Netflix is doing its best to introduce more original content from European countries. And to date, The Empress is one of the most successful original German content since Barbarians. The question is: will there be The Empress Season 2?
Here's what we know so far.
Has The Empress Season 2 Been Confirmed?
Upon this writing, Netflix has not yet renewed The Empress for a second season. The show has been on Netflix for almost three weeks yet continues to do very well with viewers. In the first two weeks since the show was released, it has earned over 106,000,000 hours viewed. It was also the most-watched non-English series on the streaming platform.
Because of these numbers, it's possible that Netflix will renew the show for a second season.
It's official! The Hollywood Reporter confirmed that Netflix has ordered The Empress to return for a second season. With the news, showrunner, Katharina Eyssen, shared:
“I am incredibly grateful that we were able to touch so many different people in Germany and all over the world with our series.
The story of Elisabeth’s life is a story of the power of love, but also of the courage to be different, and of hope for a better future, and that is what we need at this time. That’s why we are very happy to be able to continue telling this exciting story.”
Possible The Empress Season 2 Release Date
If Netflix decides to renew The Empress for a second season, it might be a while before the show gets released. We could see The Empress Season 2 get released sometime in 2024.
Possible The Empress Season 2 Story
The Empress is a German Netflix Original romantic drama series that was based on the life of Empress Elisabeth of Austria. The first season explored Elisabeth Wittlebach's life and how she got to know her husband, Franz Joseph, the Emperor of Austria.
The first season also saw Elisabeth's struggle with life in court and a hovering mother-in-law. If the show gets renewed for a second season, we may see Elisabeth's early years as a mother, especially after the death of her daughter, Archduchess Sophie, while traveling in Hungary.
The Empress Season 2 Cast
The current cast members of The Empress are expected to return to reprise their roles for a second season. The list includes the following:
- Devrim Lingnau (as Elisabeth von Wittelsbach)
- Philip Froissant (as Franz Joseph I of Austria)
- Melika Foroutan (as Princess Sophie of Bavaria)
- Johannes Nussbaum (as Archduke Maximilian)
- Elisa Schlott (as Duchess Helene in Bavaria)
- Jördis Triebel (as Princess Ludovika of Bavaria)
- Almila Bagriacik (as Countess Leontine von Apafi)
- Hanna Hilsdorf (as Countess Amalia von Salm Reifferscheidt)
- Runa Greiner (as Countess Charlotte von Stubenberg)
- Svenja Jung (as Countess Louise Gundemann)
- Andreas Döhler (as Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria)
- Wiebke Puls (as Countess Sophie Esterházy)
- Michael Fuith (as Archduke Franz Karl of Austria)
- Felix Nölle (as Archduke Ludwig Viktor of Austria)
- Martin Butzke (as Gustav, Prince of Vasa)
Is There a The Empress Season 2 Trailer Yet?
Since The Empress has not yet been renewed for a second season, we still don't have material to see for the upcoming series. You can take a look at the trailer of season one for now:
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