# Midnight at the Pera Palace
**Midnight at the Pera Palace** (*Pera Palas'ta Gece Yarısı*) is a Turkish time-travel drama series for Netflix in which a young journalist, Esra, is transported from present-day Istanbul to 1919 and becomes entangled in a political plot against [Mustafa Kemal Atatürk](https://www.edgepedia.org/mustafa-kemal-ataturk) at the city's historic Pera Palace Hotel.[1](https://www.sinemalar.com/dizi/271044/pera-palas-ta-gece-yarisi) • [2](https://dizilah.com/show/pera-palasta-gece-yarisi?language=tr) It stars [Hazal Kaya](https://www.edgepedia.org/hazal-kaya), Selahattin Paşalı, and Tansu Biçer, and its first season premiered on 3 March 2022.[1](https://www.sinemalar.com/dizi/271044/pera-palas-ta-gece-yarisi)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Original title | *Pera Palas'ta Gece Yarısı* |
| Platform and premiere | Netflix, 3 March 2022[1](https://www.sinemalar.com/dizi/271044/pera-palas-ta-gece-yarisi) |
| Basis | Adapted from Charles King's book of the same name[2](https://dizilah.com/show/pera-palasta-gece-yarisi?language=tr) |
| Lead cast | Hazal Kaya as Esra/Peride, Selahattin Paşalı as Halit, Tansu Biçer as Ahmet[3](https://www.beyazperde.com/diziler/dizi-27485/sezon-55721/oyuncular/) |
| Creators | Directed by Emre Şahin and Nisan Dağ; written by Elif Usman, Aksel Bonfil, and Ekin Akçay[4](https://boxofficeturkiye.com/haber/hazal-kaya-ve-selahattin-pasali-nin-basrollerinde-yer-aldigi-pera-palas-ta-gece-yarisi-dizisinin-2-sezon-yayin-tarihi-aciklandi--6053) |
| Seasons | Two seasons of eight episodes each; season 2 released 12 September 2024[5](https://www.justwatch.com/tr/tv-sovu/pera-palasta-gece-yarisi/sezon-2) • [4](https://boxofficeturkiye.com/haber/hazal-kaya-ve-selahattin-pasali-nin-basrollerinde-yer-aldigi-pera-palas-ta-gece-yarisi-dizisinin-2-sezon-yayin-tarihi-aciklandi--6053) |
| Genres | Drama, mystery, and crime[1](https://www.sinemalar.com/dizi/271044/pera-palas-ta-gece-yarisi) |
## Spoilers
### Premise
Esra, a journalist preparing an article about the Pera Palace Hotel, finds herself suddenly in the past and must stop a plot that could change the fate of Turkey.[6](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHr5pdpGEBc) The first season is set in 1919, in Istanbul during the final period of the Ottoman Empire, at a moment when the city's occupied streets carry a complex political landscape of spies and historical figures.[1](https://www.sinemalar.com/dizi/271044/pera-palas-ta-gece-yarisi) • [7](https://acikerisim.gelisim.edu.tr/bitstreams/c7aed0e3-79c0-4bbf-a0e0-e1e9c6a30691/download) There she meets Halit, the enigmatic owner of one of Istanbul's wild nightclubs, and discovers that the 1919 Istanbul she has entered differs considerably from what history records.[1](https://www.sinemalar.com/dizi/271044/pera-palas-ta-gece-yarisi)
The series blends time travel with history, and reviewers noted that it deliberately leaves its time-travel mechanics largely unexplained.[8](https://www.alem.com.tr/dizi-film/pera-palasta-gece-yarisi-dizi-incelemesi-1077583)
### Cast and characters
Hazal Kaya plays Esra, who in the second season also appears as Peride; Selahattin Paşalı plays Halit; and Tansu Biçer plays Ahmet.[3](https://www.beyazperde.com/diziler/dizi-27485/sezon-55721/oyuncular/) The wider cast includes Engin Hepileri as Resat, Yasemin Szawlowski as Sonya, Yasemin Sannino as Seniha, Ebrar Demirbilek as Leyla, and Clare Louise Frost as the writer [Agatha Christie](https://www.edgepedia.org/agatha-christie).[3](https://www.beyazperde.com/diziler/dizi-27485/sezon-55721/oyuncular/) Season 2 added Tülin Özen as Lili, Nezaket Erden as Meliha, and Güven Murat Akpınar as Mümtaz.[9](https://www.themagger.com/pera-palas-roportaj)
