The second season of the German TV series “Sisi,” which follows the life of Empress Elisabeth of Austria (also known as Sisi), is currently shooting in Lithuania, Film New Europe reports.
The series is produced by Story House Pictures GmbH for Rtl+ and serviced by the Lithuanian company Uab Nordic Productions. The shoot is benefiting from Lithuanian Film Center’s tax incentives.
The six-part second season is directed by Sven Bohse (“Dark Woods”) and Miguel Alexandre (“Spy City”), and it is written by Elena Hell, Svenja Rasocha, Robert Krause and Andreas Gutzeit.
More than 100 Lithuanians are part of the international team, including production designer Algirdas Garbačiauskas and costume designer Daiva Petrulytė.
The main filming locations in Lithuania are Vilnius and its surroundings, as well as Trakai, Kernavė and Rokiškis. The series will also be filmed in Latvia, with Cinevilla Films providing services, and Poland.
“We have been shooting in Lithuania and Latvia for years now.
The series is produced by Story House Pictures GmbH for Rtl+ and serviced by the Lithuanian company Uab Nordic Productions. The shoot is benefiting from Lithuanian Film Center’s tax incentives.
The six-part second season is directed by Sven Bohse (“Dark Woods”) and Miguel Alexandre (“Spy City”), and it is written by Elena Hell, Svenja Rasocha, Robert Krause and Andreas Gutzeit.
More than 100 Lithuanians are part of the international team, including production designer Algirdas Garbačiauskas and costume designer Daiva Petrulytė.
The main filming locations in Lithuania are Vilnius and its surroundings, as well as Trakai, Kernavė and Rokiškis. The series will also be filmed in Latvia, with Cinevilla Films providing services, and Poland.
“We have been shooting in Lithuania and Latvia for years now.
- 6/17/2022
- by Neringa Kažukauskaite
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Beta Film has closed pre-sales with two leading European broadcasters, France’s TF1 and Austria’s Orf, on Rtl Group’s series about iconic Austrian Empress Sisi.
Shooting of the six-hour series has just started in the Baltics and will continue in Austria, Hungary and Germany. Today we can reveal a first look on set. Rtl Group’s streaming service Tvnow plans to release Sisi at the end of this year. Further negotiations with several international broadcasters are said to be underway.
Empress Elisabeth, nicknamed Sisi, whose fictional character was portrayed by Austrian actress Romy Schneider in the 1950s, was a pop star and influencer of her time at the end of the 19th century, and an icon in Europe and beyond.
The series circles around the tomboy and Bavarian princess, who, after her marriage with Franz Joseph I., Emperor of Austria, has to realize that life at the...
Shooting of the six-hour series has just started in the Baltics and will continue in Austria, Hungary and Germany. Today we can reveal a first look on set. Rtl Group’s streaming service Tvnow plans to release Sisi at the end of this year. Further negotiations with several international broadcasters are said to be underway.
Empress Elisabeth, nicknamed Sisi, whose fictional character was portrayed by Austrian actress Romy Schneider in the 1950s, was a pop star and influencer of her time at the end of the 19th century, and an icon in Europe and beyond.
The series circles around the tomboy and Bavarian princess, who, after her marriage with Franz Joseph I., Emperor of Austria, has to realize that life at the...
- 5/7/2021
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
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