less in this regard. I used to be obsessed with the empress Elisabeth when I was a teenager and I learned everything about her that I could find. I hope, the romance is not to exaggerated, because from Elisabeth's side, it definitely wasn't as strong as from Franz-Joseph's perspective. Sure, she fell in love with him in the beginning or at least had a strong crush (after all, he was the emperor and he was good looking and showed a lot of interest in her - any fifteen year sold girl would be affected by that), but later on, she preferred to spend her life farther away from him. Also, she didn't like to sleep with him. For her, it was just a chore that she had to do out of duty. She even picked a mistress for him, so that he could satisfy his needs without her having to take part in that. Therefore, some historians think, that she might have been asexual. Others suspect that she might have been lesbian, because she collected pictures of beautiful women from all over the world. But since there is no proof for either of these claims no one knows for certain. Also, she wasn't the perfect and self-sacrificing mother the movies portray her as. She actually didn't really care about her children (except for her last daughter, who got all her love and care that the older siblings had to miss out on). Yes, she fought to have a say about the education of her son Rudolf (which probably saved his life, since his original teacher was to harsh and brutal for his weak constitution and made him ill), but she linked those demands to her own freedom and after she won and installed his new teachers, she abandoned him and traveled the world instead. Furthermore, she had an eating disorder. She was obsessed with her own beauty and had a strict diet and exercised obsessively. In a time, when the beauty standard was still seen as having a corpulent body (as to show off the fact, that you had enough money to buy a lot of expensive food), she was the first who started to steer it into the other direction. Due to her slim waist she was called "the fairy empress" by the people and she wanted to be remembered as young and beautiful. Therefore she never allowed for pictures to be taken of her or painted after she reached her thirties. No one should ever see her old.

[@larkmacgregor3143]

It's not exactly true that she didn't care for her children. Her mother-in-law, the Archduchess Sophie, after Sisi's first child, a daughter, died in infancy, literally took each of her children from her to raise herself, saying that Sisi being an awful mother was the cause of her daughter's death, and rarely allowed her anywhere near them. Franz-Joseph did nothing to stop her. In truth, Sophie hated Sisi, and this was just another way of her abusing the "wrong" choice her son made. Her youngest daughter was born *after* Archduchess Sophie died, and so was the only child she actually got to raise. Sisi had severe mental health issues, succumbing for long periods to depression, and possibly to OCD and anorexia, though no one knows for sure. The poor woman had an absolutely miserable life. Hungary was the only place she felt free, so she lived there apart from Franz-Joseph most of the time, returning to Vienna only when she absolutely had to. She was an intelligent, free-spirited woman who had never wanted to be Empress, in a time when women were expected to be ornaments and bear children, with no wills of their own, no say over her own fate. As for Rudolf, she made sure that he followed her father's progressive path, hoping to have the rest of the empire enjoy the sort of rule she shepherded in Hungary, and she never recovered from his suicide. How tragic that her fate should foreshadow the fate of the entire empire.

[@sandrakatze2409]

@@larkmacgregor3143 Yes, I agree that she had mental health issues. Originally I had written another paragraph about how she suffered from depression and wrote poems about death and taking her own life (she was also very affected by the suicide of her cousin Ludwig XIV), but then it got longer and longer and I decided against it. She could have had a form of anorexia, but it could have been some form of bulimia as well, since she also had moments where she ate very much (though they were very few). She didn't vomit after eating, but the excessive exercise she did daily can also be a symptom for that, since this also is a way of getting rid of the calories again. Concerning taking the children from her, I had heard contradicting opinions and versions. Some say that they were taken from her against her will by Sophie, but others say that, since it was a common practice back then, that the queen or empress didn't deal with her own children and the "grandmother" and other people took the job, Elisabeth wasn't bothered by it that much. Yes, Elisabeth was very intelligent and free-spirited. In many ways, her mindset and way of thinking had been far more modern than the ones of the court. I really love, how many facets there are to her. She is not the perfect heroine of this love story, as it is presented very often. In the end, I can imagine, that even if she would have been disappointed at first (and might have suffered some heard break), she might have had a much happier life, if Franz-Joseph had followed his mothers wishes and married Elisabeth's sister.

