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Romulus
Genre	Historical drama; Adventure;
Created by	Matteo Rovere
Inspired by	Founding of Rome
Written by	Filippo Gravino; Guido Iuculano; Flaminia Gressi; Federico Gnesini;
Directed by	Matteo Rovere; Michele Alhaique; Enrico Maria Artale; Francesca Mazzoleni;
Starring	Andrea Arcangeli; Francesco Di Napoli; Marianna Fontana; Sergio Romano; Ivana Lotito; Vanessa Scalera; Valentina Bellè; Emanuele Di Stefano; Max Malatesta; Massimo Foschi;
Composers	Mokadelic; Andrea Farri;
Country of origin	Italy
Original language	Old Latin
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	18
Production
Producers	Giovanni Stabilini; Marco Chimenz; Francesca Longardi; Riccardo Tozzi; Matteo Rovere;
Cinematography	Vladan Radovic; Giuseppe Maio; Francesco Scazzosi;
Editors	Valeria Sapienza; Marcello Saurino; Gianni Vezzosi; Francesco Loffredo;
Running time	44–63 minutes
Production companies	Cattleya; Groenlandia; Sky Studios; ITV Studios;
Original release
Network	Sky Italia
Release	November 6, 2020 –; November 11, 2022

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Romulus, graphically rendered as ROMVLVS, is an Italian historical drama television series created by Matteo Rovere about the founding of Rome. The show is notable for using archaic Latin instead of Italian.^[1]

Produced by Sky Italia, Cattleya, and Groenlandia, two episodes of the series premiered at the 2020 Rome Film Festival.^[2] The series was first broadcast in Italy on Sky Atlantic on 6 November 2020. In April 2021 it was renewed for a second season.^[3] The series was sold in over 40 countries.^[3]

Cast

Main

Andrea Arcangeli as Yemos (seasons 1-2) Prince of Alba Longa and Enitos' twin brother
Francesco Di Napoli [it] as Wiros (seasons 1-2) Slave from Velia participating to the Lupercalia.
Marianna Fontana as Ilia (seasons 1-2) Amulius' daughter and Vestal priestess.
Sergio Romano [it] as Amulius / Servios (seasons 1-2) King Numitor's younger brother, later known as Servios.
Ivana Lotito [it] as Gala (season 1) Amulius' wife and Ilia's mother.
Vanessa Scalera as Silvia (seasons 1-2) King Numitor's daughter and Yemos and Enitos' mother.
Valentina Bellè as Hersilia (season 2) Leader of the Sabine priestesses.
Emanuele Di Stefano as Titus Tatius (season 2) Sancus' son and King of the Sabines.
Max Malatesta as Sabos (season 2) Titus' advisor and commander of his army.
Massimo Foschi as Aranth (season 2) Old Etruscan in the Land of Tuscia who heals Yemos.

Recurrent

Giovanni Buselli [it] as Enitos (season 1) Silvia's son and Yemos' twin brother.
Massimiliano Rossi [it] as Spurius (season 1) King of Velia and Amulius' ally.
Corrado Invernizzi as Eulinos (season 1) The Greek merchant hosting Numitor and Silvia.
Yorgo Voyagis as Numitor (seasons 1-2) King of Alba Longa, Silvia's father and Yemos and Enitos' grandfather.
Gabriel Montesi [it] as Cnaeus (season 1) Slave from Velia and king of the Luperci.
Emilio De Marchi as Ertas (season 1) King of Gabii and Lausus' father.
Marlon Joubert as Lausus (seasons 1-2) Ertas' son.
Silvia Calderoni [it] as she-Wolf (seasons 1-2) Leader of the Ruminales.
Demetra Avincola as Deftri (stagioni 1-2) Young warrior of the Ruminales, attracted to Wiros.
Francesco Santagada as Maccus (seasons 1-2) Last survivor of the Luperci besides Yemos and Wiros. later advisor and lieutenant of the kings together with Herenneis.
Piergiuseppe di Tanno as Herenneis (seasons 1-2) Warrior of the Ruminales, later advisor and lieutenant of the kings together with Maccus.
Anna Chiara Colombo as Tarinkri (seasons 1-2) Warrior of the Ruminales.
Valerio Malorni as Adieis (seasons 1-2) Warrior and healer of the Ruminales.
Pietro Micci as Attus (seasons 1-2) Priest of Mars and warrior who trains Ilia to fighting.
Ludovica Nasti as Vibia (season 2) The youngest among the Sabine priestesses.
Giancarlo Commare as Atys (season 2) King of Satricum.

