The Hunt

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

Synopsis
Sophie and the council push for military action, but Franz refuses to engage. Elisabeth upsets the czar's son, leading to severe political consequences.

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
 * Vladimir Korneev as Alexander Romanov
 * Leopold Hornung as Buol
 * Elzemarieke de Vos as Maria Romanowa
 * Merlin Rose as Egon
 * Volker Meyer-Dabisch as Hunter with Horn
 * Ralf Hocke as Field Marshal Cronberg
 * Volker Ringe as Commander Moring
 * Silva Bieler as Elisabeth Chambermaid #1
 * Frédéric Stromenger as Wilhelm von Österriech
 * Tanah Freitag as Henriette