Disney plus Hotstar dropped the trailer of its upcoming period epic series, `THE EMPIRE` based on the book `Empire of the Moghul: Raiders from the North` by Alex Rutherford. The eight-episode series traces the saga of the emperor Babur, `from the valley of Ferghana to Samarkand and beyond. Bollywood actor Kunal Kapoor makes his streaming debut with the show, produced by Nikkhil Advani of Emmay Entertainment, who also serves as the showrunner. Shot across India and Uzbekistan, `The Empire` is billed as `the biggest show ever created in India`. The series is directed by Mitakshara Kumar who has worked as an associate director on Sanjay Leela Bhansali`s epics `Bajirao Mastani` and `Padmaavat`. The series also stars Shabana Azmi, Drashti Dhami, Dino Morea, Aditya Seal, Sahher Bambba and Rahul Dev. `The Empire` is slated for an August 27 release on Disney+ Hotstar.