Kingdoms of Fire


Kingdoms of Fire is an Arab historical drama television series about the reign of Ottoman Empire's Selim I and Mamluk Sultanate's Tuman bay II, created by Muhammed Abdulmalik and directed by British director Peter Webber.
The 14-episodes series is produced by Genomedia Studios with a budget of $40 million, financed and supported by the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, the originator of the movie, and filmed in Tunisia, debuted on MBC channels on 17 November 2019.
The second season is under development process.

Overview

The series depicts events that took place between Egypt, Syria and the Ottoman Empire between the 15th and the 16th century. It demonstrates the competition between the Mamluks and the Ottomans over the control of the Middle East, through the rise of two main characters, Tuman bay II, the last Sultan of the Mamluks in Cairo, and Sultan Selim I of Istanbul.

Cast

Multiple comments from Turkish side after airing of fire episode considered the show a targeted harassment and an anti-Ottoman, due to recent tensions between Turkey to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.