THE EMPRESS - The Viennese Court attends the Great Orangery at Charlottenburg Palace

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Berlin, 09/23/2022 – A journey through imperial history – for the launch of the new series The Empress,Netflix hosted a spectacular soirée in the Great Orangery at Charlottenburg Palace, Berlin. Cast members Devrim Lingnau, Philip Froissant, Johannes Nussbaum, Melika Foroutan, Almila Bagriacik, Jördis Triebel and Elisa Schlott were among the guests. On the red carpet and during a Q&A session with host Hadnet Tesfai,the cast gave us exciting insight into the filming, alongside showrunner Katharina Eyssen, directors Katrin Gebbe and Florian Cossen, and producers Jochen Laube, Fabian Maubach and Annie Schilling. Costume designerGabriela Reumer presented original costumes from The Empress and a dance performance brought the evening to a crescendo.

A screening of the first episode of The Empress allowed famous guests, including Lena Klenke, Maxi Mundt, Riccardo Simonetti, Lisa-Marie Schiffner, Tom Schilling, Bruno Eyron, Baran Bo Odar & Jantje Friese, Ronja Rönne, Pierre Kiwis, Vinzenz Kiefer and Mariella Ahrens, to immerse themselves in Elisabeth’s world.

The Empress will release globally on Netflix on September 29th.

About The Empress

When rebellious Elisabeth (“Sisi”) meets Franz, the young Emperor of Austria, it’s love at first sight. But their ecstatic and impetuous relationship causes chaos in the dynasty and upsets the balance of power. After the wedding, the young Empress has to find her place in a totally foreign world while standing her ground against her overbearing mother-in-law Sophie who, until now, had always been the most powerful woman in the Viennese Court. Meanwhile, Elisabeth’s feelings are put to the test by Maximilian, the second-in-line who lives perpetually in his brother’s shadow. Hostile troops gather at the borders of the Habsburg Empire and revolution is in the air in Vienna. Elisabeth needs to learn who she can trust and the price she must pay for being the Empress and a symbol of hope for an entire nation.

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