The Assassins - Season 1

First aired: 3/11/2024 30 episodes

In 11th-century Persia, a ruthless Ismaili sect is established, executing a wave of assassinations that terrorize even the mightiest rulers.

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Episodes

1. The Covenant

Aired: 3/11/2024

Hassan Al-Sabah, Nizam al-Mulk, and Omar Khayyam agreed to support each other if one of them came to power.

2. The Mustansir Hardship

Aired: 3/12/2024

Omar Khayaam heads east to accept a royal invitation while Hassan is forced to leave west to Cairo. There, their women continue to inspire their dreams and ambitions.

3. The Nizari calling

Aired: 3/13/2024

Hassan pledges allegiance to Caliph Al-Mustansir Billah, but a sudden assassination tips the scales in the Fatimid Caliphate and puts him in an unexpected situation.

4. The Sultanate Secret Archives

Aired: 3/14/2024

Lifelong friends Hassan Al-Sabbah, Nizam Al-Mulk and Omar Khayaam reunite in Isfahan. Is it time to fulfill their childhood pact?

5. The Abbasid Caliph

Aired: 3/15/2024

Al-Ghazali explains the difference between Islamic sects to his students and reveals the reality of the Batiniyya groups. Sultan Malik-Shah prepares for his visit to the Abbasid Caliph to marry his daughter.

6. Betrayal of the Covenant

Aired: 3/16/2024

Hassan's plan to kill the Abbasid Caliph fails. Nourhan runs away on her wedding night and is kidnapped. Hassan is arrested and Abu Ali confronts him that he has betrayed the covenant and threatens to torture him and then kill him.

7. The Prison Guard

Aired: 3/17/2024

Donia Zad and her children try to make a getaway with the help of Zaid Ibn Sayhoun. Elsewhere, Nizam Al-Mulk sentences Hassan Al-Sabbah to death.

8. From Here, We Will Rule The World

Aired: 3/18/2024

After his followers renew their allegiance to him, Al-Sabbah plots to seize the Alamut Castle.

9. Alamut Castle

Aired: 3/19/2024

Donia Zad and Hassan Al-Sabbah reunite at Alamut Castle. Later, after sending his son Al-Hussein to another castle, Hassan begins plotting the assassination of Nizam Al-Mulk.

10. Siege of the Castle

Aired: 3/20/2024

As the siege on Alamut Castle intensifies, Al-Sabbah gathers his followers to devise a strategy to counter the attack.

11. Battle of the Night

Aired: 3/21/2024

Nourhan desperately looks for a way to escape from the castle as a fierce battle ignites between the Hashashin and the Seljuks.

12. A Dream of Paradise

Aired: 3/22/2024

Al-Ghazali embarks on the pilgrimage to Makkah. Al-Sabbah promises Saad paradise, assigning him a perilous mission. The King of France sends a delegation to Alamut Castle.

13. The New Sultan

Aired: 3/23/2024

Omar Al-Khayaam flees Isfahan, fearing the wrath of the scholars. Elsewhere, the Hashashin march through the streets of Isfahan following Hassan Al-Sabbah’s threat to Barkiyaruq.

14. A Pious in Jerusalem

Aired: 3/24/2024

With the Seljuk armies united, Hassan Al-Sabbah recognises the threat Al-Ghazali poses to his mission and starts plotting his assassination. Meanwhile, Al-Hussein returns to Alamut Castle.

15. Son of Hassan Al-Sabbah

Aired: 3/25/2024

Omar Al-Khayaam reaches the fortress. Meanwhile, Al-Hussein is met with a shocking response from his father after targeting Nouri Zan.

16. A New Siege

Aired: 3/26/2024

Before leaving the fortress, Al-Khayaam offers Al-Sabbah one final piece of advice. Meanwhile, Barkiyaruq sets his sights on besieging Al-Sabbah's stronghold.

17. The Brothers' messages

Aired: 3/27/2024

Hassan Al-Sabbah's life hangs in the balance. A message later reaches Barkiyaruq's army.

18. A Devil in the Fortress

Aired: 3/28/2024

Barzak Omid welcomes three Seljuk soldiers and orders Hassan Al-Sabbah to keep them in the castle, despite potential repercussions.

19. The Hellish Dream

Aired: 3/29/2024

Zaid Ibn Sayhoun meets Yahya in the presence of Al-Sabbah. Meanwhile, Donia Zad intensifies her efforts to exact vengeance on Al-Sabbah.

20. The Muezzen’s Son

Aired: 3/30/2024

Al-Sabbah issues three new assassination orders. Later, the new recruits in the castle target Al-Sabbah, Barzak and Zaid.

21. Brothers till Death

Aired: 3/31/2024

Al-Sabbah blocks the French army’s attempt to cross the fortress without paying jizya, as he leaves Zaid Ibn Sayhoun in a tough spot with Yahya.

22. The Chosen Group

Aired: 4/1/2024

Donia Zad makes another attempt to end Al-Sabbah’s life. Zaid Ibn Sayhoun devises a clever tactic to buy himself more time before facing the Seljuk army.

23. Hellfire

Aired: 4/2/2024

Barkiyaruq leads an assault on the Ibn Al-Hafiz fortress. Donia Zad flees from Alamut Castle. Meanwhile, Al-Sabbah witnesses the balance of power shift between Yahya and Zaid Ibn Sayhoun.

24. Omar Al-Khayaam's House

Aired: 4/3/2024

Al-Sabbah forces Yahya to choose between two bitter choices. Later, he learns the truth about Donia Zad's escape from the fortress.

25. The Shepherd’s Daughter

Aired: 4/4/2024

Yahya urges Barkiyaruq to appoint him as leader of the army to launch an attack on Alamut Castle. Meanwhile, for the first time, Hassan Al-Sabbah leaves the castle unescorted.

26. The Heir to the Castle

Aired: 4/5/2024

Donia Zad demands that she return to her family in Isfahan. Al-Sabbah tries to figure out what Barzak is up to. Later, Al-Hadi is named as Al-Sabbah’s successor.

27. The Sultan’s Vizier

Aired: 4/6/2024

Al-Sabbah warns Barzak against harming Al-Hadi, as he issues a new assassination order.

28. No Mercy

Aired: 4/7/2024

Al-Sabbah finds out that Donia Zad is inciting the people of Isfahan to riot, as his new vizier carries out his order to imprison Yahya.

29. Our Master’s Story

Aired: 4/8/2024

Al-Sabbah reiterates his threat to Barzak to guarantee Al-Hadi’s safety, and later issues an order to take out his worst enemy.

30. Who Am I

Aired: 4/9/2024

Al-Sabbah finds himself at a crossroads.