Establishment: Osman
Turkish dramaThe Turkish dizi tradition: sweeping, long-format family melodrama.This show: 10/10Real historyReal historical events and figures woven into the story.This show: 9/10Period pieceSet meaningfully in a past era.This show: 9/10Sprawling sagaA many-threaded epic that unfolds across seasons.This show: 8/10War & militaryArmed conflict and the soldier's experience.This show: 8/10Long-runnerA show whose sheer longevity shapes how it's watched.This show: 7/10Political intriguePower struggles inside governments and institutions.This show: 7/10SerializedContinuous arcs where every episode builds on the last.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Burak ÖzçivitÖzge TörerYigit UcanCagri SensoyFatih AyhanAçelya Özcan
Written by
Mehmet Bozdag
Starring
Burak ÖzçivitÖzge TörerYigit UcanCagri SensoyFatih AyhanAçelya Özcan
Written by
Mehmet Bozdag
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Establishment: Osman Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | E14 | E15 | E16 | E17 | E18 | E19 | E20 | E21 | E22 | E23 | E24 | E25 | E26 | E27 | E28 | E29 | E30 | E31 | E32 | E33 | E34 | E35 | E36 | E37 | ||
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| S1 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 8.5 | 8.8 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 8.5 | 8.9 | 8.4 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 8.9 | |||||||||||
| S2 | 8.8 | 9.2 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 9.2 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 9.0 | 8.7 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 7.5 | 8.6 | 9.1 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 9.5 | |
| S3 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 8.2 | 8.7 | 9.0 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 8.4 | 7.8 | 8.7 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 8.5 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 8.1 | 9.1 | 9.2 | 8.7 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 9.0 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.7 | 9.3 | 9.0 | 8.8 | 9.3 | 9.2 | ||||
| S4 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 9.0 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 8.8 | 9.2 | 9.0 | 8.8 | ||||||||
| S5 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 9.3 | 9.4 | 9.3 | 9.4 | 9.5 | 9.4 | 9.3 | 9.1 | 9.4 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 8.8 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 8.9 | 9.1 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 9.1 | 9.3 | 9.0 | 9.4 | 9.1 | 9.3 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 9.4 | ||||
| S6 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 7.8 | 8.5 | 8.9 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 7.4 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 8.7 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 7.9 |
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About
"A nation's founding myth told through steel and speeches"
Establishment: Osman picks up the saga of the Turkish tribes, following Osman as he strives to turn his father's legacy into the beginnings of an empire. Expect sweeping battle sequences, dense tribal politics, shifting alliances, and betrayals among warlords and rival clans. Episodes run long and lean heavily on speeches, council scenes, and slow-building rivalries between bursts of swordplay. It's earnest, old-fashioned historical adventure, more concerned with honor, loyalty, and destiny than nuance, carried by its scale, costuming, and the sense of watching a nation's origin myth unfold one skirmish at a time.
Watch it for
the large-scale battles and tribal political maneuvering behind an empire's founding.
Maybe skip if
you dislike very long episodes built around slow political councils between action scenes.
Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.
All Seasons
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Season 12019
8.66K2754h
Osman, nephew of Dündar Bey, navigates a treacherous path as he confronts the machinations of Selçuk Sançak Bey Alişar and the ruthless Sofia of Kulucahisar, who plots against the Kayı tribe, while also battling external threats from the Mongols, culminating in the conquest of Kulucahisar and Osman's marriage to Bala.
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Season 22020
8.87K3774h
Osman faces new challenges as he becomes the Sardar after his father's death, marries Malhun Hatun, and battles the Byzantines and Mongol Governor Geyhatu, ultimately leading to the Battle of Domaniç and the execution of his treacherous uncle Dündar.
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Season 32021
8.75K3468h
Osman Bey faces challenges from the Byzantine Emperor, a Mongol Governor, and a treacherous uncle, while also navigating alliances, betrayals, and the death of his father, ultimately leading to the Battle of Domaniç and the death of Togay.
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Season 42022
8.52K3264h
Osman faces Byzantine plots, including Kantakuzenos's assassination attempt and the framing of Öktem Bey and his daughter Alcicek, which Osman ultimately foils, while Alcicek and Aktemur fall in love.
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Season 52023
9.22K342h
Osman Bey continues his quest for Bursa, faces challenges from Yakup Bey who declares himself Sultan, and navigates conflicts with the Ilkhanate and Byzantine forces, including the kidnapping of princess Maria.
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Season 62024
8.21K30
Sofia, who was thought dead, returns and joins forces with Commander Lucas, raising Halime, Osman and Bala's daughter, as her niece and training her against her parents, while the Kayi tribe faces threats from the Mongols and internal tensions.
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Burak Özçivit Osman Bey
Özge Törer Bala Hatun
Yigit Ucan Boran, Boran Bey
Cagri Sensoy Cerkutay, Çerkutay Bey
Fatih Ayhan Baysungur Alp
Açelya Özcan Ayse Hatun
Yildiz Çagri Atiksoy Malhun Hatun
Seda Yildiz Seyh Edebali
Emin Gürsoy Kumrul Abdal
Murat Boncuk Aykurt Alp
Crew
Mehmet Bozdag
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