The Empress (German: Die Kaiserin) is a 2022 German historical drama series based on the life of Empress Elisabeth of Austria. It was released on Netflix on 29 September 2022. The series 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.
Bavarian duchess Elisabeth "Sisi" falls in love with her sister's intended fiancé Emperor Franz Joseph. She moves to Vienna and finds herself navigating the complexity of court politics and her husband's scheming family. Maximilian, Franz Joseph's younger brother, tries to outshine his older brother.