Queens: The Virgin and the Martyr
Film poster for the English version
Country of originSpain and Great Britain
No. of episodes6
Release
Original networkTelevisión Española
BBC
Original release24 January 2017 (2017-01-24) –
April 2, 2017 (2017-28-02)

Queens: The Virgin and the Martyr (In Spanish: Reinas) is a Spanish and British historical drama television series created by José Luis Moreno, and produced by Televisión Española with a Spanish and British cast.[1] Production of the series had many irregularities, such as the producer falsely claiming it was coproduced by BBC.[2]

Cast

Seasons

Season Episodes Release Final Audiencia
Spectators Share
1 6 January 24, 2017 February 28, 2017 1 270 000 7,4%

First season

N.º
(serie) 		N.º
(temp.) 		Title Director(s) Original air date Viewers (Share)
11"El regreso"José Luis Moreno and Manuel CarballoJanuary 1, 2017 (2017-01-01)1,947,000 (11.0%)[3]
22"El matrimonio, razón de estado"José Luis Moreno and Manuel CarballoJanuary 31, 2017 (2017-01-31)1,271,000 (7.4%)[4]
33"Conspiración"José Luis Moreno and Manuel CarballoFebruary 7, 2017 (2017-02-07)1,228,000 (7.2%)[5]
44"Venganza. El informe Rosso"José Luis Moreno and Manuel CarballoFebruary 14, 2017 (2017-02-14)1,098,000 (6.5%)[6]
55"La abdicación"José Luis Moreno and Manuel CarballoFebruary 21, 2017 (2017-02-21)1,097,000 (6.3%)[7]
66"La decapitación"José Luis Moreno and Manuel CarballoFebruary 28, 2017 (2017-02-28)973,000 (6.2%)[8]

Reception

The series has been criticised for having low quality production values, in spite of its budget of around €2 million per episode.[9] Another cause of controversy was that the series was filmed in English and then dubbed into Spanish.[10] Finally, there were irregularities with the credits, with some scriptwriters who were named on the script for the pilot episode do not feature on the show's credits, or have a page on IMDb.[11]

References

  1. ^ López, Alberto (20 January 2017). "'Reinas': La 1 estrena la serie el 24 de enero frente a 'Got Talent España' y 'Pulsaciones'". Fórmula TV (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  2. ^ 'Reinas', la última serie trampa de José Luis Moreno por la que TVE justificó pagar 3 millones de euros in elespanol.com (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Jabonero, Daniel (25 January 2017). "'Reinas' ya es el segundo peor estreno histórico de una serie en TVE". El Español (in Spanish). Bluper. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  4. ^ Moreno, Adrián (1 February 2017). ""Jaque Mate" para 'Reinas', la serie de José Luis Moreno". Cadena SER (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  5. ^ "'Reinas, virgen y mártir' 1x3: Conspiración". Fórmula TV. 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  6. ^ "'Reinas, virgen y mártir' 1x4: Venganza. El informe Rosso". Fórmula TV. 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  7. ^ "'Reinas, virgen y mártir' 1x5: Capítulo 5". Fórmula TV. 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  8. ^ "'Reinas': el 'pelotazo' internacional de José Luis Moreno". El Confidencial (in Spanish). Vanitatis. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  9. ^ Belmonte, Rosa (30 January 2017). "El desperdicio de "Reinas": Isabel I, María Estuardo y Felipe II a la basura". ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  10. ^ Funes, A. (22 January 2017). "Las 5 polémicas que hacen de 'Reinas' (TVE) una serie innecesaria". El Confidencial (in Spanish). Vanitatis. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  11. ^ Hergar, Paula (27 January 2017). "Se busca a los guionistas de 'Reinas', y Moreno responde". El Diario (in Spanish). Vertele!. Retrieved 13 January 2018.

External links

Televisión Española original series
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