Best TV Shows Guide: Why The Magnificent Century Still Matters

The Magnificent Century (2011) — an evergreen reference for this TV series: the essentials, the cast, where to watch and what to watch next.

Where to watch

Streaming availability changes by country and date — check TMDB or your local streaming app for current options.

Cast

Halit Ergenç as I. Süleyman; Nur Fettahoğlu as Mahidevran Sultan; Meryem Uzerli as Hürrem Sultan; Engin Öztürk as Şehzade Selim; Merve Boluğur as Nurbanu Sultan; Nebahat Çehre as Valide Ayşe Hafsa Sultan; Okan Yalabık as Pargalı İbrahim Paşa; Selma Ergeç as Hatice Sultan

About The Magnificent Century

At the age of 26, when his reign began, Sultan Süleyman sought to build an empire more powerful than Alexander the Great and to render the Ottomans invincible. Throughout his 46-year reign, his fame as the greatest warrior and ruler of his age spreads both to the East and West. With his companion Pargalı İbrahim, Süleyman achieves great victories, and makes his name known in the Muslim World. Süleyman called İbrahim his brother, friend and advisor. The television series shows Süleyman's consolidation of his power: Pargalı İbrahim being grand minister of state, reinforcing the rule of law throughout the empire, meeting foreign diplomats, and preparing for military campaigns, all set against the backdrop of the tension between Christian Europe and the Ottoman Empire.

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• Magnificent Century: Kösem
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• El-Turk
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• Versailles
• Tut
• The Crown

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