‘The Empress’ Renewed For Third & Final Season At Netflix​on February 5, 2025 at 4:09 pm

The Empress is coming to an end.

Netflix‘s show telling the dramatic story of Empress Elisabeth and Emperor Franz has been renewed for a third season, which will be its last.

One of the biggest Netflix Europe shows of the past few years, The Empress started with Elisabeth meeting Franz and has worked its way through their courtship and the empire. In Season 2, they were trying to enjoy their fresh marital bliss when dark clouds gathered over Schönbrunn Palace. Elisabeth had to fight not only for her family but also for the integrity of her soul.

The final season will likely air in 2026. The Empress has been one of Netflix’s biggest non-English language shows down the years. The International Emmy-winning Season 1 stayed in the global Netflix Top 10 of non-English shows for five straight weeks in 2022. Last year, Season 2 made its way into the Netflix Top 10 in 84 countries, according to the streamer.

Showrunner Katharina Eyssen said: “It sometimes leaves me speechless to see how many people we have been able to reach and touch all over the world with The Empress. To be able to continue and conclude this story together with our team and the unique ensemble cast is nothing less than a gift.”

Katja Hofem, Netflix’s VP Content in the DACH region, added: “The audience has followed Empress Elisabeth’s life through happy, exciting and dramatic times in the last two seasons. How wonderful that we can continue telling this story in a third season, with the wonderful team in front of and behind the camera and with Sommerhaus as our production partner.”

The Empress stars Devrim Lingnau, Philip Froissant, Melika Foroutan and Johannes Nussbaum, with Eyssen once again acting as showrunner. Executive producer is Robert Eyssen, Jochen Laube and Fabian Maubach. Scarlett Lacey also returns to the third season as EP.