[@kyra7110]

The notion that 19th c europeans beauty standards were more into bigger bodies is a 20th c invention. It's more broadly true that prior to ~aboutish~ the turn to the 20th c, fashion tended to focus more on acquiring (via structured garments) the correct curve, rather than sheer size. But that varies significantly? Among modern era Europeans, the first popular diet I know of that was *explicitly* for weight loss was in 18th c England, and there are earlier ones couched in more complex ideology (like today's "wellness" language). The earliest cases I know of European women (of the modern era) being praised for their thinness-as-beautiful was in 15th c Italy, though having that extant may have more to do with the advent of proto celebrity culture than with that being actually the earliest occurrence. (Also, this isn't really a refutation, but myb a sympathetic reframing. In the modern era, research into eating disorders suggest they often have less to do with vanity and are much more about ppl's attempt to assert control when they feel helpless in their lives. Kinda seems like she was in a shitty/abusive situation? Which also makes sense with the various other symptoms of anxiety & perhaps-ocd-or-similar? Which would be cool to see on screen if they can avoid either romanticizing or villainizing.)

[@clisaa6974]

Honestly I don’t understand why so many tv shows and films are made about her.( there’s another Sisi tv show came out in 2021) and a film will come out in 2023! But honestly her life is sad if you think of it…. Except for the young love part she had with Franz. But then it all turns sad😭 there must be another royal woman for the media to focus on in films we haven’t heard much aboit

[@sofisa11]

@@clisaa6974 -I know, right! What is the big deal about her? What is so extraordinary that deserves all these series and movies?

[@ronni6346]

I am in Australia about to watch episode 4 I LOVE it!! Hope there is a season 2, 3, 4, 5 all the way to 20 please...and loving the clothes everything the acting is brilliant!

[@charans8675]

Just binged watched the show.. I usually never do that.. all the actors were fabulous. waiting for season 2..

[@carrickrichards2457]

Sisi, the story is real, serious, beautiful and, for all Europe, important: History that deserves to be remembered.

[@idkwhateverr4412]

This is a great show, I absolutely loved it! I particularly liked that they didn't turn Sophie in a cruel witch that insulted Elisabeth with everything she did or said. They gave her a sad background story that makes us (or me, anyway;)) feel sorry for her. I absolutely loved her! And Elisabeth was also great, of course. Looking forward to season 2!😍😍

[@miss_8thwonder]

Some people will never change, and so does Sophie ( countess Apafi) She killed Countess Amalia but you are romanticizing her with her background story

[@TheVideoSpaz]

They can just never help themselves with the "the corset is too tight" scene XD

[@Loostyc]

She really did tie herself tight. She was crazy.

[@citations1ml503]

I'm so happy that this show is succeeding

[@indigomoonchild9]

I am in love with this series! I did a deep dive about the Empress Elisabeth and found out she was wayyyy ahead of her time. She had gym equipment in her quarters in the castle and would watch her weight by dieting. She was a gym rat before it was a thing!!🤣💕💕

[@tiinale7984]

I have always loved the Sissi movies and cannot wait for this!!! Looks incredible!

[@vd12]

it's terrible, don't watch it

[@deedeebeads]

I just finished watching the whole season in 3 days not kidding, hooked on these eps. They’re lil naughty but I love the fashion of these characters

[@Laylasf]

Favorite show ever!!

[@hi-dandumb]

The Crown: "and what if she doesnt bend?" "She breaks" The Empress: "when a thing doesnt bend, it must break"

[@chipmunkpark8826]

Wait...is this the story of Sissi, Empress and queen of Austria-Hungary? Or am I tripping? I loved the Romy Schneider version but it was rather cute instead of serious...Sissi lived a very sad and trapped life despite her fun loving and free nature. Also, "when a thing doesn't bend...it must break"? That quote is from The Crown season 4

[@edisonlima4647]

In fact that's an old saying. There are similar versions of that saying in many parts of the world. Where I live it goes "Which one is stronger, the rush that bends or the tree that breaks?"