Production

The first season of the series was greenlighted in 2019 and it was shot in 28 weeks in Rome.^[4] It was originally shot in Old Latin.^[4]

Reception

The series won the 2021 Nastro d'Argento for best Italian TV series.^[5]

Other media

Starting from October 29, 2020, a trilogy of novels that expands the narrative universe, an unpublished cross-media project for Italy, has been published by HarperCollins. Written by Luca Azzolini [it], the volumes are titled Romulus: Book I – The Blood of the Wolf (29 October 2020), Romulus: Book II – The Queen of Battles (November 2020) and Romulus: Book III – The City of Wolves (January 2021).^[6]^[7]

References

^ Gargantini, Gabriele (20 November 2020). "Seike Romulos deiksed". Il Post (in Italian). Retrieved 19 October 2022.
^ Wiseman, Andreas (29 September 2020). "Sky Series 'Romulus' to Debut At Rome Fest". Deadline. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
^ ^a ^b Lang, Jamie (21 April 2021). "'Romulus' Season Two Confirmed, Set to Be Sky Italia's Most Sustainable Production to Date – Global Bulletin". Variety. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
^ ^a ^b Clarke, Stewart (29 May 2019). "Sky Italia Orders Latin-Language Drama 'Romulus' About the Origins of Rome". Variety. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
^ "Nastri d'argento, le serie tv dell'anno sono 'Petra', Romulus' e 'Il commissario Ricciardi'". La Repubblica (in Italian). 18 September 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
^ "HarperCollins pubblicherà una trilogia ispirata a "Romulus"". HarperCollins Italy (in Italian). 20 October 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
^ "'Romulus', esce trilogia ispirata a serie Sky Original – Libri". ANSA (in Italian). 12 October 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2022.

External links

Romulus at IMDb

[Gargantini-1] Gargantini, Gabriele (20 November 2020). "Seike Romulos deiksed". Il Post (in Italian). Retrieved 19 October 2022.

[2] Wiseman, Andreas (29 September 2020). "Sky Series 'Romulus' to Debut At Rome Fest". Deadline. Retrieved 6 February 2022.

[var-3] Lang, Jamie (21 April 2021). "'Romulus' Season Two Confirmed, Set to Be Sky Italia's Most Sustainable Production to Date – Global Bulletin". Variety. Retrieved 6 February 2022.

[prof-4] Clarke, Stewart (29 May 2019). "Sky Italia Orders Latin-Language Drama 'Romulus' About the Origins of Rome". Variety. Retrieved 6 February 2022.

[5] "Nastri d'argento, le serie tv dell'anno sono 'Petra', Romulus' e 'Il commissario Ricciardi'". La Repubblica (in Italian). 18 September 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2022.

[6] "HarperCollins pubblicherà una trilogia ispirata a "Romulus"". HarperCollins Italy (in Italian). 20 October 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2022.

[7] "'Romulus', esce trilogia ispirata a serie Sky Original – Libri". ANSA (in Italian). 12 October 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2022.

