The Arrival

 is the second episode of the first season of the Netflix series The Empress.

Synopsis
Elisabeth arrives in Vienna for her wedding. Soon enough she faces palace intrigue while Franz attempts to protect his country from going to war.

Main Cast

 * Devrim Lingnau as Empress Elisabeth of Austria / Princess Elisabeth of Bavaria
 * Philip Froissant as Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria-Hungary
 * Melika Foroutan as Archduchess Sophie
 * Johannes Nussbaum as Archduke Maximilian
 * Almila Bagriacik as Leontine von Apafi
 * Wiebke Puls as Countess Esterházy
 * Elisa Schlott as Duchess Helene
 * Jördis Triebel as Princess Ludovika

Additional Cast

 * Alexander Finkenwirth as Alexander von Bach
 * Hanna Hilsdorf as Countess Amalia von Salm-Reifferscheidt
 * Rauand Taleb as Theo
 * Runa Greiner as Countess Charlotte von Stubenberg
 * Michael Fuith as Archduke Franz Karl
 * Felix Nölle as Archduke Ludwig-Viktor
 * Erol Nowak as Baron von Kempen
 * Andreas Döhler as Duke Maximilian
 * Noëmi Emily Krausz as Margarete
 * Svenja Jung as Countess Louise Gundemann
 * Anna Böttcher as Elsa
 * Patrick Rapold as Franz Liszt
 * Leopold Hornung as Buol
 * August Schmölzer as Rauscher
 * Linda Sabersky as Bertha
 * Martin Butzke as Gustav von Wasa
 * Jonathan Failla as Stephenson
 * Merlin Rose as Egon
 * Markus Fennert as Lieutenant Krall
 * Andreas Bongard as Johann Strauss
 * Ralf Hocke as Field Marshal Cronberg
 * Felix Auer as Sophie's Servant
 * Eric Bouwer as Doctor Fritsch
 * Nils Liebscher as Esterhazy's Servant
 * Nicola Paulsen as Court Lady Versailles
 * Silva Bieler as Elisabeth's Chambermaid #1
 * Diana Antoine as Woman with monkey
 * Frédéric Stromenger as Wilhelm von Österriech
 * Jakob Nienhaus as Sophie's Servant #2
 * Elijah Lehnert as Anna

Quotes
"Love alone often isn't enough, Luzi"

- Maximilian talking to his brother Ludwig-Viktor about Franz and Elisabeth's relationship

"My family has a talent for using pretty things for ugly purposes."

- Maximilian speaks to Elisabeth at his soirée