The Empress, one of Netflix's best-of-the-era productions, is back for a new season of intense palace intrigue, breathtaking gowns, and sexy romance among the Habsburg royalty.1 The German-language romance series, which debuted on Netflix in 2022-9, introduced fans to Austria's stubborn Empress Elisabeth (aka "Sisi") as she fell in love and married Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph 1.The show quickly won acclaim and a passionate fanbase and won an International Emmy Award for best Drama. (More importantly, Sisi's wedding dress was immediately considered a contender for the best TV looks of all time.

After Season 1 depicts Elisabeth's struggle to adapt to the harsh standards of life at the court, Season 2 jumps ahead of the birth of her second child when the royal legacy is in danger. Season 2 has broken down the cast of the show since it recently debuted on Netflix on 11/22. Below you will find a guide to the talented German actors who bring the Empress to life.

Elisabeth, called Sisi by her family, is a very stubborn, bold woman who grew up in the countryside, determined to marry for love and freedom. Fortunately, as Elizabeth struggles to adapt to court life after the Emperor chooses to marry her instead of her sister, 2 people fall in love in Season 1 After a time jump, Season 2 begins with Sisi Happy and expecting her second child, but she is under pressure to produce a male heir.

Devrim Lingnau, 26, is a Turkish-German actress who studied ballet and art before starting her acting career. She made her film and television debut in 2014 and has since appeared in such German works as Fluch des Falken, Allmen, Under Suspiction, Der Kriminalist and Borgia.

At the beginning of the Empress, the Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph 1st has already addressed the unfortunate subject and the war on the horizon. In it, he and Elisabeth quickly connect and are immediately tested during marriage when they realize that Franz is torn between the desires of his wife and the desires of his mother.

Philippe Froissant, 30, won the Deutscher Fernsehpreis (the German equivalent of the Emmy Award) as Franz in the first season of the Empress. Before that, the French and German actor worked mainly in theaters; his other credits include the Netflix thriller "Black Island" and the Paramount+mini・series

Franz's domineering mother Sophie (top, right), who starred in the Austrian Empire and her son. Sisi's non-traditional views and this continued in Season 2, with Sophie calling on Elisabeth to have a boy and ensure the royal legacy.

Melika Foroutan, 48, is a German-Iranian actress who has appeared in dozens of roles since her debut in 2000. She is best known for the series The Tribe of Europa and the Sleeping Dog, and the films Paris and Seven Days.

Franz's brother Maximilian was the troublemaker of the royal family, and after banishing his brother at the end of Season 1 of Repentance, which yearns for what Franz has, from the Emperor's throne to Elisabeth himself, Franz summoned Maximilian back to the important mission that involved Napoleon.

Johannes Nussbaum, 29, is an Austrian actor who was still in school when he won the Romy (Austria's most prestigious Film and television Award) for his subsequent appearances in stage and screen works such as "Hidden Life", "Steirerkreuz" and "MDRJago".

Countess Leontine von Apafi is a loyal friend and ally of Elizabeth and serves as one of the women on standby. Leontine is quite different from other women in Sisi, because she hides some huge secrets— the most monumental of Season 2 of Her love life.

Almila Bagriacik, 34, is an award-winning Turkish-German actress with dozens of credits in both countries, including when we leave, Hördur, Life Song, 4 Blocks, Hunting Season, and Tatort.

Alexander von Bach was the Interior Minister of the Austrian Empire, whose main goal was to ensure the safety of Austrian subjects and ultimately end the war. He debuted in 2013 and is played by Alexander Finkenwirth (89), who has appeared in such German works as Allmen, Bauhaus-A New Era, Deutschland38, Buba and Push.

Charlotte von Stubenberg (above, wearing white), the other 1 of the waiting Elisabeth women is played by Luna Greiner (28 years old). She debuted as a teenage actress in 2011 and appeared in such German works as Charité, Blaumacher, Freaks, Rampensau, Tina mobil and The Interpreter Of Silence. Most recently, he starred as Ember Bell in Prime video's Maxton Hall: The World Between Us.

Princess Marie Charlotte of Belgium is a new addition to Empress Season 2, where she falls in love with Maximilian after a chance encounter. She has been played by Josephine Tiesen, a German newcomer in the 2nd TV role in the Max miniseries besides both sides of the Abyss.