TV Series | 2023-2024 | Netflix | Drama, Period | Germany
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Main data
| Director | Barbara Ott, Maximilian Erlenwein |
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| Written by | Elena von Saucken (co-writer), Matthias Börner (co-writer), Francis Pfitzner (co-writer) |
| Production | Sommerhaus Serien GmbH, Macaia Film, MIA FILM |
Shooting data
| Start of shooting | 04/09/2023 |
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| End of shooting | 11/02/2024 |
| Filming regions | Czech Republic |
Project data
Brief synopsis
Cast
| Actor | Role name | Voice actor / SpeakerVoice actor |
|---|---|---|
| Devrim Lingnau | Sisi [SS] | |
| Philip Froissant | Kaiser Franz-Joseph [SS] | |
| Johannes Nussbaum | Erzherzog Maximilian [SS] | |
| Alexander Finkenwirth | von Bach [SS] | |
| Melika Foroutan | Erzherzogin Sophie [SS] | |
| Leopold Hornung | Count Boul [SSR] | |
| Felix Nölle | Luziwuzi [SSR] | |
| Daniel-Frantisek Kamen | Vallet [SSR] | |
| Leonie Euler | Countess Caroline von Bransner [SSR] | |
| Rauand Taleb | Theao [SSR] | |
| Carla Hüttermann | Hofdame Pauline [SSR] | |
| Eric Bouwer | Doktor Fritsch [SSR] | |
| Laeni Geiseler | Mimi [SSR] | |
| Runa Greiner | Charlotte von Stubenberg [SSR] | |
| Cornelius Schwalm | Dr. Seeburger [SSR] | |
| Marlene Sparakowski | Fienchen [SSR] | |
| Almila Bagriacik | Leontine von Apafi [SSR] | |
| Josephine Thiesen | Marie [SSR] | |
| August Schmölzer | Kardinal Rauscher [SSR] | |
| Noëmi Krausz | Margarete [SSR] | |
| Alexander E. Fennon | Zeremonienmeister [SR] | |
| Thilo Prothmann | Farmer Otto [SR] | |
| Rainer Haustein | Grünne [SR] | |
| Florian Troebinger | Zeremonienmeister [SR] | |
| Luise von Stein | Agnes [SR] | |
| Bernd Birkhahn | General Radetzky [SR] | |
| Christophe Favre | Napoleon III [SR] | |
| Britta Thie | Frieda [SR] | |
| Liliom Lewald | Jean [SR] | |
| Jérôme Pouly | Cavour [SR] | |
| Christian Bayer | General Gyulai [SR] | |
| Margarethe Tiesel | Hebamme Pfudel [SR] | |
| Marcello De Nardo | Giuseppe Marino [SR] | |
| Mina Christ | Gräfin von Zichy [SR] | |
| Svenja Jung | Louise [SRE] | |
| Ella Gaiser | Kindermädchen Fienchen [SRE] | |
| Jördis Triebel | Ludovika [SRE] | |
| Alexander Beyer | Herzog Maximilian [SRE] | |
| Carl Bruchhäuser | König von Portugal [SRE] | |
| Ari Kurecki | Vincent [SRE] | |
| Levi Oskar Drozd | Little Max [SRE] | |
| Benjamin Schroeder | austrian soldier [BP] | |
| Elias Eisold | Junger Fleischergeselle [BP] | |
| Johanna Orsini | Direktorin Waisenhaus [BP] | |
| Matthias Matschke | Michael von Apafi [BP] | |
| Marie Dziomber | Hausmädchen Possenhofen [BP] | |
| Robert Reinagl | Dr. Götz [BP] |
Crew
| Activity | Name | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Production controller | Kristian Stern | |
| Production accountant | Tomás Masopust | |
| Production accountant | Pavel Vácha | |
| Production accountant | Piotr Odemski Production Accountant | Production Accountant |
| Assistant production accountant | Klára Valouchová | |
| Assistant production accountant | Simon Höldin | |
| Assistant production accountant | Michael Richter [3] | |
| Assistant production accountant | Zuzana Krizová | |
| 1st AD | Chris Tromboukis Key | Key |
| 1st AD | Martin Bárta | |
| 1st AD | Vojtech Hlavicka 1st AD Floor | 1st AD Floor |
| Key 2nd AD | Martin Král | |
| Crowd 2nd AD | Kuba Strangmuller | |
| Base 3rd AD | Alexandra Starostová | |
