going into production in July, our minds are on royal dramas, and while the Windsors are compelling to watch, the British royals pale in comparison to the Habsburgs when it comes to sartorial decadence and emotional turmoil. Little wonder, then, that
’s next monarchic series will centre on Sissi, the Empress of Austria for the latter half of the 19th century. Due to begin filming shortly,will chart Sissi’s life from her teenage years onwards, when she first met Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria-Hungary, with Devrim Lingnau and Philip Froissant stepping into the roles of the imperial couple.From the start, Sissi, born Duchess Elisabeth of Bavaria, and Franz’s relationship disturbed the strictly hierarchical Viennese court.
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