Midnight at the Pera Palace (Pera Palas'ta Gece Yarısı) TV Series Poster

Midnight at the Pera Palace

Turkish
March 3, 2022
45min
Season: 1
Episodes: 8
Status: released

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Midnight at the Pera Palace TV Series Details:

Turkish titlePera Palas’ta Gece Yarısı
Based onMidnight at the Pera Palace: The Birth of Modern Istanbul by Charles King
Country Turkey
Language Turkish
GenreDrama, History, Mystery
Season1
Episodes8
Release date3 March 2022
Running time45min
Age ratingTV-14
StarringHazal Kaya
Tansu Biçer
Selahattin Paşalı
James Chalmers
Created bySam Anzel
Kelly McPherson
Emre Sahin
Directed by Emre Şahin
Nisa Dağ
Written byElif Usman
Produced bySam Anzel
Kelly McPherson
Emre Sahin
Sarah Wetherbee (executive producer)
Cinematography by Clint Lealos
Edited by Ersin Eker
Feyza Kayikçi
Evren Lus
Mesut Ulutas
Music byDeniz Cuylan
Casting ByYudum Erdem
Production Design byZeki Sarayoglu
Filming locations Pera Palace, Istanbul, Turkey
Production CompanyNetflix
Karga Seven Pictures
Distributor Netflix

Midnight at the Pera Palace TV Series Cast & Character:

  • Hazal Kaya as Esra/Peride
  • Tansu Biçer as Ahmet
  • Selahattin Pasali as Halit
  • James Chalmers as George
  • Yasemin Szawlowski as Sonya
  • Ahmet Kürsat Öçalan as Resepsiyonist 1919
  • Engin Hepileri as Resat
  • Melih Salgir as Gardenbar Barmen
  • Yasemin Sannino as Seniha
  • Hakan Dinçkol as Mustafa Kemal
  • Ebrar Alya Demirbilek as Leyla
  • Murat Okay as Cevat Abbas
  • Ahmet Varli as Dimitri
  • Demet Boci Benli as Marika
  • Kyle Thompson as British Soldier
  • Ipek Çiçek as Belkis
  • Murat Kurt as Halit’s Man
  • Osman Albayrak as Naim Efendi
  • Nergis Öztürk as Eleni
  • Okan Has as Waiter
  • Aliye Mutlu as Halime
  • Murat Kiliç as Osman
  • Neil Denisenko as Pawnshop
  • Irina Timolianova as Waiter
  • Andy Boyns as English Soldier
  • James Asenji Mawnje as Musician
  • Daniel Kalonji Mutombo as Musician
  • David Mutombo as Musician
  • Emmanuel Quist as Musician
  • Clare Louise Frost as Agatha Christie
  • Enginay Gültekin as Editor
  • Bilgesu Akin as Adult Leyla
  • Rodi Kurtlayan as Roughneck
  • Burak Efe Özkan as Child Ahmet
  • Andrew Walter as Referee
  • Fatih Serbest as Police 1
  • Mert Tugrul as Turkish Announcer
  • Almaç Sarikaya as Police 2
  • Özge Erdem as Insurgent Woman
  • Beste Gül Çinar as Rus Aryaci
  • Baran Yüksel as Dragqueen
  • Ceren Samli as Pharmacist Woman
  • Ediz Fatih Özer as Newsboy
  • Yagiz Selim Türkyilmaz as Newsboy
  • Basak Durmaz as Osman’s Wife
  • Ergun Metin as Fahrettin
  • Alpay Güneralp as British Officer
  • Jordan Gallagher as Lover
  • Enver Aktay as Enver
  • Giovanni Lelli as British Officer
  • Yara Mirek as Waiter
  • Enis Demirtas as Enver Pasha
  • Liana Georgeva as Jazz Singer

Storyline:

Based on the critically acclaimed Charles King novel, this series discusses the rise of modern-day Turkey, specifically, those who helped make the city into the amazing place that it is today. Esra is a journalist looking for her next big story. She sets off to visit the Pera Palace, an esteemed hotel in Istanbul known for both its intriguing history and its mysterious supernatural happenings. One fateful night, Esra is suddenly sent back to the past, finding herself in 1919. There, she meets all sorts of key figures from the past, including Mr. Halit, who isn’t just the key to Esra returning to the present but is also the key to ensuring the election of Turkey’s first president, Mustafa Kemal, comes to pass. How will Esra keep the past the same to prevent the future from changing?—netflix

About Midnight at the Pera Palace TV Series:

Midnight at the Pera Palace (Turkish: Pera Palas’ta Gece Yarısı), is a Turkish time travel historical drama television series directed by Emre Şahin starring Hazal Kaya, Tansu Biçer, Selahattin Paşalı, and James Chalmers.

The show was released on Netflix on March 3, 2022, with the first season consisting of 8 episodes. Centered around the real-life Pera Palace Hotel, the series was inspired by the 2014 historical non-fiction book Midnight at the Pera Palace: The Birth of Modern Istanbul by Charles King. the series was renewed for a second season which is in filming.

Midnight at the Pera Palace TV Series Episodes List:

EpisodeTitleRunning TimePlot
1The Journey47mWhile researching for an article on the Pera Palace, Esra stumbles into the year 1919, meets a doppelgänger, and finds herself amid political intrigue.
2Roots46mStepping into Peride’s shoes, Esra sets out with Ahmet to correct the course of history but gets on Halit and George’s radar.
3Secret44mAs the political stakes rise, Ahmet finds a notebook in the room occupied by Fahrettin, who informs Esra of George’s sinister plan for Istanbul.
4Awol48mHalit confronts Esra about her plans with Fahrettin. Esra slips a note to Mustafa Kemal, but her ruse puts others in jeopardy.
5What Goes Around Comes Around41mDimitri warns Ahmet about the perils of meddling with the past. As Leyla’s fate hangs by a thread, Esra discovers Halit’s true motives.
6Life or Death40mWith Ahmet’s fate hinging on Halit’s recovery, Esra uses Dimitri’s key to travel in time and keeps encountering Halit under unexpected circumstances.
7Confrontation42mA ring found near Peride’s body sheds new light on the identity of her real killer. George makes a treacherous deal with Sonya and closes in on Halit.
8Hairspring46mSonya finds a key to changing the past. After confronting Reşat, Esra devises a plan to expose George’s scheme and foil a wider conspiracy.

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