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The Adventures of Captain Alatriste

2015 · 1 season

A moody, sword-swinging costume drama of honour and intrigue in a fading empire.

Created by
José Manuel Lorenzo
Genres
Action & adventure
Starring
Aitor Luna, Natasha Yarovenko, Lucía Jiménez
Overview
In a society, the proud and arrogant Golden Age Spain, riding blind towards the end of the Empire and in which the honor and loyalty are all, a Spanish soldier who has travelled Europe fighting under the flag of "Tercio Viejo de Cartagena", survives in the Austrias' Madrid as a mercenary swordsman hired four coppers on request. Brave, honest and loyal man, Diego Alatriste will be involved in intrigues and conspiracies of various kinds that require him to make good use of his steel.

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Created by
José Manuel Lorenzo
Genres
Action & adventure
Starring
Aitor Luna, Natasha Yarovenko, Lucía Jiménez
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • loyalty
    • betrayal
    • power
    • corruption
    • violence
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • serialised
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language mild
    • Violence strong
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action6
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism7
    Romance3
    Tension6
    Darkness6
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    action & adventure
    Created by
    José Manuel Lorenzo
    Written by
    Carlos Molinero, Marisol Farré, Alberto Macías, Curro Royo
    Starring
    Aitor Luna, Natasha Yarovenko, Lucía Jiménez, Patricia Vico, Aura Garrido, Marcos Ruiz, Gary Piquer, Miguel Hermoso Arnao
    Length
    1 seasons, 18 episodes
    Network
    Telecinco
    Languages
    Spanish

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