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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    The Assassins Season 1 Episode 27 - The Sultan’s Vizier
    7.1/10(49 votes)

    #1 - The Sultan’s Vizier

    S1:E27

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Assassins Season 1 Episode 17 - The Brothers' messages
    7.2/10(67 votes)

    #2 - The Brothers' messages

    S1:E17

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Assassins Season 1 Episode 4 - The Sultanate Secret Archives
    7.3/10(167 votes)

    #3 - The Sultanate Secret Archives

    S1:E4

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Assassins Season 1 Episode 7 - The Prison Guard
    7.3/10(128 votes)

    #4 - The Prison Guard

    S1:E7

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Assassins Season 1 Episode 16 - A New Siege
    7.3/10(69 votes)

    #5 - A New Siege

    S1:E16

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Assassins Season 1 Episode 18 - A Devil in the Fortress
    7.3/10(68 votes)

    #6 - A Devil in the Fortress

    S1:E18

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Assassins Season 1 Episode 2 - The Mustansir Hardship
    7.4/10(189 votes)

    #7 - The Mustansir Hardship

    S1:E2

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Assassins Season 1 Episode 3 - The Nizari calling
    7.4/10(178 votes)

    #8 - The Nizari calling

    S1:E3

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Assassins Season 1 Episode 5 - The Abbasid Caliph
    7.4/10(176 votes)

    #9 - The Abbasid Caliph

    S1:E5

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Assassins Season 1 Episode 8 - From Here, We Will Rule The World
    7.4/10(122 votes)

    #10 - From Here, We Will Rule The World

    S1:E8

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Assassins Season 1 Episode 22 - The Chosen Group
    7.4/10(58 votes)

    #11 - The Chosen Group

    S1:E22

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The Assassins Season 1 Episode 24 - Omar Al-Khayaam's House
    7.4/10(48 votes)

    #12 - Omar Al-Khayaam's House

    S1:E24

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

    Director:Unknown
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  13. The Assassins Season 1 Episode 25 - The Shepherd’s Daughter
    7.4/10(50 votes)

    #13 - The Shepherd’s Daughter

    S1:E25

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  14. The Assassins Season 1 Episode 26 - The Heir to the Castle
    7.4/10(49 votes)

    #14 - The Heir to the Castle

    S1:E26

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The Assassins Season 1 Episode 28 - No Mercy
    7.4/10(49 votes)

    #15 - No Mercy

    S1:E28

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. The Assassins Season 1 Episode 6 - Betrayal of the Covenant
    7.5/10(132 votes)

    #16 - Betrayal of the Covenant

    S1:E6

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  17. The Assassins Season 1 Episode 15 - Son of Hassan Al-Sabbah
    7.5/10(72 votes)

    #17 - Son of Hassan Al-Sabbah

    S1:E15

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. The Assassins Season 1 Episode 20 - The Muezzen’s Son
    7.5/10(67 votes)

    #18 - The Muezzen’s Son

    S1:E20

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. The Assassins Season 1 Episode 21 - Brothers till Death
    7.5/10(62 votes)

    #19 - Brothers till Death

    S1:E21

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  20. The Assassins Season 1 Episode 29 - Our Master’s Story
    7.5/10(50 votes)

    #20 - Our Master’s Story

    S1:E29

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. The Assassins Season 1 Episode 1 - The Covenant
    7.6/10(280 votes)

    #21 - The Covenant

    S1:E1

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The Assassins Season 1 Episode 19 - The Hellish Dream
    7.6/10(66 votes)

    #22 - The Hellish Dream

    S1:E19

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. The Assassins Season 1 Episode 13 - The New Sultan
    7.7/10(80 votes)

    #23 - The New Sultan

    S1:E13

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  24. The Assassins Season 1 Episode 30 - Who Am I
    7.7/10(54 votes)

    #24 - Who Am I

    S1:E30

    Al-Sabbah finds himself at a crossroads.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. The Assassins Season 1 Episode 9 - Alamut Castle
    7.8/10(82 votes)

    #25 - Alamut Castle

    S1:E9

    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.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Sultan’s Vizier" is the worst rated episode of "The Assassins". It scored 7.1/10 based on 49 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 4/6/2024. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Brothers' messages".