Midnight at the Pera Palace (Pera Palas'ta Gece Yarısı)

Midnight at the Pera Palace is a Turkish original Netflix series produced by Karga Seven Pictures, directed by Emre Şahin and written by Elif Usman. Adapted from Charles King's 2014 non-fiction book Midnight at the Pera Palace: The Birth of Modern Istanbul, it blends drama, history and time travel. The first season premiered worldwide on March 3, 2022, and a second season followed on September 12, 2024, bringing the total to two seasons and 16 episodes.

The story unfolds around the real-life Pera Palace Hotel in Istanbul: Esra, a young journalist assigned to write about the hotel, is suddenly thrust into the past and must stop a plot that could alter the fate of modern Turkey. Starring Hazal Kaya, Tansu Biçer, Selahattin Paşalı and James Chalmers, the series moves between occupied-era Istanbul and the present, combining a period drama with a suspenseful race to protect history.