Justo antes de Cristo (lit. 'Just Before Christ') is a Spanish comedy television series set in Ancient Rome created by Juan Maidagán and Pepón Montero for Movistar+. Its two seasons were released in 2019 and 2020, respectively.
| Justo antes de Cristo | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy Historical |
| Created by | Juan Maidagán Pepón Montero |
| Directed by | Borja Cobeaga Nacho Vigalondo |
| Country of origin | Spain |
| Original language | Spanish |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 25 min (approx.) |
| Production company | Movistar+ |
| Original release | |
| Network | Movistar+ |
| Release | 5 April 2019 – 13 March 2020 |
Premise
editSet in Ancient Rome, the fiction starts in 31 BC.[1] Manio Sempronio Galba's death sentence is commuted by a service in the Roman legion, destined to the hostile and exotic Thrace.[2][3]
Cast
edit- Julián López as Manio Sempronio Galba.[4]
- Xosé Touriñán as Agorastocles.[1]
- Cecilia Freire as Valeria.[5]
- César Sarachu as Cneo Valerio Áquila.[6]
- Eduardo Antuña as Antonino.[6]
- Manolo Solo as Gabinio.[6]
- Marta Fernández-Muro as Domicia.[2]
- Priscilla Delgado as Ática.[2]
- Javier Botet as Silvio.[7]
- Aníbal Gómez as Corbulón.[2]
- Eduardo Antuña as Antonino.[2]
- Fernando Cayo as Cornelio Pisón.[8]
Production
editCreated by Juan Maidagán and Pepón Montero,[9][10] the episodes were directed by Borja Cobeaga and Nacho Vigalondo.[11] The first two seasons were shot at once. The main shooting location was a set located in Polígono Cobo Calleja in Fuenlabrada.[12] The Sierra de Guadarrama and the province of Guadalajara served as outdoor locations in order to represent Thrace.[12] The first season (consisting of 6 episodes with a running time of around 25 minutes)[13] was released on 5 April 2019.[14] The second season (also consisting of 6 episodes of roughly 25 minutes), was released on 13 March 2020.[15]
| Series | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | Network | |||
| 1 | 6 | 5 April 2019 | Movistar+ | ||
| 2 | 6 | 13 March 2020 | |||
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 7th MiM Series Awards | Best Comedy Actor | Julián López | Nominated | [16] |
References
edit- ^ a b "Touriñán será Agorastocles en una comedia de romanos". La Voz de Galicia. 3 March 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "Tráiler y fecha de 'Justo antes de Cristo', la comedia de Movistar con Julián López". Vertele!. eldiario.es. 1 March 2019.
- ^ Cortés, Iker (3 April 2019). "'Justo antes de Cristo', tantas dudas como aciertos". El Correo.
- ^ Alía, Julián (13 March 2020). ""Era impensable que me dedicara a esto"". El Norte de Castilla.
- ^ Ojeda Briceño, Alexandra (1 August 2019). "Cecilia Freire, un talento español que va más allá de la comedia". El Comercio.
- ^ a b c Fernández, Yolanda (12 April 2019). "Estos romanos están muy locos". Diari de Tarragona.
- ^ González Camaño, Óscar (13 April 2019). "Justo antes de Cristo: saben aquel que diu que un romano va a Tracia…". Desperta Ferro.
- ^ "'Justo antes de Cristo': Eduardo Antuña, Manolo Solo y Fernando Cayo, nuevos fichajes de la serie de Movistar+". FormulaTV. 16 November 2018.
- ^ Sardá, Juan (17 April 2019). "Un peplum diferente para Semana Santa". El Cultural.
- ^ Aldarondo, Ricardo (31 March 2019). "Vida cotidiana de un romano que pasa por una mala racha". Diario Vasco.
- ^ Cortés, Helena (4 April 2019). ""Justo antes de Cristo": un nini deprimido en el Imperio romano". abcplay. ABC.
- ^ a b Ruiz de Elvira, Álvaro P. (14 January 2019). "Otra de romanos, pero esta vez diferente". El País.
- ^ Herruzo Martínez, Ignacio (1 March 2019). "'Justo antes de Cristo', de Julián López, se estrenará en Movistar el 5 de abril". Diez Minutos.
- ^ Méndez, M. (10 April 2019). ""'Justo antes de Cristo' es una cosa muy seria, y ese contraste provoca la comedia"". Vertele!. eldiario.es.
- ^ Méndez, M. (14 March 2020). "'Justo antes de Cristo' se despide en su temporada 2 con sello, pero sin punto". Vertele!. eldiario.es.
- ^ Prieto, Beatriz (17 December 2019). "Lista completa de los ganadores de los Premios MiM Series 2019". FormulaTV.