| The Empire | |
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| Genre | Drama Historical fiction |
| Created by | Nikkhil Advani |
| Based on | Empire of the Moghul by Alex Rutherford |
| Screenplay by | Bhavani Iyer Mitakshara Kumar Dialogues A M Turaz Mitakshara Kumar |
| Directed by | |
| Starring | |
| Composers | Music Shail Hada Background Score Ashutosh Phatak |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 (list of episodes) Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox television with "list_episodes" parameter using self-link. See Infobox instructions and MOS:INFOBOXPURPOSE. |
| Production | |
| Producers | Monisha Advani Madhu Bhojwani |
| Cinematography | Nigam Bomzan |
| Editors | Atanu Mukherjee Sagar Manik |
| Production company | Emmay Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | Disney+ Hotstar |
| Release | 27 August 2021 |
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The Empire is an Indian period drama television series created by Nikkhil Advani and directed by Mitakshara Kumar based on the novel series Empire of the Moghul by Alex Rutherford for Disney+ Hotstar.[1][2] The series was premiered on Disney+ Hotstar on 27 August 2021.[3]
The first season of the series opened generally favourable reviews with praise for the show's visuals, sets, costumes and the performance of the main cast, with a positive consensus on Shabana Azmi's portrayal of Ësan Dawlat and criticism for poor VFX in a few scenes.[4][5]
- ^ "Dia Mirza, Shabana Azmi And Ronit Roy To Be Part Of TV Series Moghuls. Details Inside". NDTV.com.
- ^ Farzeen, Sana (9 July 2021). "The Empire teaser: Disney+ Hotstar's epic drama reminds you of Game of Thrones, Padmaavat". The Indian Express. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ "The Empire trailer: Hotstar brings Bhansali-level scale to small screen 'in India's biggest show', watch". Hindustan Times. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ "The Empire review: Kunal Kapoor, Shabana Azmi period drama is no Game of Thrones, but it sticks to its guns". The Indian Express. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "The Empire review: Full marks for ambition, yet familiar clichés abound". Firstpost. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.