Caronte (TV series) explained

Creator:	Verónica Fernández
Country:	Spain
Language:	Spanish
Num Seasons:	1
Num Episodes:	13
Runtime:	75 min (approx.)
Network:	Amazon Prime Video

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] While in prison, he graduated in law. 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]

The fiction takes place in between Gijón and Madrid.

Cast

• Roberto Álamo as Samuel Caronte.
• Miriam Giovanelli as Marta Pelayo.
• Carlos Hipólito as Comisario Paniagua.^[3]
• Belén López as Julia.
• as Aurelio.^[4]
• Álex Villazán as Guille.
• Marta Larralde as Natalia.
• as Irina.
• as Paula.
• Sofía Oria as Irene.
• as Ignacio.
• Julieta Serrano as Samuel Caronte's mother.

With the special collaboration of

• Nathalie Poza.
• Miguel Bernardeau.
• Marta Nieto.
• Candela Serrat.

Production and release

Created by Verónica Fernández,^[5] the series is a mashup of legal drama, police drama and family drama. It was produced by Mediaset España in collaboration with Big Bang Media.^[6] Shooting began in November 2018,^[7] and it took place in Madrid and Gijón.^[8] Joaquín Llamas, Sandra Gallego, Alberto Ruiz-Rojo and Jesús Font directed the episodes.^[9] Consisting of 13 episodes with a running time of about 75 minutes, 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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 'Caronte': Amazon Prime Video distribuirá la nueva serie de Telecinco a nivel global. FormulaTV. 15 February 2019.
2. Web site: Crítica de Caronte, la serie policial de Prime Video. Hobby Consolas. Raquel. Hernández Luján. 6 March 2020.
3. Web site: De 'Idols Kids' a 'La Hora de La 1': la tele vuelve a la normalidad de los estrenos. Bluper. El Español. 8 September 2020. C.. Abel.
4. Web site: Hipertextual. 'Caronte', primera temporada: una apuesta española ganadora en Amazon Prime Video. 15 March 2020. César. Noragueda.
5. Web site: 'Caronte': Las segundas oportunidades hay que ganárselas. Público. 5 March 2020. María José. Arias.
6. Web site: La ficción de Mediaset "Caronte" viajará al mundo con Amazon Prime Video. La Vanguardia. 15 February 2019.
7. Web site: Roberto Álamo y Miriam Giovanelli ya ruedan Caronte, la nueva serie de Telecinco. Europa Press. 22 November 2018.
8. Web site: Roberto Álamo, 'Caronte', se pasa a Cuatro. Cine y Tele. 4 March 2021.
9. Web site: Samuel, un expolicía condenado de forma injusta que buscará justicia en cada episodio de 'Caronte'. 25 February 2020. Telecinco.
10. Web site: Telecinco apuesta por la ficción turca y 'relega' la española a Cuatro. El Confidencial. 19 February 2021. Z.. Miguelez.
11. Web site: Mediaset relega la serie 'Caronte' a Cuatro. Fuera de Series. Álvaro. Onieva. 2 March 2021.
12. Web site: '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.