[@thatclairosong4161]

I just finished in one seating. GIVE US SEASON 2 AND 3 AND MORE EPISODES 😭

[@nemanjapaunovic827]

The first season is great. I can't wait for the second season. Very good series. Hello from Serbia 🇷🇸💜...

[@kennethlwazi]

6 episodes ain't enough. This series is amazing.

[@shadeyxo]

Stop I love Sissi 🥺 I was obsessed with the trilogy movies with Romy Schneider growing up, hopefully this will be as good

[@lyzu1766]

I got hooked on this miniseries, I really longed for the SECOND SEASON PLEASE!!!!

[@agirlnamedaflower]

I watched it and loved it!! I hope I don’t have to wait a year for season two

[@mangacrack]

As a german, I am happy that we finally get another tale of them because I'm quite sick of the Sissi Movies

[@chheinrich8486]

Was ist mit der rtl+ Serie?

[@CheeseOnTop2007]

I’m so excited for this! Finally we get a series about Empress Elisabeth Edit: To all the people in the replies saying that there are other series about Empress Elisabeth and whatnot, I know! I read the legacy part of her wikipedia page. Pardon me for not adding “in Netflix”

[@moontowhee]

There is already a old series about her called Sissi. I highly recommend this German series! :D

[@eugeniayau]

@@moontowhee How long ago was Sissi made? Might I find it on either Netflix or Prime? ty

[@moontowhee]

@@eugeniayau this series was made in 1955, so it is pretty old. I mostly watched it via the Dutch TV. So it is very hard to find. It may not be on any streaming platform these days. But it is worth a search. 👍

[@melesmeles7380]

the old trilogy with Romy Schneider isn't accurate, it's pretentious kitsch.

[@moontowhee]

@@melesmeles7380 it isn't about it being accurate, it is about it being good.

[@annamo9354]

Ok, to all you peeps out there...this is not, and I repeat, NOT in any way, shape or form accurate. Elisabeth "Sisi" never loved Kaiser Franz Josef. She was 15 years old when he asked for her hand, and her mother was against the match. When Herzogin Ludovika asked her daughter to reconsider, she said "Einem Kaiser gibt man keinen Korb! Ich nehme an." ("one does not spurn an emperor! I accept.") She had to produce an heir, and quickly, so she came to hate having to be willing for the emperor. She hated sex. When she gave birth to her second daughter Gisela at age 19 she was deeply disappointed, she disliked the baby because she knew she had to get pregnant again, until she produced a son. Her husband continuously cheated on her, and even infected her with STDs from his mistresses. She was an egomaniac, only concerned about herself. In that way she was very ahead of her time, because she had fitness studios installed in every palace, all through her life maintained a weight of 50kg at a height of 1,72m. She did everything to keep her beauty, even drinking meat juice pressed out of raw beef or veal. She hated having "ugly" people around her, so she fired a lot of staff because they were not up to her standards. She did not care about the common people or her role. She was away for months travelling. So if you watch this, take it for what it is. Fiction.

[@Jenny-fl8bn]

I just hope there's a season 2 coming up. This series is the best for far.

[@Momoeki21]

Emmy winner!! Definitely have to watch now

[@rose_shimmerling]

Please please please bring a second season 🙏 I thoroughly enjoyed this~ lovedd the wardrobe and everything

[@amymaly5772]

Très belle série haute en couleur et en costume le jeu des acteurs que dire de plus que c'est magnifique à regarder. J'ai adoré. Une saison 2 s'il vous plaît !

[@Kia-iq7dh]

I NEED a second season of this show 😍

[@JustBeingAwesome]

It's actually very good! Great directing, great acting, great music. Not a big fan of the odd modern costumes in the mix of historical costumes. And make-up could've been more simple too, to fit the time period.