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+*[[Andrea Arcangeli]]
+*Francesco Di Napoli
+*[[Marianna Fontana]]
+*Sergio Romano
+*Ivana Lotito
+*[[Vanessa Scalera]]
+*[[Valentina Bellè]]
+*Emanuele Di Stefano
+*Max Malatesta
+*[[Massimo Foschi]]
+}}
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+*Marco Chimenz
+*Francesca Longardi
+*Riccardo Tozzi
+*Matteo Rovere
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+*Vladan Radovic
+*Giuseppe Maio
+*Francesco Scazzosi
+}}
+| editor               = {{plainlist|
+*Valeria Sapienza
+*Marcello Saurino
+*Gianni Vezzosi
+*Francesco Loffredo
+}}
+| runtime              = 44–63 minutes
+| company              = {{plainlist|
+*[[Cattleya (production company)|Cattleya]]
+*[[Groenlandia (production company)|Groenlandia]]
+*[[Sky Studios]]
+*[[ITV Studios]]
+}}
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 }}
-'''''Romulus''''', graphically rendered as  '''''ROMVLVS''''', is a 2020 Italian television series created by [[Matteo Rovere]] about the [[founding of Rome]]. The show is notable for using archaic [[Latin language|Latin]] instead of [[English language|English]] or [[Italian language|Italian]].
+'''''Romulus''''', graphically rendered as  '''{{lang|la|ROMVLVS}}''', is an Italian historical drama television series created by [[Matteo Rovere]] about the [[founding of Rome]]. The show is notable for using [[archaic Latin]] instead of [[Italian language|Italian]].<ref name="Gargantini">{{cite news |last1=Gargantini |first1=Gabriele |title=Seike Romulos deiksed |url=https://www.ilpost.it/2020/11/20/romulus-protolatino/ |access-date=19 October 2022 |work=Il Post |date=20 November 2020 |language=it-IT}}</ref>
-Produced by  [[Sky Italia]], Cattleya, and Groenlandia, two episodes of the series premiered at the 2020 [[Rome Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wiseman |first1=Andreas |title=Sky Series 'Romulus' to Debut At Rome Fest |url=https://deadline.com/2020/09/sky-series-romulus-to-debut-at-rome-fest-german-films-office-opens-in-ny-global-briefs-1234586739/ |access-date=6 February 2022 |work=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]] |date=29 September 2020}}</ref> The series was first broadcast in Italy on [[Sky Atlantic (Italian TV channel)|Sky Atlantic]] on 6 November 2020. In April 2021 it was renewed for a second season.<ref name="var">{{cite news |last1=Lang |first1=Jamie |title=‘Romulus’ Season Two Confirmed, Set to Be Sky Italia’s Most Sustainable Production to Date – Global Bulletin |url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/romulus-sky-italia-sustainable-death-nightengales-1234956652/ |access-date=6 February 2022 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=21 April 2021}}</ref> The series was sold in over 40 countries.<ref name="var" />
+Produced by [[Sky Italia]], Cattleya, and Groenlandia, two episodes of the series premiered at the 2020 [[Rome Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wiseman |first1=Andreas |title=Sky Series 'Romulus' to Debut At Rome Fest |url=https://deadline.com/2020/09/sky-series-romulus-to-debut-at-rome-fest-german-films-office-opens-in-ny-global-briefs-1234586739/ |access-date=6 February 2022 |work=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]] |date=29 September 2020}}</ref> The series was first broadcast in Italy on [[Sky Atlantic (Italian TV channel)|Sky Atlantic]] on 6 November 2020. In April 2021 it was renewed for a second season.<ref name="var">{{cite news |last1=Lang |first1=Jamie |title='Romulus' Season Two Confirmed, Set to Be Sky Italia's Most Sustainable Production to Date – Global Bulletin |url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/romulus-sky-italia-sustainable-death-nightengales-1234956652/ |access-date=6 February 2022 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=21 April 2021}}</ref> The series was sold in over 40 countries.<ref name="var" />
