Netflix fans have begged for another series of royal drama The Empress after the second season landed on the streaming site.
The Empress charts the remarkable-yet-tragic life of the Duchess Elisabeth of Bavaria, played by German actress Devrim Lingnau.
Duchess Elisabeth, known as Sissy, lost her first child in infancy, her second in a murder-suicide and her sister to an accidental fire – before being assassinated by an Italian anarchist.
The first series of the royal period drama aired on Netflix back in 2022 – and after a patient two-year wait fans were delighted to see its second season arrive last month.
But they were gutted to find that season two had just six episodes of the ‘spectacular’ series – which was compared to The Crown.
Viewers went on to beg for updates on whether the series would be renewed for a third season after its ’emotionally heavy but beautiful’ ending.
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Netflix fans have begged for another series of royal drama The Empress after the second season landed on the streaming site last month
The Empress charts the remarkable-yet-tragic life of the Duchess Elisabeth of Bavaria, played by German actress Devrim Lingnau (pictured)
Taking to X, formerly Twitter, they wrote: ‘Just finished #TheEmpress #Netflix S2 and I’m speechless the ending got me in tears. It was a spectacular season emotionally heavy but so beautiful and I really hope that we will get a S3,’;
‘Please, watch The Empress on Netflix. I need season 3 so bad,’; ‘Season 3 of The Empress please @netflix,’;
‘Just binge watched season 2 of the empress on netflix. It definitely deserves a S-3!!’; ‘Only 6 episodes??? Just a teaser…!!! I’m heartbroken,’;
‘Just finished watching all 6 EPS of the empress NETFLIX I NEED A THIRD SEASON RN,’;
‘Absolutely beautifully made, the costumes, the acting, the storyline, Brilliant @netflix…. Now for season 3 !!!’;
‘Omg… I just watched season 2 of The Empress and I have never cried so hard. This was so relatable to me in a few ways and there was one episode that I struggled to watch all the way through. The pain was so palpable that I felt it hours after I watched it. A must watch for all,’;
‘I don’t know how they did it but The Empress season 2 is even more beautiful, costume design even better, sets even grander. Netflix Germany you ate that,’;
‘The empress on Netflix has me in a chokehold. for all my girlies that love history and a good period drama. also, if you like European travel and are looking to add some places to castle hop. the shooting locations are 10/10,’;
Duchess Elisabeth, known as Sissy, lost her first child in infancy, her second in a murder-suicide and her sister to an accidental fire – before being assassinated by an Italian anarchist
Fans were gutted to find that season two had just six episodes of the ‘spectacular’ series – which was compared to The Crown
Viewers went on to beg for updates on whether the series would be renewed for a third season after its ’emotionally heavy but beautiful’ ending
‘Loving The Empress for telling a compelling, visually lush story all in six perfect episodes.’;
‘Netflix’s THE EMPRESS is for the period drama girlies who live for the (romantic, doomed) aesthetic and it’s so PRETTY.’
Also known as Sissi, the main character was the Empress of Austria for the latter half of the 19th century after marrying Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria-Hungary (who will be played by Philip Froissant in the series) when she was just 16.
The Netflix drama tells the story of Sissi’s devastating life – as well as delving into her obsession with her appearance, and the lengths she went to in order to maintain her looks, having been dubbed the ‘loveliest woman in Europe’ at the age of 38.
The fitness fanatic performed 20 pull-ups every morning, before being laced into corsets to achieve a 19-inch waist and spent her days horse riding or hiking.
She also indulged in some less than conventional beauty treatments, including using veal face-masks, bathing in goats’ milk, drinking five salted egg whites (which she thought reduced stomach bloating) and washing her tresses in eggs and cognac.
However, her larger-than-life approach to her looks are just one part of the royal’s remarkable character and story.
Empress Elisabeth of Austria, Queen of Hungary by marriage to Emperor Franz Joseph I, was born into the royal Bavarian House of Wittelsbach.
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The first series of the royal period drama aired on Netflix back in 2022 – and after a patient two-year wait fans were delighted to see its second season arrive last month
The Netflix drama tells the story of Sissi’s devastating life – as well as delving into her obsession with her appearance
Nicknamed Sisi (also Sissi), she enjoyed an informal upbringing before marrying Emperor Franz Joseph I at the age of 16.
The marriage thrust her into the much more formal Habsburg court life, for which she was unprepared and which she found uncongenial.
Early in the marriage she was at odds with her mother-in-law, Archduchess Sophie, who took over the rearing of Elisabeth’s daughters, one of whom, Sophie, died in infancy.
The death of her only son and his mistress Mary Vetsera in a murder–suicide at his hunting lodge at Mayerling in 1889 was a blow from which Elisabeth never recovered.
In 1897, her sister, Duchess Sophie in Bavaria, died in an accidental fire at the ‘Bazar de la Charité’ in Paris.
Meanwhile, while travelling in Geneva in 1898, she was mortally wounded by an Italian anarchist named Luigi Lucheni, who stabbed her in the heart.