| Floor 3rd AD | Frantisek Petfik | |
| Key AD PA | Jindriska Nemcová | |
| AD PA | Omar Tlili | |
| Crowd marshall | Martin Trobl | |
| Vfx producer | Christopher Lenke | |
| Post production supervisor | Dominik Bollen | |
| Vfx supervisor | Frank Kaminski | |
| VFX production coordinator | Patrick Thülig | |
| Vfx set supervisor | Falk Büttner | |
| Vfx set supervisor | Jan Kuldan | |
| Vfx set supervisor | Kai Siggelkow | |
| Vfx set supervisor | Philip Nauck | |
| Director of photography | Rik Zang | |
| Director of photography | Kolja Brandt | |
| Drone camera operator | Daniel Vagenknecht | |
| Steadicam operator | Yoshua Berkowitz B Cam / Steadi Main Unit | B Cam / Steadi Main Unit |
| 1st assistant camera | Filip Sturmankin | |
| 1st assistant camera | Frantisek Novak | |
| 2nd assistant camera | Lukás Král | |
| 2nd assistant camera | Vilem Randys | |
| DIT digital imaging technician | Martin Sova | |
| Video assist/playback operator | Alex Vele | |
| Video assist/playback operator | Martin Nahodil | |
| Casting director | Daniela Tolkien | |
| Casting director | Mirka Hziková CZ | CZ |
| Casting director | Armando Pizzuti IT | IT |
| Casting director | Mathilde Snodgrass FR | FR |
| Casting director (children) | Jacqueline Rietz | |
| Casting director (children) | Jitka Fleischansová CZ | CZ |
| Casting assistant | Rebekka Abatiello | |
| Extras/bit player casting | Martin Urban [1] | |
| Costume designer | Gabriela Reumer | |
| Costume supervisor | Klara Forejtova | |
| Costume coordinator | Lukas Neufuss | |
| Assistant costume designer | Matous Bohunek | |
| Assistant costume designer | Odile Hautemulle | |
| Assistant costume designer | Barbora Elzniciova | |
| Assistant costume designer | Elena Shatkovskaia | |
| Assistant costume designer | Monika Hrichová | |
| Crowd costume supervisor | David Tůma | |
| Costumer / wardrobe | Barbora Tumová | |
| Costume interpreter | Gesche Brehmer | |
| Costume buyer | Katerina Pesulová | |
| Director | Barbara Ott | |
| Director | Maximilian Erlenwein | |
| Script supervisor | Martina Cernakova | |
| Script supervisor | Michaela Zlomková | |
| Script supervisor | Vera Homolácková | |
| Script supervisor | Lucie Malikova | |
| Storyboard artist | Raymond Boy | |
| Storyboard artist | Maximilian Vogel | |
| Actor coach | Giles Foreman | |
| Editor | Sven Budelmann | |
| Editor | Marty Schenk | |
| Editor | Claus Wehlisch | |
| Editor | Heike Parplies | |
| Editor | Boris Gromatzki | |
| Assistant editor | Laura Zschocke | |
| Assistant editor | Lukas Leistritz | |
| VFX editor | Markus Kretzschmar | |
| Key grip | Petr Bittman | |
| Best boy grip | Viktor Hermánek | |
| Best boy grip | Petr Granilla | |
| Grip | Michal Nepomucky | |
| Gaffer | Filip Opela | |
| Gaffer | Jan Boruvka | |
| Gaffer | Thorge Horstmann | |
| Best boy electric | Dominik Bretscher January | January |
| Best boy electric | Radek Novak | |
| Best boy electric | Thijs-Johannes Wagelaar September - December | September - December |
| Rigging gaffer | Jirí Valenta | |
| Lighting technician / electrician | Václav Hrabánek | |
| Lighting technician / electrician | René Michalicka | |
| Additional electrician | Oldrich Chod | |
| Additional electrician | Pavel Sekerka | |
| Key makeup artist/hair stylist | Jens Bartram | |
| Makeup artist / hair stylist | Milan Vlcek | |
| Makeup artist / hair stylist | Anett Weber | |
| Makeup artist / hair stylist | Markéta Turecková | |