[@henrykai777]

Watching this series actually made me discover something really cool that I didn’t know before (I’m currently only into ep 3). This past May I was in Jerusalem as a pilgrim, and one night I was wandering around the old city with my friends and stumbled upon a building named the Austrian Hospice. One of my friends is a history nerd especially on the Austrian & German, and as pilgrims who wanted to take advantage of our status (we were allowed into several other institutional/religious buildings as pilgrims previously) decided to visit this place. It had a locked gate like any other buildings in the city with a few teenage boys hanging outside the door, we rang the bell and a few seconds later was unlocked for us. We went inside and was greeted by the receptionist. Knowing that we weren’t going to be questioned for our intention to come inside, we began exploring. I then discovered a chapel, a really beautiful room with highly decorated insignias of all the previous emperors (Including Franz Joseph of whom I knew nothing about at that time) of Austria on both sides of the wall, as well as beautiful paintings and statues. We spent some time in prayer and later walked around the building for a few minutes. The next day we came back during our free time to smoke cigars in the court yard. Here’s the cool part. After I watched the second episode of this series, I was curious about the historical part so I began looking a few of these people. It then sparked my memory of the Austrian hospice in Jerusalem and made me wonder if it had any connection with the characters in the series. So then I read the history of the hospice. Little did I know that Franz Joseph I actually stayed there during his pilgrimage in 1869, which was a very symbolic act, since he was the first European monarch to visit the Holy Land since the end of the Crusader Empire. It was originally built as a consulate in the midddle of the 19th cent by Austria in order to consolidate its political influence. It was definitely a neat experience to have, now realizing how much impact both Franz and the hospice on the history of the world especially WW1 being the biggest one.

[@katcampbell9213]

Amazing! Thanks for sharing your story. Serendipity ✨

[@132RyeRye]

I screamed when i finished the last episode and realized that was the last one. GIMME MORE PLEEEEEEEASE

[@natashajagadhish1887]

I love Elisabeth/Sissi, I love their doing a series on her.

[@gm3850]

The way the lead actors could have full conversations with just their eyes alone...

[@Marzyart]

Great choice of the lead actress. She has small eyes and a deceitful smirk of a smile. She portrays maliciousness. I wouldnt stand an innocent and cute girl playing this role. The actress is doing a great job

[@rentia7848]

She is very very good..outstanding.

[@theuralictribes5689]

As a Hungarian, I remember watching a really old school movie about Empress Sissy, she was beloved by the Hungarian people and it was she who persuaded both Hungarians and Austrians to come to some agreement to stop fighting against each other.

[@lonesomevalkyrie]

I hope the German version will be available. I hate dubbed shows but would love to see this.

[@jane_7777]

Is this in German Language? Sisi 2021 series is also in German language. Longed to watch that one, too, but I couldn't find any English dubbed or subtitled anywhere.

[@Mila-Nova]

It's available. I always found the dubbed versions weird

[@MadhusmitaBeura_18]

These period drama movies has my heart ❤️ love the dark forest , castle, gowns, horses and romance 🌼😻❤️

[@mildredlaygo9654]

Wow. Looking forward to this one. Is there a version in the original language but with English subtitles? I’d prefer to hear them speak in their native tongue to make it more real to me. 😊

[@lost4eva081980]

You can see the trailer in German on Netflix itself.

[@glykera]

Just a heads up: They don't speak their actual native tongue. In the show, they speak Standard German which corresponds to a Northern German accent. The real people had Bavarian and Austrian/Viennese accents. Basically it would be like watching a show about famous Texans speaking British English, just entirely absurd.

[@lonihoots_author]

I've just started this, and I've become obsessed. It's phenomenally done. Yes, there's not a lot of historical accuracies, but it's so well done that I've looked over that.

[@azcrafty]

Can't wait to see this. Sissi movies with Romy S. is my absolute favorite.

[@jadedqueen7782]

Nobody will ever be as pretty as romi Schneider as sisi. She was just stunning. Her bronze red hair were just heavenly

[@esperanzaporio6047]

The clothes are just so stunning! ✨✨✨

[@manvendrasingh3705]

As a sisi fan even before this series came this is satiating my soul

[@pauldewitt7697]

great show! nice chemistry between the two main character

[@maitrinh3096]

hopefully season 2 will come out soon, i like it a lot.

[@noraluciafermoselle5282]

Hermosa serie!!! Me gusto todo! por favor urgente la proxima temporada! Gracias Netflix

[@texasjaco9385]

To everyone that doesn't know there will be a season 2! Not sure when it will air, but it's definite.