Season 1

Bandits Cannot Rule The World (Eşkıya Dünyaya Hükümdar Olmaz, 2015), Season 1 — watch online on iFILM. A Turkish crime-action saga, 40 episodes, opening the story of Hizir Çakırbeyli, a man who walked into the mafia while still a boy.

The first season lays the groundwork for everything that follows. Hizir runs a syndicate built on the gun trade, and he runs a household — two loyalties bound to collide. An affair on the side, a mistress carrying his child, a wife pushed far enough to do anything. Meanwhile the state quietly gathers leverage and corners the boss: prison, or selling out his own. Street honour against the law, blood against blood.

Oktay Kaynarca's Hizir sets the tone that would turn the show into a long-running Turkish phenomenon. If you like hard stories about power, loyalty and the bill that always comes due, start with Season 1 and stream all episodes. Bandits Cannot Rule The World, Season 1, online on iFILM.