| Makeup artist / hair stylist | Ivana Nemcová | |
| Makeup artist / hair stylist | Barbara Zschetzsche | |
| Makeup artist / hair stylist | Florian Gruber | |
| Makeup artist / hair stylist | Katja Schulze [1] | |
| Makeup artist | Jana Malkovská | |
| Makeup artist | Daniela Jiráková | |
| Makeup artist | Katerina Sittová | |
| Composer | Lisa Morgenstern | |
| Composer | Sebastian Damerius | |
| Composer | Johannes Lehniger | |
| Music supervisor | Maria Kamutzki | |
| Music supervisor | Andreas Vierziger | |
| Music supervisor | Milena Fessmann | |
| Music consultant | Radek Krizanovsky | |
| Producer | Jochen Laube | |
| Producer | Fabian Maubach | |
| Executive producer | Michal Pokorny | |
| Executive producer | Robert Eyssen | |
| Executive producer | Simone Gandolfo | |
| Head of development | Michael Jungfleisch | |
| Producer | Lars Gmehling | |
| Production designer | Myrna Wolff | |
| Assistant production designer | Maresa Hammer | |
| Art director | Marie Strnadová Studio | Studio |
| Art director | Vladimir Heiser on location | on location |
| Art director | Caspar Frey Junior Art Director | Junior Art Director |
| Assistant art director | Filip Novotny | |
| Standby art director | Tomás Bilina | |
| Set decorator | Julia Roeske Supervising Set Decorator | Supervising Set Decorator |
| Set decorator | Lenka Ryllová | |
| Set decoration coordinator | Lucie Valdová | |
| Assistant set decorator | Iveta Kyjaková | |
| Assistant set decorator | Denisa Suchanová | |
| Assistant set decorator | Marketa Bockova | |
| Set decoration buyer | Julien Weizenhöfer | |
| Set decoration buyer | Marek Meisner | |
| Set decoration buyer | Jaroslav Strba | |
| Set decoration buyer | Elias Emde 21 Shooting Days | 21 Shooting Days |
| Concept artist | Jan Schneider [2] | |
| Prop buyer | Jan Kriz | |
| Prop buyer | Marek Müller [1] | |
| Prop master | Jan Panda Rovinsky | |
| Prop master | Petr Marek | |
| Prop master | Marco Böhm Supervising Prop Master | Supervising Prop Master |
| Standby props | Václav Kus | |
| Set dresser | Peggy Dix Pommersfelden | Pommersfelden |
| Set dresser | Friederike Berthold Pommersfelden | Pommersfelden |
| Art department coordinator | Jan Seidl | |
| Assistant stand by props | Tomás Lehovec | |
| Practical electrician | Mads Gutowski | |
| Additional location scout | Christian Meinecke Scouting Dampfzug+Strecke Italien, Österreich, Bayern | Scouting Dampfzug+Strecke Italien, Österreich, Bayern |
| Stand by set builder | Jakub Wudy | |
| Stand by set builder | Stepán Oktábec | |
| Stand by set builder | Franz Sloup | |
| Draughtsman/set designer | Jana Slezáková | |
| Draughtsman/set designer | Sandra Bestáková | |
| Draughtsman/set designer | David Vondrásek | |
| Draughtsman/set designer | Jaroslav Stanek | |
| Draughtsman/set designer | Adam Trefil | |
| Prop maker | Kobita Syed | |
| Food stylist | Dag Juscak | |
| Graphic designer | Barbara Sandberg Graphic Design, Kalligraphie, Illustration, hauptsächlich Hero Props | Graphic Design, Kalligraphie, Illustration, hauptsächlich Hero Props |
| Prop storeman | Vaclav Pinkas | |
| Graphic artist | Robert Eisch Handschriftliche Briefe, Dokumente | Handschriftliche Briefe, Dokumente |
| Graphic artist | Jan Schneider [2] | |
| Graphic artist | Barbara Sandberg | |
| Graphic artist | Kristyna Krejcová | |
| Line producer | Wolfgang Bajorat | |
| Line producer | Konstantinos Kapsalos Head of Production | Head of Production |
