Dirilis: Ertugrul is a Turkish chronicled experience TV arrangement made by Mehmet Bozdag, featuring Engin Altan Duzyatan and Esra Bilgiç in driving parts.The show depends on the historical backdrop of the Muslim Oghuz Turks and happens in the thirteenth century. It revolves around the life of Ertugrul, the father of Osman I, who was the originator of the Ottoman Empire.
Netflix describes the plot as “When a good deed unwittingly endangers his clan, a 13th-century Turkish warrior agrees to fight a sultan’s enemies in exchange for new tribal land.” and IMDB rates this show with the score of 7.1 out of 10
Is Dirilis Ertugrul in Netflix?
Yes, you can watch Dirilis Ertugrul in Netflix. Though the show has 4 seasons in total (4th running currently and expected to last till June 2018) but Netflix has only first two seasons in its vault at the moment. Season 1 has 26 episodes while season 2 has 35 episodes.
Will there be third and fourth season of Dirilis Ertugrul in Netflix?
We predict that Netflix will get the new episodes a while after the fifth season wraps up in Turkey. This means it is highly likely the new episodes won’t arrive on Netflix until 2020. However, you can find new episodes online for free but they might not be subtitled.
Diriliş: Ertuğrul – How does a show originally intended for local Turkish audience somehow captivate the entire world?
Dirilis Ertugrul also known as Resurrection Ertugrul was aired with a purpose was to bolster patriotism, chivalry, compassion, respect for elders and other virtues Turkish take pride in but to creator’s delight, it became an international sensation. The major reason behind it is because the show is more than cool costumes and vintage cinematography, it’s a historical fiction centered in the Muslim world. In the midst of movies and series where Muslim men are portrayed as the terrorists and women as docile and oppressed, Ertugrul shows Muslim men as well as women as sophisticated warriors and scholars.
Is Dirilis Ertugrul better than Game of Thrones?
Perhaps the most significant feature that differentiates this series from Game of Thrones is the fact that the characters in Dirilis Ertugrul all existed and all the events did happen in the past. Dirilis: Ertugrul is a Turkish chronicled experience TV arrangement made by Mehmet Bozdag, featuring Engin Altan Duzyatan and Esra Bilgiç in driving parts. The show depends on the historical backdrop of the Muslim Oghuz Turks and happens in the thirteenth century. It revolves around the life of Ertugrul, the father of Osman I, who was the originator of the Ottoman Empire.
Since it is a based on real history, the story feels more authentic and resonating. What they didn’t spend in lavish backgrounds, thousands of extras and set pieces like in Game of Thrones, they more than made up for in storytelling and allowing the viewer to travel along without effort. In our opinion, the only reason you may consider Game of Thrones as the better series is because of the lack of dragons and White walkers in Ertugrul!
Resurrection: Ertugrul is a show that has been broadcast on Turkey’s TRT 1 since 2014. The version on Netflix is subtitled in English. Netflix describes the plot as “When a good deed unwittingly endangers his clan, a 13th-century Turkish warrior agrees to fight a sultan’s enemies in exchange for new tribal land.” and IMDB rates this show with the score of 7.1 out of 10. The original show has more than 110 episodes as of now and each one is more than two and a half hours. It is also PG rated which means no sex scenes! So feel free to binge watch anywhere at any time of the day!
Some critics have been very vocal about how the show is just another crazy nationalistic propaganda underwritten by the Turkish government but for western Muslims, it is satisfying to finally see a well- crafted and aesthetically pleasing drama that centers on Muslims. Sure, the show is meant to educate and empower Muslims but these are the lessons all of us could learn.
