The Empress (‹See Tfd‚German: Die Kaiserin) is a German historical drama television series based on the life of Empress Elisabeth of Austria. It was released on Netflix on 29 September 2022, and was Netflix's second-most watched series worldwide for two weeks and the seventh most popular non-English series of 2022. Netflix also commissioned a companion novel, The Empress: A Novel, by Gigi Griffis.
Bavarian Duchess Elisabeth "Sisi" von Wittelsbach falls in love with Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria. Her mother-in-law, Archduchess Sophie, who is also her aunt, antagonizes her almost immediately.