Caronte (TV series)
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| Created by | Verónica Fernández |
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| Country of origin | Spain |
| Original language | Spanish |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 75 min (approx.) |
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| Original release | |
| Network | Amazon Prime Video |
| Release | 6 March 2020 |
Caronte is a Spanish drama television series created by Verónica Fernández and produced by Mediaset España in collaboration with Big Bang Media. It made its debut in March 2020 on Amazon Prime Video before its free-to-air broadcasting.
Premise
Samuel Caronte (Roberto Álamo), a police officer, is convicted for a crime he did not commit.[1][2] While in prison, he graduated in law.[2] After leaving prison, he becomes a lawyer, partnering with Marta Pelayo (Miriam Giovanelli), vowing to represent those who do not have access to an adequate legal defence.[2][3]
The fiction takes place in between Gijón and Madrid.[4]
Cast
- Roberto Álamo as Samuel Caronte.[2]
- Miriam Giovanelli as Marta Pelayo.[2]
- Carlos Hipólito as Comisario Paniagua.[5]
- Belén López as Julia.[5]
- Raúl Tejón as Aurelio.[6]
- Álex Villazán as Guille.[6]
- Marta Larralde as Natalia.[6]
- Andrea Trepat as Irina.[6]
- Itziar Atienza as Paula.[6]
- Sofía Oria as Irene.[6]
- Luis Rallo as Ignacio.[6]
- Julieta Serrano as Samuel Caronte's mother.[6]
- With the special collaboration of
Production and release
Created by Verónica Fernández,[8] the series is a mashup of legal drama, police drama and family drama.[3] It was produced by Mediaset España in collaboration with Big Bang Media.[9] Shooting began in November 2018,[2] and it took place in Madrid and Gijón.[4] Joaquín Llamas, Sandra Gallego, Alberto Ruiz-Rojo and Jesús Font directed the episodes.[7] Consisting of 13 episodes with a running time of about 75 minutes,[3] the series was launched on Amazon Prime Video on 6 March 2020.[10] After its release on Prime Video, Mediaset España chose Cuatro rather than its flagship channel Telecinco for the free-to-air broadcasting of the series.[11] The first episode aired on Cuatro on 15 March 2021 earned "good" ratings (1,119,000 viewers and a 7.9% share), above the channel's average.[12]
| Series | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
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| First aired | Last aired | Network | |||
| 1 | 13 | 6 March 2020 | Amazon Prime Video | ||
References
- ^ "'Caronte': Amazon Prime Video distribuirá la nueva serie de Telecinco a nivel global". FormulaTV. 15 February 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f "Roberto Álamo y Miriam Giovanelli ya ruedan Caronte, la nueva serie de Telecinco". Europa Press. 22 November 2018.
- ^ a b c Hernández Luján, Raquel (6 March 2020). "Crítica de Caronte, la serie policial de Prime Video". Hobby Consolas.
- ^ a b "Roberto Álamo, 'Caronte', se pasa a Cuatro". Cine y Tele. 4 March 2021.
- ^ a b Abel, C. (8 September 2020). "De 'Idols Kids' a 'La Hora de La 1': la tele vuelve a la normalidad de los estrenos". Bluper. El Español.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Noragueda, César (15 March 2020). "'Caronte', primera temporada: una apuesta española ganadora en Amazon Prime Video". Hipertextual.
- ^ a b c d e "Samuel, un expolicía condenado de forma injusta que buscará justicia en cada episodio de 'Caronte'". Telecinco. 25 February 2020.
- ^ Arias, María José (5 March 2020). "'Caronte': Las segundas oportunidades hay que ganárselas". Público.
- ^ "La ficción de Mediaset "Caronte" viajará al mundo con Amazon Prime Video". La Vanguardia. 15 February 2019.
- ^ Miguelez, Z. (19 February 2021). "Telecinco apuesta por la ficción turca y 'relega' la española a Cuatro". El Confidencial.
- ^ Onieva, Álvaro (2 March 2021). "Mediaset relega la serie 'Caronte' a Cuatro". Fuera de Series.
- ^ "'El debate de las tentaciones' (15.5%) se acerca a 'Mujer' (17.3%) y Cuatro da una cálida bienvenida a 'Caronte' (7.9%)". Vertele!. eldiario.es. 16 March 2021.