Justo antes de Cristo
GenreComedy
Historical
Created byJuan Maidagán
Pepón Montero
Directed byBorja Cobeaga
Nacho Vigalondo
Country of originSpain
Original languageSpanish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes12
Production
Running time25 min (approx.)
Production companyMovistar+
Original release
NetworkMovistar+
Release5 April 2019 (2019-04-05) –
13 March 2020 (2020-03-13)

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.

Premise

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

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 [es] 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]

SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast airedNetwork
165 April 2019 (2019-04-05)Movistar+
2613 March 2020 (2020-03-13)

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2019 7th MiM Series Awards [es] Best Comedy Actor Julián López Nominated [16]

References

  1. ^ a b "Touriñán será Agorastocles en una comedia de romanos". La Voz de Galicia. 3 March 2019.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Cortés, Iker (3 April 2019). "'Justo antes de Cristo', tantas dudas como aciertos". El Correo.
  4. ^ Alía, Julián (13 March 2020). ""Era impensable que me dedicara a esto"". El Norte de Castilla.
  5. ^ Ojeda Briceño, Alexandra (1 August 2019). "Cecilia Freire, un talento español que va más allá de la comedia". El Comercio.
  6. ^ a b c Fernández, Yolanda (12 April 2019). "Estos romanos están muy locos". Diari de Tarragona.
  7. ^ González Camaño, Óscar (13 April 2019). "Justo antes de Cristo: saben aquel que diu que un romano va a Tracia…". Desperta Ferro.
  8. ^ "'Justo antes de Cristo': Eduardo Antuña, Manolo Solo y Fernando Cayo, nuevos fichajes de la serie de Movistar+". FormulaTV. 16 November 2018.
  9. ^ Sardá, Juan (17 April 2019). "Un peplum diferente para Semana Santa". El Cultural.
  10. ^ Aldarondo, Ricardo (31 March 2019). "Vida cotidiana de un romano que pasa por una mala racha". Diario Vasco.
  11. ^ Cortés, Helena (4 April 2019). ""Justo antes de Cristo": un nini deprimido en el Imperio romano". abcplay. ABC.
  12. ^ a b Ruiz de Elvira, Álvaro P. (14 January 2019). "Otra de romanos, pero esta vez diferente". El País.
  13. ^ Herruzo Martínez, Ignacio (1 March 2019). "'Justo antes de Cristo', de Julián López, se estrenará en Movistar el 5 de abril". Diez Minutos.
  14. ^ Méndez, M. (10 April 2019). ""'Justo antes de Cristo' es una cosa muy seria, y ese contraste provoca la comedia"". Vertele!. eldiario.es.
  15. ^ Méndez, M. (14 March 2020). "'Justo antes de Cristo' se despide en su temporada 2 con sello, pero sin punto". Vertele!. eldiario.es.
  16. ^ Prieto, Beatriz (17 December 2019). "Lista completa de los ganadores de los Premios MiM Series 2019". FormulaTV.

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