"Sisi" follows the extraordinary life of Empress Elisabeth of Austria. Modern, honest, and authentic. Told from the perspective of her closest confidants, the series takes a new look at the empress' life and reveals a multi-layered woman.

For Aspergian Ella, things are actually looking great in terms of love and family. Until Jannis suddenly reveals to her that he will be away on a job in Greece for a few weeks. In addition, Christina's ex-boyfriend Nils temporarily moves into the house of the two women. The fact that Christina seems to fall in love with him again and has no more time for her throws Ella even more off track. Only the Kung Fu training with Arndt Engler, which she started to gain more security for her, gives her stability. Right from the start, Arndt and Ella have a certain familiarity that need no words. But one night after an argument with Nils and Christina, a frustrating phone call with Jannis and a stopover with six grain schnapps in a pint, Ella seems to derail completely. The next morning she has to testify to the police with a terrible hangover, because she is alleged to have assaulted someone. Suddenly her future as a lawyer is on the brink.

Dominik Graf relocates the story of the same name by Henry James from the 19th century to the year 2001.