The Empire Season 1
8 episodes · about 6 hours · complete season
Filmi Score · season 1
Good
12 reviews
55
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Series premise
The story of a king battling against enemies, fate, family, death and even himself, in search of his kingdom.
Where to watch
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All seasons
Season 12021 · 8 episodesGood · 12 reviews–
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Cast & crew
Created byNikkhil Advani
Season 1 directed byMitakshara Kumar
Season 1 written byBhavani Iyer, Kausar Munir
Cast
Series premise
The story of a king battling against enemies, fate, family, death and even himself, in search of his kingdom.
Where to watch
Availability by JustWatch · some watch links pay filmi.ai a small commission; it never changes what we show or how we score.No listing found for the UK.Available in India on JioHotstar.
No listing found for Canada.Available in India on JioHotstar.
No listing found for Australia.Available in India on JioHotstar.
Not available in the UAEAvailable in India on JioHotstar.
Family Room
Is The Empire season 1 OK for kids?
Parents should know
A lavish Mughal historical drama following Babur's rise to power. Expect battle scenes with severed limbs, a king who turns to drink after defeat, and women pawned in war — alongside themes of family loyalty and courage.
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The record, item by item
Violence · Moderate · Reviewer on record
“We meet him in the war where swords are blood bathed” view the record →
Violence · Moderate · Reviewer on record
“Those severed limbs and angry elephants don’t come cheap.” view the record →
Violence · Moderate · Reviewer on record
“doesn’t shy away from slashing throats when his ‘badshaahat’ is in danger” view the record →
Violence · Moderate · Reviewer on record
“brutal battles where fratricide was normal” view the record →
Sex & nudity · Mild · Reviewer on record
“The homoerotic element in the relationship between Qasim and Babur is neatly handled.” view the record →
Sex & nudity · None · Reviewer on record
“ना तो वो एडल्ट सींस जिसके लिए बॉलीवुड इज वेरी मशहूर” view the record →
Drinking, smoking, drugs · Mild · Reviewer on record
“he promptly drowns himself in drinks” view the record →
Intense scenes · Moderate · Reviewer on record
“women of royal households could be pawned in battles to buy time” view the record →
Positive messages · Clear · Reviewer on record
“sacrifices and efforts made by women throughout centuries in the wars fought by men” view the record →
Positive messages · Clear · Reviewer on record
“The show highlights the strong presence of women in politics in the Mughal empire.” view the record →
Role models · Clear · Reviewer on record
“has an aura about her that that evokes respect for her character” view the record →
What the critics said
12 reviews read · the critic’s own number where they gave one
Shubham Kulkarni · 27 Aug 2021
Kulkarni praises Bhavani Iyer's humanising writing, the Bhansali-school craft, and strong performances (especially Drashti Dhami and Shabana… Read it there →
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Vibha Maru · 27 Aug 2021
Maru praises the strong performances (Kapoor, Azmi, Dhami), the sets and costumes, and the show's focus on women's political roles, noting bad CGI… Read it there →
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Shilajit Mitra · 30 Aug 2021
Mitra calls the season 'sharp, supple', praising Kunal Kapoor's conflicted Babur, strong battle staging and scale, with only mild reservations,… Read it there →
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Deeksha Sharma · YouTube, Hindi · rating spoken aloud · 28 Aug 2021
3.5/5, said on camera. Published nowhere. Watch it there →
Stated in videoFilmi’s reading 7070
27 Aug 2021
The critic finds The Empire visually lavish and well-acted, with gut-wrenching, realistic violence, but faults hammy, over-poetic dialogue and a… Read it there →
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Sampada Sharma · 27 Aug 2021
Sharma finds the show lacking emotional depth and over-reliant on expository dialogue, though the aesthetics impress despite patchy VFX. She… Read it there →
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Anuj Kumar · 30 Aug 2021
Kumar praises the show's unromanticised, historically grounded portrayal of the Mughals and Shabana Azmi's commanding performance, but finds the… Read it there →
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Anmol Jamwal · YouTube · transcript read · 30 Aug 2021
The critic praises The Empire's scale, production design and several performances (Drashti Dami, Dino Moria) but faults its confused writing,… Watch it there →
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Saraswati Datar · 28 Aug 2021
Datar credits The Empire's ambition, sincerity and sumptuous production design, and Shabana Azmi's performance, but finds the writing and most… Read it there →
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Rahul Desai · 27 Aug 2021
Desai calls the season a 'weak cocktail' of scale without depth — wooden performances, stilted dialogue, derivative craft, and a politically… Read it there →
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YouTube, Hindi · transcript read · 27 Aug 2021
Suraj Kumar mocks The Empire as hollow spectacle, dismissing its historical claims and huge stated budget, panning Kunal Kapoor's Babar as wooden… Watch it there →
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Rohan Naahar · 27 Aug 2021
Naahar, in a sustained comic-roast register, calls the show dull, badly directed, GOT-plagiarised and cheaply mounted, sparing only Shabana Azmi… Read it there →
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