### Seasons
**Season 1** consists of eight episodes and was released on Netflix on 3 March 2022.[1](https://www.sinemalar.com/dizi/271044/pera-palas-ta-gece-yarisi) • [10](https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/issue-full-file/74690)
**Season 2** was announced for release on 12 September 2024 and also runs eight episodes, each about 42 minutes.[4](https://boxofficeturkiye.com/haber/hazal-kaya-ve-selahattin-pasali-nin-basrollerinde-yer-aldigi-pera-palas-ta-gece-yarisi-dizisinin-2-sezon-yayin-tarihi-aciklandi--6053) • [5](https://www.justwatch.com/tr/tv-sovu/pera-palasta-gece-yarisi/sezon-2) In this season, Esra decides to travel to the past again to explore her own history and follow her mother's trail; she and Ahmet, transported from 1995 to 1941, return to Istanbul of the 1940s under the shadow of World War II, together with Halit as an uninvited companion, and begin to sense that something is going wrong in the city and the country.[4](https://boxofficeturkiye.com/haber/hazal-kaya-ve-selahattin-pasali-nin-basrollerinde-yer-aldigi-pera-palas-ta-gece-yarisi-dizisinin-2-sezon-yayin-tarihi-aciklandi--6053) • [5](https://www.justwatch.com/tr/tv-sovu/pera-palasta-gece-yarisi/sezon-2) Cast members said the season moves through more decades than the first, with Hazal Kaya favoring the 1940s and Tansu Biçer singling out the 1970s for Ahmet's costumes.[9](https://www.themagger.com/pera-palas-roportaj)
## Production
The series was produced by Karga Seven Pictures, a Red Arrow Studios company, for Netflix.[2](https://dizilah.com/show/pera-palasta-gece-yarisi?language=tr) Emre Şahin and Nisan Dağ directed, and the screenplay is credited to Elif Usman, Aksel Bonfil, and Ekin Akçay.[4](https://boxofficeturkiye.com/haber/hazal-kaya-ve-selahattin-pasali-nin-basrollerinde-yer-aldigi-pera-palas-ta-gece-yarisi-dizisinin-2-sezon-yayin-tarihi-aciklandi--6053) Deniz Cuylan composed the music.[3](https://www.beyazperde.com/diziler/dizi-27485/sezon-55721/oyuncular/) A review in Alem singled out the production, set, and costume design, noting that background extras were directed and costumed in period-appropriate detail so that the crowd of Istanbul feels real on screen.[8](https://www.alem.com.tr/dizi-film/pera-palasta-gece-yarisi-dizi-incelemesi-1077583)
## Reception
On IMDb the series holds a rating of 7.0.[1](https://www.sinemalar.com/dizi/271044/pera-palas-ta-gece-yarisi) A study of Netflix Türkiye's digital marketing found that the series generated the highest engagement among its local-series social media posts, describing a ripple effect in which viewers imagined themselves in Esra's place alongside Mustafa Kemal Paşa.[10](https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/issue-full-file/74690)
## References
1. [Pera Palas'ta Gece Yarısı (2022), Sinemalar.com](https://www.sinemalar.com/dizi/271044/pera-palas-ta-gece-yarisi)
2. [Pera Palas'ta Gece Yarısı, Dizilah](https://dizilah.com/show/pera-palasta-gece-yarisi?language=tr)
3. [Pera Palas'ta Gece Yarısı: 2. sezonun oyuncuları, Beyazperde.com](https://www.beyazperde.com/diziler/dizi-27485/sezon-55721/oyuncular/)
4. [Pera Palas'ta Gece Yarısı 2. sezon yayın tarihi açıklandı, Box Office Türkiye](https://boxofficeturkiye.com/haber/hazal-kaya-ve-selahattin-pasali-nin-basrollerinde-yer-aldigi-pera-palas-ta-gece-yarisi-dizisinin-2-sezon-yayin-tarihi-aciklandi--6053)
5. [Pera Palas'ta Gece Yarisi – Sezon 2, JustWatch](https://www.justwatch.com/tr/tv-sovu/pera-palasta-gece-yarisi/sezon-2)
6. [Pera Palas'ta Gece Yarısı | Resmi Fragman | Netflix, YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHr5pdpGEBc)
7. [Gelişim Üniversitesi akademik çalışma: Pera Palas'ta Gece Yarısı](https://acikerisim.gelisim.edu.tr/bitstreams/c7aed0e3-79c0-4bbf-a0e0-e1e9c6a30691/download)
8. ["Pera Palas'ta Gece Yarısı" Dizi İncelemesi, Alem Dergisi](https://www.alem.com.tr/dizi-film/pera-palasta-gece-yarisi-dizi-incelemesi-1077583)
9. ["Pera Palas'ta Gece Yarısı" Oyuncuları İle: Yeni Sezon ve Karakterler Üzerine, theMagger](https://www.themagger.com/pera-palas-roportaj)
10. [Netflix'te Dijital Pazarlama Stratejileri ile Gündem Belirleme, DergiPark](https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/issue-full-file/74690)
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