Ludwig II, the King of Bavaria, has unthinkable wealth and legions of retainers at this disposal...but he’s the victim of a madness that is capable of turning reality into a mere shadow! His passionate fantasies and hunger for life’s most unreachable beauties seize control of his every waking thought and transport him away from the dire day-to-day problems of conflict-riddled Europe and into a hypnotic dreamscape of his own design. But when the shy and handsome footman Hornig suddenly appears, the King finds himself irresistibly drawn to the sweet boy’s innocence and pureheart. Will Ludwig’s spell of isolation finally be broken...by love? Ludwig II is a spellbinding drama based on the real-life loves and losses of the “Mad King” of Bavaria, Ludwig II. With war on the horizon and political alliances severing with a mere whisper, it’s up to the eccentric King to keep his kingdom at-peace...but what of the daily battles raging within his soul? Ludwig’s devotion to the arts and desire for a world too beautiful to believe threaten to destroy his reign, but a simple servant may hold the key to his ravaged heart!