Netflix Renews Period Drama 'The Empress' for Third and Final Season
It's official: The Empress's reign will continue for one final season. Netflix has announced that its internationally popular German period drama has been renewed for Season 3, but that its third outing would officially be its last.
The series follows the story of Elisabeth of Bavaria --- known almost universally as Sisi ---- a German princess who marries an Austrian emperor for love and must subsequently navigate a difficult world of intrigue and tension at the Habsburg court. The series grounds its historical drama and political tension in its characters and their relationships, particularly the compelling romance between the two young rulers at its center.
The Empress's recently concluded second season saw Franz and Elisabeth face both foreign and domestic challenges, involving everything from the growing independence movement in Lombardy-Venetia and the scheming of Napoleon III to their struggles to produce a male heir for the Austrian throne. The season ended with Franz riding for Italy to command his troops himself, leaving Elisabeth, their infant son Rudolf, and Dowager Archduchess Sophie behind to hold things together in Vienna.
