Learn German with The Empress
Yes, The Empress is a B2-level pick for German learners. A rebellious young woman becomes empress of Austria in this lavish period drama. The courtly delivery is measured and clear, but a formal period register with aristocratic and political vocabulary and archaic address places it at B2.
Key takeaways
- The Empress is a B2-level pick for German, best suited to upper-intermediate learners.
- A period romance in clear but formal courtly German.
- It runs 2 seasons, 12 episodes, so its vocabulary recurs enough that finishing it builds real German listening.
- Against the 12 other German titles in our difficulty index, it is easier than 2 of them.
- Expect everyday German such as die Kaiserin and der Kaiser.
- Watch it with German subtitles rather than your own language, which the research links to the biggest listening gain.
- Difficulty
- B2 (challenging)
- Best for
- upper-intermediate learners
- Format
- TV series
- Length
- 2 seasons, 12 episodes
- Original audio
- German
- Genre
- historical, romance, period
- Platform
- Netflix
- Relative difficulty
- Easier than 2 of 12 other German titles we rate
- In our index
- 1 of 13 German titles
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German words you'll hear in The Empress
- die Kaiserin
- empress
- der Kaiser
- emperor
- der Hof
- court
- die Krone
- crown
- die Hochzeit
- wedding
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Frequently asked questions
- Is The Empress good for learning German?
- Yes, at B2. The delivery is clear and measured, but the formal court vocabulary and archaic address make it upper-intermediate, so graded subtitles help.