In Season 2, Sisi gives her Franz the long-awaited heir to the throne. Actually, the birth of their son should make the happiness of the imperial couple perfect. Instead, it is the impetus for power struggles in Europe: Bismarck threatens to drive Austria into a new war. Sisi tries with all her might to be there for her husband and her people. Personal happiness, however, does not seem to be granted to the empress: Sisi’s life remains that of a bird in a golden cage. When she has to travel to Hungary on a political mission, she encounters a world that allows her to flourish in many ways: the untamed, endless expanses of the Hungarian Puszta, the hard, simple life of the people and a man with whom you can steal horses can: Count Gyula Andrássy (Giovanni Funiati). When Sisi is taken prisoner with Andrássy of all people, she has to ask herself how long she can resist his attraction.
Other roles are played by Désirée Nosbusch (as Archduchess Sophie), Murathan Muslu (Ödön Körtek), David Korbmann (Count Grünne), Tanja Schleiff (Countess Esterhazy), Pauline Rénevier (Duchess Helene “Néné” in Bavaria), Romy Schroeder (Marie) , Bernd Hölscher (Otto von Bismarck), Boris Aljinovic (Napoleon III.), Marie Sophie von Reibnitz (Eugénie de Montijo), Amanda da Gloria (Emanuelle), Julia Stemberger (Duchess Ludovika in Bavaria) and Marcus Grüsser (Duke Max in Bavaria ).
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