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Rise of Empires: Ottoman (2020)
Cannot Categorize as Documentary
Throughout the series, there are literally two separate stories going in different directions. On one side the historical accounts from the experts which sound in line with what you can easily find on online resources like wikipedia. However the reenacment tells a completely different story. They literally tried to recreate the movie "Kingdom of Heaven" by rewriting history. Very poor, unfortunate tasteless rip off. I do not believe the historians who are part of this production would be willing to give their consent/approval for this type of a rewrite of history. Really low played Netflix, yet another production just made for the rating. (6/10)
UPDATE: Just finished watching the second season, I m surprised to say, it kind of grows on you once you accept the fact that the story being told is mostly fiction inspired by true events and their historical outcomes. The acting and cinematography were ok as well as the story. Second season story actually aligns much more with the insights from the historians which in my opinions was the worst part of the first season. I hope there will be a 3rd season :) (8/10)