Das Sacher: In Bester Gesellschaft is an Austrian-German historical drama television series aired in two parts, directed by Robert Dornhelm and written by Rodica Doehnert, and based on the book Das Sacher. Geschichte einer Verführung The series was commissioned by the ORF and ZDF. The first part was aired on December 27, 2016 on ORF2.
The series, is set in the city of Vienna around 1900, it tells the story of Anna Sacher, the widow of Eduard Sacher, who was the founder and owner of the Hotel Sacher, home of the sachertorte. Eduard was the son of Franz Sacher, inventor of the famous Sachertorte. The story begins with Eduard’s death and Anna’s tough decision to take over the management of the Hotel. The series is based on real events of the time and also on the life of Anna Sacher and mixes them with fictional stories of the upper and lower classes.