Isabel
GenreHistorical drama
Directed byJordi Frades
Starring
Theme music composerFederico Jusid
Country of originSpain
Original languageSpanish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes39
Production
Executive producersJaume Banacolocha
Joan Bas
ProducerNicolás Romero
Running time70 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkLa 1
Release10 September 2012 (2012-09-10) –
1 December 2014 (2014-12-01)
Related
La corona partida

Isabel is a Spanish historical fiction television series, directed by Jordi Frades and produced by Diagonal TV for Televisión Española. The series is based upon the reign of Queen Isabella I of Castile.[1] It was broadcast on La 1 of Televisión Española from 2012 to 2014.

Production

The project for the Isabel's biopic was first tasked by Televisión Española (TVE) to Isla Producciones, but TVE did not find the screenplay satisfactory.[2] The series was then commissioned to Diagonal TV, with a writing team formed by Javier Olivares, Jordi Calafí and Anaïs Schaaff.[2] Filming began in Summer 2011 and took place in several Spanish cities: Cáceres, Madrid and Segovia. The first season premiered on 10 September 2012, after an eight-month delay. The series was initially expected to debut on 30 January 2012, but a budget cut for TVE postponed the premiere.[3]

In November 2012, the show was renewed for a second season. After disagreements with Diagonal TV early in the production of season 1, series creator's Javier Olivares determined not to return for the next season.[4] Filming of the second season began in February 2013.[5] Part of the shooting took place on location at the Alhambra in Granada.[6] TVE approved the third season in July 2013 before the second season premiered.[7]

Synopsis

This series is a biography about Isabella, Queen of Castile. The first season chronicles the period between 1461 and 1474: from the end of her childhood to her marriage with Ferdinand of Aragon and her difficult arrival to the Crown.[8]

The second season chronicles the period between 1474 and 1492: from her crowning to the conquest of Granada and the beginning of the journey of Christopher Columbus.[5]

The third season covers the marriages of Joanna and Philip and Juan and Margaret, the subsequent deaths of Isabella's children Juan and Isabel as well as the latter's son Miguel along with the marriages of Catherine of Aragon and Maria of Aragon.

Cast

A panel featuring cast members of season 2.

Episodes and ratings

Season 1 (2012)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air dateViewers (share)
11"Isabel, la reina (Isabel, the Queen)"10 September 2012 (2012-09-10)3,529,000 (20.1%)[12]
22"Campanas de boda (Wedding Bells)"17 September 2012 (2012-09-17)3,736,000 (20.2%)[13]
33"La negociación (Negotiation)"24 September 2012 (2012-09-24)3,881,000 (20.3%)[14]
44"Tragedia en la corte (Tragedy in the Court)"1 October 2012 (2012-10-01)3,361,000 (16.1%)[15]
55"El pacto de Guisando (The Pact of Guisando)"8 October 2012 (2012-10-08)3,378,000 (16.9%)[16]
66"La figura del rey (The King's Figure)"15 October 2012 (2012-10-15)3,801,000 (18.3%)[17]
77"La reina puesta (The Queen in position)"22 October 2012 (2012-10-22)3,952,000 (18.9%)[18]
88"Nueva guerra (New war)"29 October 2012 (2012-10-29)4,278,000 (20.7%)[19]
99"Boda real (Royal Wedding)"5 November 2012 (2012-11-05)4,626,000 (22%)[20]
1010"Nacimiento (Birth)"12 November 2012 (2012-11-12)4,503,000 (21.3%)[21]
1111"El principio del fin (Principle of the end)"19 November 2012 (2012-11-19)4,299,000 (20.4%)[22]
1212"Elecciones (Elections)"26 November 2012 (2012-11-26)4,342,000 (20.3%)[23]
1313"La nueva reina (The New Queen)"3 December 2012 (2012-12-03)4,651,000 (22.6%)[24]

Season 2 (2013)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air dateViewers (share)
141"Desencuentros (Disagreements)"9 September 2013 (2013-09-09)3,561,000 (19.2%)[25]
152"Lazos (Knots)"16 September 2013 (2013-09-16)3,508,000 (18.3%)[26]
163"La paz para Castilla (Peace for Castille)"23 September 2013 (2013-09-23)3,632,000 (18.9%)[27]
174"Lealtad y deber (Loyalty and Duty)"30 September 2013 (2013-09-30)3,743,000 (19.1%)[28]
185"El poder de la reina (The Power of the Queen)"7 October 2013 (2013-10-07)3,758,000 (19.5%)[29]
196"Sultán (Sultan)"14 October 2013 (2013-10-14)3,710,000 (18.5%)[30]
207"Tiempos de Inquisición (Time of Inquisition)"21 October 2013 (2013-10-21)3,023,000 (14,8%)[31]
218"Herederos de sangre (Inheritors of Blood)"28 October 2013 (2013-10-28)2,987,000 (14,6%)[32]
229"Lo más liviano (The most fickle)"4 November 2013 (2013-11-04)2,997 000 (14,6%)
2310"Pacta con el diablo (Deal with the devil)"11 November 2013 (2013-11-11)3,042 000 (14,8%)
2411"Abolengo (Ancestry)"18 November 2013 (2013-11-18)3,254 000 (15,9%)
2512"El último reino en Granada (The Last Kingdom in Granada)"25 November 2013 (2013-11-25)2,946,000 (13.9%)
2613"Lo que no supiste defender como hombre (What you did not know how to defend as a man)"2 December 2013 (2013-12-02)3,398,000 (16.3%)

