‘The Empress’: The Big Finale! Debut of Trailer and Artwork for the Third and Final Season

07 October 2026
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Showrunner:Katharina EyssenExecutive Producers:Robert Eyssen, Jochen Laube, Fabian Maubach, Katharina Eyssen and Scarlett LaceyCo-Executive Producer:Lars GmehlingWriters:Katharina Eyssen (Head-Writer), Elena von SauckenDirectors:Florian Cossen, Julia LanghofDirector of Photography:Katharina Bühler, Rik ZangCostume:Gabriela ReumerHair & MakeUp:Jens BartramProduction Design:Theresia Anna FicusAssociate Producer:Michal Pokorny Production Company:Sommerhaus Serien GmbHService Production:MIA Film, Anima Stillking Cast:Devrim Lingnau Islamoğlu, Philip Froissant, Melika Foroutan, Johannes Nussbaum, Josephine Thiesen, Runa Greiner, Dejan Bućin, Marlene Burow, Christophe Favre, Merlin Sandmeyer u.a.

The EmpressSeason 3, premiering November 12, exclusively on Netflix worldwide

“Perhaps she will be remembered, and otherwise none of us.”— Archduchess Sophie to Elisabeth (her daughter-in-law, the Empress of Austria)

Berlin, October 7 — The gates of Schönbrunn Palace open one final time: the trailer for the third and final season ofThe Empressshows Elisabeth fighting for her heart, her health, and her voice. Constrained by the corset of the Viennese court and deeply wounded by Franz’s rejection and unfaithfulness after his return from the war, Elisabeth struggles to be heard and to understand what her soul truly longs for. The finale of the hit series premieres November 12, exclusively on Netflix.

After the devastating Sardinian War, Emperor Franz (Philip Froissant) returns a traumatized man. The guilt of having lost thousands of young men on the battlefield weighs heavily on him. Elisabeth (Devrim Lingnau Islamoğlu) tries to stand by him — she fights passionately for her marriage while at the same time advocating for what would now be right for the empire — yet in vain. While Franz’s infidelity further shakes the marriage, resistance at court and her own health force Elisabeth to leave Vienna and set off to a distant island to recover.

In the end, Elisabeth must decide: follow her heart unconditionally, or be a true empress to her people.

Katharina Eyssenonceagain serves asshowrunnerfor the third season of the hit series, sharing creative responsibility with executive producerRobert Eyssen.Sommerhaus Serien GmbH, led by executive producersJochen LaubeandFabian Maubach, is responsible for the production.Scarlett Laceyreturns as executive producer, andLars Gmehlingis co-executive producer. Directed byFlorian CossenandJulia Langhof. Filming took place in Bavaria, the Czech Republic, and Spain.

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About Sommerhaus Filmproduktion

Jochen Laube and Fabian Maubach have jointly managed Sommerhaus Filmproduktion since 2015. Projects realized to date include feature films such asIn the Aisles(Berlinale Competition 2018) andWhat Doesn’t Kill Us(world premiere at Piazza Grande in Locarno 2018), as well as TV productions like Dominik Graf’sTatort: Der rote Schattenand Katharina Eyssen’s Netflix miniseriesHoliday Secrets. The novel adaptationWhen Hitler Stole Pink Rabbitdelighted over one million moviegoers and was awarded the Bavarian Film Award as well as the German Film Award for Best Children’s Film.

The adaptation of Alfred Döblin’s world-famous novelBerlin Alexanderplatzcelebrated its world premiere in the competition of the Berlinale 2020 and received five Lolas at the German Film Awards as well as a European Excellence Award for film music. 

The first season of the historical seriesThe Empressby showrunner Katharina Eyssen, directed by Katrin Gebbe and Florian Cossen, was awarded the International Emmy® Award for Best Drama Series in 2023. Shortly before the 2022 FIFA World Cup, the international TV seriesClean Sweepabout mafia machinations behind football premiered under the direction of Rick Ostermann. In early December 2022, the new collaboration with Thomas Stuber,Dark Satellites, was released in theaters. Burhan Qurbani’s latest feature filmNo Beast. So Fierce., a German-Polish-French co-production, celebrated its world premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2025. The new edition of the FrankfurtTatortstarring Edin Hasanovic and Melika Foroutan, broadcast for the first time on ARD in the same year, met with great acclaim from audiences and press alike and was awarded the Grimme Prize, among others. 

In addition to the third season ofThe Empress, further episodes of the FrankfurtTatortas well as Maggie Peren’s feature filmThe Bright Daysare currently in post-production.

Sommerhaus Filmproduktion maintains offices in Berlin, Ludwigsburg, and Munich.