| Line producer | Bülent Nacaksiz untill 08.2023 / Prep | untill 08.2023 / Prep |
| Production manager | Fabian Vetter | |
| Production manager | Petr Bilek | |
| Production coordinator | Sebastian Gosch | |
| Production coordinator | Petra Šnajdrová | |
| Health and safety coordinator | Grit Belitz | |
| Assistant production manager | Max Welter | |
| Unit manager | Emil Sirotek | |
| Location manager | Jan Jurkovic | |
| Location manager | Daniela Kraus | |
| Location manager | Martin Stanek | |
| Location manager | Jan Topinka | |
| Production coordinator assistant | Martin Meyer [1] | |
| Transportation captain | Karel Jiran | |
| Assistant location manager | Annika Haesters Asst. Location Manager | Asst. Location Manager |
| Office production assistant | Nikol Dolezal | |
| Set runner | Viktor Zák | |
| Set Runner | Jan Helma | |
| Set runner | Ondrej Dedek | |
| Showrunner | Katharina Eyssen | |
| Assistant to head writer | Andrea Piesker Writer's Room Assistant (Aug 2022- End of April 2023) | Writer's Room Assistant (Aug 2022- End of April 2023) |
| Assistant to head writer | Alessia Karl | |
| Co-writer | Matthias Börner | |
| Co-writer | Elena von Saucken | |
| Co-writer | Francis Pfitzner | |
| Script coordinator | Alessia Karl | |
| Production sound mixer | Tomas Belohradsky Will miss all the crew, it was fantastic shoot.... | Will miss all the crew, it was fantastic shoot.... |
| Boom operator | Ales Pekárek | |
| Boom operator | Ferdinand Petrs | |
| Sound editor | Lukas Huber | |
| Stunt coordinator | Martin Hub | |
| Stuntman/woman | Patrick Richter [2] Stuntdouble Fencing fight / Philip Froissant (Kaiser Franz-Joseph) | Stuntdouble Fencing fight / Philip Froissant (Kaiser Franz-Joseph) |
| Horse master | Ales Kosnar | |
| Child supervisor | Volker Petters | |
| Child supervisor | Claudia Vaseková | |
| Clearing rights | Ingo Fischer [1] | |
| Dialect-, language coach | Lena Lessing | |
| Green consultant | Robert Hertel | |
| Intimacy coordinator | Kasia Szustow 2nd Intimacy Coordinator (leading IC Madli Moos) | 2nd Intimacy Coordinator (leading IC Madli Moos) |
| Intimacy coordinator | Madli Moos | |
| Occupational safety specialist | Axel Dietrich Berger | |
| Set medic | Gabriela Webster | |
| Animal caretaker | Romaana Hájková |
Production companies
| Company | Comment |
|---|---|
| Macaia Film service production company italy | service production company italy |
| MIA FILM Service Production | Service Production |
| Sommerhaus Serien GmbH |
Distribution / Sales companies
Facilities
| Department | Company | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Cameras and Utilities | Replayboys GmbH Video and DIT Rental | Video and DIT Rental |
| Extras/Bit Player | Agentur PRODUCER'S FRIEND Babies und Helping Hands | Babies und Helping Hands |
| Finance/Law/Insurance | adag Payroll Services GmbH Komparsenabrechnung | Komparsenabrechnung |
| Transportation, Travel and Accomodation | Road Rebel | |
| Costumes | Lambert Hofer 1862 GmbH | |
| Costumes | Theaterkunst GmbH Kostümausstattung KB - Gabriela Reumer | KB - Gabriela Reumer |
| Decoration | Stoffl Fundus GmbH Verkauf von Stoff | Verkauf von Stoff |
| Props | Propscom – Requisiten Fundus | |
| Equipment | Sound4Film s.r.o. [cz] |
Awards
Festivals
TV-broadcast
| Type | Country | Station | Date / Time | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First showing | Germany | Netflix | Thursday, 29/09/2022 |