Justo antes de Cristo
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Historical
Pepón Montero
Nacho Vigalondo
| 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 |
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.
Set 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
- 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
Created 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 released | Network | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 5 April 2019 | Movistar+ | ||
| 2 | 6 | 13 March 2020 | |||