Season 3 (2014)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air dateViewers (share)
271"La fragilidad del reino (Fragility of the kingdom)"8 September 2014 (2014-09-08)2,937,000 (17.6%)
282"Gobernar con mano dura (Ruling with an iron fist)"15 September 2014 (2014-09-15)2,767,000 (15.5%)
293"Nacidos para gobernar (Born to rule)"22 September 2014 (2014-09-22)2,898,000 (15.4%)
304"Atracción fatal (Fatal attraction)"29 September 2014 (2014-09-29)2,950,000 (15.9%)
315"El drama llega a la corte (Drama arrives at the court)"6 October 2014 (2014-10-06)2,994,000 (15.8%)
326"Reina de toda la península (Queen of the Whole Peninsula)"13 October 2014 (2014-10-13)3,068,000 (15.0%)
337"Muere la Princesa de Asturias (The Princess of Asturias dies)"20 October 2014 (2014-10-20)3,178,000 (16.4%)
348"A Isabel le supera la tragedia (Isabella overcomes the tragedy)"27 October 2014 (2014-10-27)3,096,000 (16.6%)
359"Felipe y Juana llegan a sus reinos (Philip and Joanna arrive at their kingdoms)"3 November 2014 (2014-11-03)3,282,000 (16.5%)
3610"Isabel y Fernando o Juana y Felipe (Isabella and Ferdinand or Philip and Joanna)"10 November 2014 (2014-11-10)3,264,000 (16.2%)
3711"Le llamaban Juana la Loca (They called her Joanna the Mad)"17 November 2014 (2014-11-17)3,213,000 (16.2%)
3812"¿Conservarán el legado de Isabel? (Will they preserve Isabella's legacy?)"24 November 2014 (2014-11-24)3,347,000 (16.8%)
3913"La muerte de Isabel (Isabella's death)"1 December 2014 (2014-12-01)3,835,000 (19.4%)

International broadcasts

The rights to broadcast Isabel were acquired in the United Kingdom by Sky Arts in 2013.[33]

In Mexico, Canal 22 acquired the rights and premiered the series on 6 August 2013.[34]

In Chile, the series airs on TVN.[35]

In Brazil, the series is aired on a daily basis on + Globosat

In Israel, the series aired weekly during 2017 on yes (Israel)'s Viva channel.

In Bulgaria the series (Isabell of Castile) starts on 5 February 2014 air on bTV.[36]

In the United States, the series aired on Estrella TV on Sunday nights from 16 March 2014 until 2018.[37]

In the Arab World, Isabel airs on weekdays on MBC Action.

In Serbia, the series airs on national television RTS1 .[38]

Awards

Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2012 Ondas Awards Best Spanish Series Isabel Won [39]
2013 New York Latin ACE Awards Best Cultural Program / Series Isabel Won [40]
Best Actress Michelle Jenner Won
Best Supporting Actor Pablo Derqui Won
Fotogramas de Plata Best TV Actor Rodolfo Sancho Nominated [41]
Best TV Actress Michelle Jenner Won
Iris Awards Best Fiction Isabel Won [42]
Best Actor Rodolfo Sancho Won
Best Actress Michelle Jenner Nominated
Best Writing Writing team Nominated
Best Direction Jordi Frades Won
Best Production Jaume Banacolocha and Joan Bas Nominated
Best Art Direction Marcelo Pacheco and Pepe Reyes Won
Best Makeup and Hairstyling Makeup and Hairstyling team Nominated
Actors and Actresses Union Awards Best TV Lead Actor Ginés García Millán Nominated [43]
Pablo Derqui Nominated
Best TV Lead Actress Michelle Jenner Nominated
Best TV Supporting Actor Pedro Casablanc Won
Sergio Peris-Mencheta Nominated
Best TV Supporting Actress Bárbara Lennie Nominated
Best TV Actress in a Minor Role Clara Sanchís Nominated
World Media Festival Best International Series Isabel Silver Award [44]
New York Festivals World's Best TV & Films Best Drama Isabel Nominated [45]
Premios Zapping Best Series Isabel Won [46]
Best Actress Michelle Jenner Nominated

Other media

La corona partida and Carlos, Rey Emperador

In April 2015, TVE announced the production of the film La corona partida. The film focuses on the aftermath of Queen Isabella's death. Jordi Frades, director of the series, also directed the film, and Rodolfo Sancho (as King Ferdinand), Irene Escolar (as Joanna the Mad), Raúl Merida (as Philip the Handsome) and Eusebio Poncela (as Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros) reprised their roles. The film served as the link between Isabel and the series Carlos, rey emperador, which is based upon the reign of Charles I, Isabella's grandson.[47]

Crossover with El ministerio del tiempo

Michelle Jenner and Eusebio Poncela reprised the roles of Isabella I of Castile and Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros respectively in the El ministerio del tiempo episode "Una negociación a tiempo".

References

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Bibliography

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National Television Award (Spain)
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