Justo antes de Cristo explained

Genre:	Comedy Historical
Creator:	Juan Maidagán Pepón Montero
Director:	Borja Cobeaga Nacho Vigalondo
Country:	Spain
Language:	Spanish
Num Seasons:	2
Num Episodes:	12
Runtime:	25 min (approx.)
Network:	Movistar+

Justo antes de Cristo 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]

Cast

• as Manio Sempronio Galba.^[3]
• as Agorastocles.
• Cecilia Freire as Valeria.^[4]
• César Sarachu as Cneo Valerio Áquila.^[5]
• Eduardo Antuña as Antonino.
• Manolo Solo as Gabinio.
• as Domicia.^[6]
• as Ática.
• Javier Botet as Silvio.^[7]
• as Corbulón.
• Eduardo Antuña as Antonino.
• 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 in Fuenlabrada.^[12] The Sierra de Guadarrama and the province of Guadalajara served as outdoor locations in order to represent Thrace. 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]

Awards and nominations

|-| align = "center" | 2019 || 7th || Best Comedy Actor || Julián López || || ^[16] |-|}

Notes and References

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