The Empress (TV series)

The Empress
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Genre
Created by
  • Katharina Eyssen
Written byKatharina Eyssen, Bernd Lange, Janna Maria Nandzik
Directed by
Starring
Composers
  • Johannes Lehniger
  • Lisa Morgenstern
  • Sebastian Damerius
Country of originGermany[1][2]
Original languageGerman[3]
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producers
  • Jochen Laube
  • Fabian Maubach
Production location
  • Germany
Cinematography
Running time51–61 minutes
Production companies
  • Netflix
  • Sommerhaus Serien
  • Inferno Pictures
Original release
NetworkNetflix
Release29 September 2022 (2022-09-29) –
present (present)
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The Empress (German: Die Kaiserin) is a German historical drama television series based on the life of Empress Elisabeth of Austria, starring Devrim Lingnau in the title role, and Philip Froissant as Emperor Franz Joseph. It was released on Netflix on 29 September 2022. It was Netflix'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.[4][5][6] 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.[7]

  1. ^ Bentley, Jean (22 September 2022). "Bow Down to 'The Empress' | Presenting a teaser for the regal new series". Netflix. Archived from the original on 17 October 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  2. ^ Whittock, Jesse; Goldbart, Max (8 November 2022). "'The Empress': Netflix Orders Second Run Of Austrian Empire Drama". Deadline. Archived from the original on 23 November 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  3. ^ "WHAT LANGUAGE IS THE EMPRESS IN AND ARE DUBS AND SUBTITLES AVAILABLE?". HITC. 13 October 2022. Archived from the original on 13 November 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  4. ^ "A New Netflix Series Will Chronicle The Tragic Story of This Austrian Empress". Town and Country. 30 May 2021. Archived from the original on 30 May 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Could This Austrian Royal Drama Be the Next The Crown?". Vogue. 29 July 2022. Archived from the original on 29 July 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Katrin Gebbe and Florian Cossen preparing The Empress for Netflix". Cineuropa. 15 October 2021. Archived from the original on 15 October 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  7. ^ "'Derry Girls', 'Vir Das: Landing' & 'The Empress' Land Top Awards At 2023 International Emmys". Deadline. 21 November 2023.