‘Midnight At The Pera Palace’ Review: The Time Travel Romance Is Irresistibly Good

Midnight at the Pera Palace is a recent Turkish original series on Netflix – and it is absolutely addictive to watch.

With a mix of drama, murder mystery, comedy, romance, and conspiracies, there is never a dull moment in this frothy and fun foreign drama.

At a historic Istanbul hotel, a journalist is thrust into the past and must stop a plot that could change the fate of modern Turkey.

THE STORY OF MIDNIGHT AT THE PERA PALACE

While writing an article about the 130th anniversary of the famous Pera Palace Hotel and its rich history, Esra accidentally time travels to 1919 – and quickly finds herself in the middle of a political conspiracy when she discovers a plot that could change the future of Turkey.

TIME TRAVEL MYTHOLOGY

If you love time travel shows, Midnight at the Pera Palace puts a unique spin on the genre. On the one hand, it’s a portal fantasy, on the other, it’s an epic impossible love story spanning across time.

THE LOVE STORY

The time travel rules also make the love story between Esra and Halit seemingly impossible and simultaneously mesmerizing because of it.

Credit: Netflix/Karga Seven Pictures

OVERALL THOUGHTS

Overall, the actors do a fine job in the roles, and the costumes are pretty – although imperfect, the production quality is high (but not the highest), the romance appealing, and the writing clever.

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