Scripted series · Netflix
Rise of Empires: Ottoman
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Charles Dance
Self - Narrator (voice)
12 eps
Cem Yiğit Üzümoğlu
Fatih Sultan Mehmet
12 eps
Damla Sönmez
Ana
6 eps
Daniel Nuță
Vlad Dracula
6 eps
Ali Gözüşirin
Radu
6 eps
Tuğrul Tülek
George Sphrantzes
6 eps
Nik Xhelilaj
Mahmut Paşa
6 eps
Osman Sonant
Loukas Notaras
6 eps
Radu Andrei Micu
Dimitrie
6 eps
Birkan Sokullu
Giovanni Giustiniani Longo
6 eps
Tommaso Basili
Emperor Constantine XI
6 eps
Tuba Büyüküstün
Mara Brankovic
12 eps
Ushan Çakır
Zaganos Pasha
6 eps
Selim Bayraktar
Çandarli Halil Pasha
6 eps
İlayda Akdoğan
Therma Sphrantzes
6 eps
Ryan Ol
Genovese Nobleman
6 eps
Taro Emir Tekin
Mehmed Entourage 1
6 eps
Baki Davrak
Durad Brankovic
2 eps
Leyla Feray
Hüma Hatun
1 eps
Ahmet Kürşat Öçalan
Palace Eunuch
1 eps
Salih Usta
Ottoman Advisor
3 eps
Yiğit Kağan Yazıcı
Child Mehmed II
2 eps
Doğan Can Sarıkaya
Young Mehmed
1 eps
Hakan Aydın
Byzantine Nobleman 4
4 eps
Sefacan Ülker
Gülbahar's Eunuch Guard
1 eps
Sinan Arslan
General Jacomo Coco
1 eps
Engin Hepileri
Benedetto Dei
1 eps
Lorin Merhart
Vlad II
1 eps
Lars Anund Larsson
Ladislas
3 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Rise of Empires: Ottoman actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Rise of Empires: Ottoman reads strongest on Bingeability, Character Depth and Spectacle.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II wages an epic campaign to take the Byzantine capital of Constantinople and shapes the course of history for centuries.
The run
Seasons
2 seasons · 12 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
The Conquest of Constantinople
20206 episodes
8.2IMDbOttoman Sultan Mehmed II wages an epic campaign to take the Byzantine capital of Constantinople and shapes the course of history for centuries.
Best episode · S01E01 The New Sultan
Season 2 · Complete
Mehmed vs. Vlad
20226 episodes
7.6IMDbYears after conquering Constantinople, Sultan Mehmed II consolidates power, but a merciless ruler in Wallachia threatens to bring down his empire
Best episode · S02E06 Destiny
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E01
The New Sultan
After claiming the Ottoman throne, Mehmed II sends an unmistakable signal to Byzantine emperor Constantine XI. Enter Genoese mercenaries.
S01E05
Ancient Prophecies
Amid a spiral of brutality and low morale, Mehmed makes Giustiniani an enticing offer. The grand vizier urges Mehmed to seek a truce with his rival.
S01E06
Ashes to Ashes
Ottoman cannons reduce the city walls to rubble, and Venetian reinforcements arrive too late. Mehmed ushers in a new era for the Ottoman Empire.
S01E03
Into The Golden Horn
Mehmed's men dig underground tunnels in an attempt to shatter city walls. The tides turn against the Ottomans when a naval blockade founders.
S01E04
Loose Lips Sink Ships
Mehmed moves his ships overland to the Golden Horn in a daring, visionary feat. In the shadow of betrayal, Giustiniani attacks the Ottoman fleet.
S01E02
Through The Walls
Mehmed launches an ambitious siege to break through the walls of Constantinople, but Giustiniani's mercenaries manage to forestall the Janissaries.
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Latest Episodes
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Sarah WetherbeeExecutive Producer
- Sam AnzelProducer
- Fikret ManoğluExecutive Producer
- Kelly McPhersonExecutive Producer
- Emre ŞahinExecutive Producer
Cinematography
- Clint LealosDirector of Photography
Music
- Deniz CuylanOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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