Sisi
"Sisi" follows the extraordinary life of empress Elisabeth of Austria. Modern, honest, and authentic. Told from the perspective of her closest confidants, the series takes a new look at the empress' life and reveals a multi-layered woman.
Cast:Jannik Schümann , Dominique Devenport , Marcus Grüsser , David Korbmann , Désirée Nosbusch , Tanja Schleiff , Giovanni Funiati , Julia Stemberger , Pauline Rénevier , Elizabeth Maria Brante , Romy Schroeder , Vytautas Kaniusonis , Paula Kober , Boris Aljinovic , Yasmani Stambader , Amanda Da Gloria , Murathan Muslu , Lote Sirma
S2.E1 ∙ Folge 1
When Franz presides over the German League, Bismarck arrives late with a great Dane, a statue of the emperor it urinated on and the claim that his Prussian king should take over the presidency. Franz feels that's a casus belli, but realizes he can't win a war, whoever starts it, without a much stronger army, which costs an obscene fortune. He intends to get a loan for it from Napoleon III, who would cease to be an enemy to safeguard his 'investment'. To that end, the imperial couple travels to Biarritz, where he feels humiliated, but Andrassy suggests Sisi can win over the empress by showing trust by a personal request for a love nest. Körtek nearly backfires, but the loan is awarded, yet Napoleon convinces Franz that Andrassy must be in league with Bismarck. Sisi must again interrupt their bliss since the birth of their heir to find out in Hungary if that country remains loyal.
S2.E2 ∙ Folge 2
Franz learns that Prussia is arming itself for a war and Bismarck is getting the German allies, even Sisi's native Bavaria's king Ludwig refuses passage to Austrian troops. While buying army himself, Franz follows Marie's advice to choose simple models which fresh recruits, as will be needed, can handle, after nearly returning Marie to the nuns orphanage for intruding the crown prince's nursery and setting fire to an imperial bed, but also reporting bad child care from staff. Sisi visits count Andrassy's Hungarian home estate, where he confirms that Bismarck asked his defection, while German army are secretly delivered. Hearing about failed harvests spelling famine, she successfully petitions Franz for a generous grant and helps with a wounded stallion causing havoc.
S2.E3 ∙ Folge 3
Körtek intends to kidnap Sisi; in joint captivity with Count Andrassy, Sisi is faced with the question of how long she can remain steadfast; Franz is confronted not only with his father-in-law, but also with Sisi's sister.
S2.E4 ∙ Folge 4
Sisi and Andrassy travel to Vienna to convince Franz of the need for a Hungarian parliament; Sisi tries to clear her head; the special affection between Sisi and Andrassy does not go unnoticed by Franz; Franz falls back into old patterns.
S2.E5 ∙ Folge 5
While the war with Prussia poses problems for Franz, Sisi must now cope on her own in Vienna. In Hungary, Andrassy makes an attempt to defeat the cruel Körtek.
S2.E6 ∙ Folge 6
The war strikes deep wounds, and Sisi's desperate attempts to reconnect with Franz have yet to bear fruit. He sends her to Hungary, and whether she will see Franz again remains to be seen.
