TV series
The Island
2010–2011 · 1 season
A sweeping, sorrowful family saga that unfolds slowly across generations, mixing sunlit Cretan beauty with the quiet heartbreak of exile and hidden shame.
- Created by
- Mirella Papaeconomou, Ninos Elmatzioglou
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Stelios Mainas, Katerina Lehou, Filareti Komninou
- Overview
- Based on the best-selling English novel The Island by Victoria Hislop, the series takes place on the island of Spinalonga, off the coast of Crete, and in the village of Plaka which lies within swimming distance across it. The series premiered on 11 October 2010 to record ratings and critical acclaim. It is the most expensive Greek television production ever with a budget of €4 million.
- How it feels
- Melancholic, earnest, tense and warm. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
- About
- Family, isolation, memory, love
- Content
- Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Created by
- Mirella Papaeconomou, Ninos Elmatzioglou
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Stelios Mainas, Katerina Lehou, Filareti Komninou
