Inspired by true history, The Assassins chronicles the rise of Hassan al-Sabbah in 11th-century Persia — the enigmatic founder of the Order of Assassins, who forged a cult of absolute loyalty and terrorised rulers across the Islamic world. Starring Karim Abdel Aziz, the series weaves together politics, faith, betrayal and bloodshed in one of the most visually ambitious and widely debated productions in Arab television history.
Air date: 2024-03-11
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: Hassan Al-Sabah, Nizam al-Mulk, and Omar Khayyam agreed to support each other if one of them came to power.
Air date: 2024-03-12
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: 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.
Air date: 2024-03-13
Runtime: 37 min
Overview: 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.
Air date: 2024-03-14
Runtime: 39 min
Overview: Lifelong friends Hassan Al-Sabbah, Nizam Al-Mulk and Omar Khayaam reunite in Isfahan. Is it time to fulfill their childhood pact?
Air date: 2024-03-15
Runtime: 38 min
Overview: 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.
Air date: 2024-03-16
Runtime: 39 min
Overview: 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.
Air date: 2024-03-17
Runtime: 39 min
Overview: 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.
Air date: 2024-03-18
Runtime: 40 min
Overview: After his followers renew their allegiance to him, Al-Sabbah plots to seize the Alamut Castle.
Air date: 2024-03-19
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: 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.
Air date: 2024-03-20
Runtime: 39 min
Overview: As the siege on Alamut Castle intensifies, Al-Sabbah gathers his followers to devise a strategy to counter the attack.
Air date: 2024-03-21
Runtime: 39 min
Overview: Nourhan desperately looks for a way to escape from the castle as a fierce battle ignites between the Hashashin and the Seljuks.
Air date: 2024-03-22
Runtime: 39 min
Overview: 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.
Air date: 2024-03-23
Runtime: 38 min
Overview: 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.
Air date: 2024-03-24
Runtime: 39 min
Overview: 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.
Air date: 2024-03-25
Runtime: 38 min
Overview: Omar Al-Khayaam reaches the fortress. Meanwhile, Al-Hussein is met with a shocking response from his father after targeting Nouri Zan.
Air date: 2024-03-26
Runtime: 38 min
Overview: 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.
Air date: 2024-03-27
Runtime: 39 min
Overview: Hassan Al-Sabbah's life hangs in the balance. A message later reaches Barkiyaruq's army.
Air date: 2024-03-28
Runtime: 38 min
Overview: Barzak Omid welcomes three Seljuk soldiers and orders Hassan Al-Sabbah to keep them in the castle, despite potential repercussions.
Air date: 2024-03-29
Runtime: 41 min
Overview: Zaid Ibn Sayhoun meets Yahya in the presence of Al-Sabbah. Meanwhile, Donia Zad intensifies her efforts to exact vengeance on Al-Sabbah.
Air date: 2024-03-30
Runtime: 38 min
Overview: Al-Sabbah issues three new assassination orders. Later, the new recruits in the castle target Al-Sabbah, Barzak and Zaid.
Air date: 2024-03-31
Runtime: 39 min
Overview: 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.
Air date: 2024-04-01
Runtime: 38 min
Overview: 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.
Air date: 2024-04-02
Runtime: 38 min
Overview: 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.
Air date: 2024-04-03
Runtime: 38 min
Overview: Al-Sabbah forces Yahya to choose between two bitter choices. Later, he learns the truth about Donia Zad's escape from the fortress.
Air date: 2024-04-04
Runtime: 38 min
Overview: 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.
Air date: 2024-04-05
Runtime: 38 min
Overview: 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.
Air date: 2024-04-06
Runtime: 38 min
Overview: Al-Sabbah warns Barzak against harming Al-Hadi, as he issues a new assassination order.
Air date: 2024-04-07
Runtime: 38 min
Overview: 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.
Air date: 2024-04-08
Runtime: 40 min
Overview: Al-Sabbah reiterates his threat to Barzak to guarantee Al-Hadi’s safety, and later issues an order to take out his worst enemy.
Air date: 2024-04-09
Runtime: 35 min
Overview: Al-Sabbah finds himself at a crossroads.
