The Magnificent Century

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.

Show TV's The Magnificent Century is an action-adventure series. It ran for 4 seasons and 139 episodes between January 2011 and June 2014.

The series is filed under royal family, palace intrigue, 16th century, and court intrigue. Halit Ergenç appears as I. Süleyman, Nur Fettahoğlu as Mahidevran Sultan, Meryem Uzerli as Hürrem Sultan, and Engin Öztürk as Şehzade Selim.

Kingdom, The Tudors, and Scarlet Heart: Ryeo make useful companions to The Magnificent Century, all filed under historical drama. TMDB voters put it at 8.1 out of 10 across 813 votes.