From the pages of Empire of the Moghul: Raiders from the North by Alex Rutherford comes the story that focuses on the rise and fall of the Mughal Empire through generations from Babur to Aurangzeb.

The Empire trailer unveiled by Disney+ Hotstar and the 8-episode series will release on the OTT platform on August 27. Filmmaker Nikkhil Advani of Emmay Entertainment produced The Empire – a fiction saga of a warrior-turned-king, directed by Mitakshara Kumar, and screenplay has been credited to Bhavani Iyer.

Disney Plus Hotstar unveiled the Empire Trailer by captioning, “The story of a king battling against enemies, fate, family, death and even himself, in search of his kingdom. Hotstar Specials The Empire. All episodes streaming from August 27th. The trailer is out now. #HotstarSpecials #TheEmpire @kapoorkkunal@AzmiShabana#DinoMorea @drashti10

Actor Kunal Kappor as Babur, Drashti Dhami as Khanzada Begum, Shabana Azmi as Esan Daulat, Aditya Seal as Humayun and Dino Morea as Shaibani Khan are in the lead roles of the Empire series.

 The Empire shot across multiple locations in India and Uzbekistan. The Empire teaser depicts a magnificent and overwhelming experience filled with epic battlegrounds, magnificent forts, and glorified dresses.

The Empire will stream on Disney+Hotstar from 27th August 2021, exclusively for all subscribers of the platform.