10 Upcoming Turkish TV Shows to Look Forward to
7. Midnight at The Pera Palace (Season 2)
Set in a historic Istanbul hotel, "Midnight at The Pera Palace" is a crime mystery series that will keep viewers guessing. The second season is expected to bring more suspense and mystery to the screen.
Plot: The second season of “Midnight at The Pera Palace” continues the story of Esra, a young journalist who is transported back to 1919. In the first season, Esra and Ahmet, the doorman of Pera Palace, manage to disrupt George’s plans to take over Turkey. As they are being chased around by George, who is out to kill them, they manage to travel in time and end up in 1995. There, they find a baby girl and a photograph of the baby with Eleni. It turns out that the infant is Esra herself. Moreover, Eleni is supposedly in danger, so Esra must find “the portal of truth”.
Cast: The cast members in season 1 are
- Hazal Kaya (Esra AKA Peride),
- Selahattin Pasali (Halit),
- Tansu Bicer (Ahmet),
- Engin Hepileri (Resat),
- James Chalmers (George),
- Yasemin Szawlowski (Sonya).
Other actors that feature in the drama series are
- Yasemin Sannino (Seniha)
- Hakan Dinckol (Mustafa Kemal),
- Ahmet Varli (Dimitri)
- Nergis Ozturk (Eleni)
- Osman Albayrak (Naim)
- Clare Louise Frost (Agatha Christie)
- Ergun Metin (Fahrettin).
Most of these actors are likely to reprise their roles in case a second season is commissioned
Release Date in India: Even though Netflix is yet to make a formal statement, it looks like there will be a season 2. If the show is renewed soon and production is carried out without any hiccups, we expect ‘Midnight at the Pera Palace’ season 2 to release sometime in Q1 2023 or later.
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