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What Goes in to Making Hit Netflix Period Drama 'The Empress'? Thousands of Candles, Wigs and Extras
Netflix says the production used 8,000 candles, 2,000 extras and 440 fake champagne bottles to recreate court life and public ceremonies.
- Netflix's period drama 'The Empress' reaches the Top 10 in more than 85 countries, with the third and final season launching Thursday. The series depicts 19th-century Empress Elisabeth and Emperor Franz Joseph.
- Recreating the Habsburgs' world required 2,000 background actors for public events and 8,000 candles to illuminate scenes across two seasons. Production teams later moved filming to stages to accommodate extensive light usage.
- Stars Devrim Lingnau and Philip Froissant managed distinct costume demands, with Lingnau wearing 88 different outfits while Froissant relied on his own facial hair. Production also required 23 wigs for the main cast.
- Showrunner Katharina Eyssen explained that moving to stages allowed safely burning candles, prohibited in original palaces. Lingnau noted background actors struggled to remain serious after multiple takes, saying, "even the extras are starting to giggle."
- Global viewers from Ukraine, Iran, and African countries report the series provides emotional relief and joy, continuing to win admirers worldwide. The production remains filmed in a Bavarian castle rather than Austria.
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What goes in to making hit Netflix period drama ‘The Empress’? Thousands of candles, wigs and extras – WTOP News
The cast and crew never expected a German TV show about European monarchy to go global, but “The Empress” has reached viewers far beyond the old Austrian Empire
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What goes in to making hit Netflix period drama 'The Empress'? Thousands of candles, wigs and extras
German period drama “The Empress” has been a big hit outside of Europe. That's despite the show following the rise and reign of Empress Elisabeth of the Austrian empire. Star Devrim Lingnau Islamoğlu says she's even been recognized in Peru.…
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