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Rise of Empires: Ottoman

  • TV Mini Series
  • 20202020
  • 44m
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
22K
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2,007
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Cem Yigit Uzümoglu in Rise of Empires: Ottoman (2020)
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  • Documentary
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Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II wages an epic campaign to take the Byzantine capital of Constantinople and shapes the course of history for centuries.Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II wages an epic campaign to take the Byzantine capital of Constantinople and shapes the course of history for centuries.Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II wages an epic campaign to take the Byzantine capital of Constantinople and shapes the course of history for centuries.
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
22K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
2,007
80
  • Stars
    • Cem Yigit Uzümoglu
    • Tommaso Basili
    • Selim Bayraktar
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    • Cem Yigit Uzümoglu
    • Tommaso Basili
    • Selim Bayraktar
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    • 301User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 10 nominations

    Episodes12

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    1 Season
    2020

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    Ottoman Rising Trailer (Turkish Sub.)
    Trailer 1:30
    Ottoman Rising Trailer (Turkish Sub.)
    Official trailer
    Trailer 1:35
    Official trailer

    Photos79

    Birkan Sokullu in Rise of Empires: Ottoman (2020)
    Tuba Büyüküstün in Rise of Empires: Ottoman (2020)
    Selim Bayraktar in Rise of Empires: Ottoman (2020)
    Birkan Sokullu, Tugrul Tulek, and Tommaso Basili in Rise of Empires: Ottoman (2020)
    Talha Efe Cenetoglu, Deniz Ince, Birkan Sokullu, and Alen Papazyan in Rise of Empires: Ottoman (2020)
    Birkan Sokullu in Rise of Empires: Ottoman (2020)
    Tuba Büyüküstün, Selim Bayraktar, and Cem Yigit Uzümoglu in Rise of Empires: Ottoman (2020)
    Tuba Büyüküstün in Rise of Empires: Ottoman (2020)
    Tuba Büyüküstün in Rise of Empires: Ottoman (2020)
    Tuba Büyüküstün in Rise of Empires: Ottoman (2020)
    Damla Sönmez in Rise of Empires: Ottoman (2020)
    Selim Bayraktar and Cem Yigit Uzümoglu in Rise of Empires: Ottoman (2020)

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    Cem Yigit Uzümoglu
    Cem Yigit Uzümoglu
    • Fatih Sultan Mehmet…
    6 episodes6 eps • 2020
    Tommaso Basili
    Tommaso Basili
    • Emperor Constantine XI
    6 episodes6 eps • 2020
    Selim Bayraktar
    Selim Bayraktar
    • Çandarli Halil Pasha
    6 episodes6 eps • 2020
    Birkan Sokullu
    Birkan Sokullu
    • Giovanni Giustiniani Longo
    6 episodes6 eps • 2020
    Osman Sonant
    • Loukas Notaras
    6 episodes6 eps • 2020
    Tuba Büyüküstün
    Tuba Büyüküstün
    • Mara Brankovic
    6 episodes6 eps • 2020
    Ushan Çakir
    Ushan Çakir
    • Zaganos Pasha
    6 episodes6 eps • 2020
    Damla Sönmez
    Damla Sönmez
    • Ana
    6 episodes6 eps • 2020
    Ilayda Akdogan
    Ilayda Akdogan
    • Therma Sphrantzes
    6 episodes6 eps • 2020
    Tugrul Tulek
    • George Sphrantzes
    6 episodes6 eps • 2020
    Luca Marroco
    • Gennadius Scholarius
    6 episodes6 eps • 2020
    Taro Emir Tekin
    Taro Emir Tekin
    • Mehmed Entourage 1
    6 episodes6 eps • 2020
    Deniz Ince
    • Giustiniani Entourage 1
    6 episodes6 eps • 2020
    Coskun Altunbay
    • Giustiniani Entourage 2
    6 episodes6 eps • 2020
    Masallah Baris
    • Giustiniani Entourage 3…
    6 episodes6 eps • 2020
    Alen Papazyan
    • Giustiniani Entourage 4…
    6 episodes6 eps • 2020
    Ryan OL
    Ryan OL
    • Genovese Nobleman
    6 episodes6 eps • 2020
    Talha Efe Cenetoglu
    • Giustiniani Entourage 3…
    6 episodes6 eps • 2020
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    • Trivia
      George Sphrantzes was the Emperor Constantine XI's personal secretary and friend. According to his own account of the conquest of Constantinople, his daughter Thamar (named Therma in the series) was 12 years old when the city fell and was taken into captivity by the Turks, dying in the Sultan's harem in September 1455 of an infectious disease. Therefore, the series inaccurately portrays her as having escaped to the island of Chios. There is also no evidence that Thamar and Giovanni Giustiniani Longo, the leader of the Genoese mercenaries, were in a romantic relationship.

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    Top review
    8/10
    Somewhat inaccurate but very well dramatized depication of the Siege of Constantinople
    I'm not sure what exactly the future of this series is - will the next seasons be about Ottomans, other empires, or will there not even be more seasons? Regardless, this first season could more aptly have been named the Siege of Constantinople, as it is almost all about that famed siege. Good thing too, because 6 episodes seems to be the perfect length for depicting the siege in full. And the series is very well paced, although some of the flashback scenes feel a bit too long.

    The siege itself is exceptionally well depicted. The budget was either very high, or very well used, because the quality of the CGI, the sets, and the costumes is simply superb, and the actors too are brilliant. The show doesn't quite bias towards one side. If there is a bias, there is a bias against realism. Both sides are depicted in a more positive light than should be. The Genoans and Venetians were far less scheming than they were in real life, and the mercenaries defending the city more adept and brave than they truly were. Conversely, the show also glosses over the Ottoman plundering of the city. But apart from that criticism, I can't really find anything I disliked about the depiction of the siege itself. I also really appreciated that the show stressed the importance of it - the demise of the 1500 year old Empire, giving birth to one that would last nearly 500 years more.

    I'm not sure I quite like the docudrama style of storytelling. I think it is a tad lazy compared to just telling a story through actors. But that is a minor issue I have with an otherwise excellent depiction of a legendary siege.
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    • Jan 26, 2020

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    • Release date
      • January 24, 2020 (United Arab Emirates)
    • Official site
      • Official Netflix
    • Languages
      • Turkish
      • English
      • Latin
      • Arabic
      • Greek
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Ottoman Rising
    • Filming locations
      • Istanbul, Turkey
    • Production companies
      • Karga Seven Pictures
      • Netflix Studios
      • STX Entertainment
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    • Runtime
      44 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1 / (high definition)

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