 == Cast ==
-* Andrea Arcangeli as Yemos
+=== Main ===
-* Francesco Di Napoli as Wiros
-* [[Marianna Fontana]] as Ilia
+* [[Andrea Arcangeli]] as Yemos (seasons 1-2)  Prince of [[Alba Longa]] and Enitos' twin brother
-* Sergio Romano as Amulius
+* {{Interlanguage link|Francesco Di Napoli|lt=Francesco Di Napoli|it}} as Wiros (seasons 1-2) Slave from [[Velian Hill|Velia]] participating to the [[Lupercalia]].
-* Ivana Lotito as Gala
+* [[Marianna Fontana]] as Ilia (seasons 1-2) Amulius' daughter and [[Vestal Virgin|Vestal]] priestess.
-* Vanessa Scalera as Silvia
+* {{Interlanguage link|Sergio Romano (actor)|lt=Sergio Romano|it|Sergio Romano (attore)}} as [[Amulius]] / Servios (seasons 1-2) King Numitor's younger brother, later known as Servios.
+* {{Interlanguage link|Ivana Lotito|lt=Ivana Lotito|it}} as Gala (season 1) Amulius' wife and Ilia's mother.
+* [[Vanessa Scalera]] as [[Rhea Silvia|Silvia]] (seasons 1-2) King Numitor's daughter and Yemos and Enitos' mother.
+* [[Valentina Bellè]] as [[Hersilia]] (season 2) Leader of the Sabine priestesses.
+* Emanuele Di Stefano as [[Titus Tatius]] (season 2) [[Sancus]]' son and King of the [[Sabines]].
+* Max Malatesta as Sabos (season 2) Titus' advisor and commander of his army.
+* [[Massimo Foschi]] as Aranth (season 2) Old [[Etruscan civilization|Etruscan]] in the Land of [[Tuscia]] who heals Yemos.
+=== Recurrent ===
+* {{Interlanguage link|Giovanni Buselli|lt=Giovanni Buselli|it}} as Enitos (season 1) Silvia's son and Yemos' twin brother.
+* {{Interlanguage link|Massimiliano Rossi|lt=Massimiliano Rossi|it}} as Spurius (season 1) King of Velia and Amulius' ally.
+* [[Corrado Invernizzi]] as Eulinos (season 1) The Greek merchant hosting Numitor and Silvia.
+* [[Yorgo Voyagis]] as [[Numitor]] (seasons 1-2) King of Alba Longa, Silvia's father and Yemos and Enitos' grandfather.
+* {{Interlanguage link|Gabriel Montesi|lt=Gabriel Montesi|it}} as Cnaeus (season 1) Slave from Velia and king of the Luperci.
+* [[Emilio De Marchi (actor)|Emilio De Marchi]] as Ertas (season 1) King of [[Gabii]] and Lausus' father.
+* Marlon Joubert as Lausus (seasons 1-2) Ertas' son.
+* {{Interlanguage link|Silvia Calderoni|lt=Silvia Calderoni|it}} as she-Wolf (seasons 1-2) Leader of the Ruminales.
+* Demetra Avincola as Deftri (stagioni 1-2) Young warrior of the Ruminales, attracted to Wiros.
+* Francesco Santagada as Maccus (seasons 1-2) Last survivor of the Luperci besides Yemos and Wiros. later advisor and lieutenant of the kings together with Herenneis.
+* Piergiuseppe di Tanno as Herenneis (seasons 1-2) Warrior of the Ruminales, later advisor and lieutenant of the kings together with Maccus.
+* Anna Chiara Colombo as Tarinkri (seasons 1-2) Warrior of the Ruminales.
+* Valerio Malorni as Adieis (seasons 1-2) Warrior and healer of the Ruminales.
+* Pietro Micci as Attus (seasons 1-2) Priest of [[Mars]] and warrior who trains Ilia to fighting.
+* Ludovica Nasti as Vibia (season 2) The youngest among the Sabine priestesses.
+* [[Giancarlo Commare]] as [[Atys (King of Alba Longa)|Atys]] (season 2) King of [[Satricum]].
 ==Production==
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 ==Other media==
 Starting from October 29, 2020, a trilogy of novels that expands the narrative universe, an unpublished cross-media project for Italy, has been published by [[HarperCollins]]. Written by {{Interlanguage link|Luca Azzolini|it}}, the volumes are titled ''Romulus: Book I – The Blood of the Wolf'' (29 October 2020), ''Romulus: Book II – The Queen of Battles'' (November 2020) and ''Romulus: Book III – The City of Wolves'' (January 2021).<ref>{{cite web |title=HarperCollins pubblicherà una trilogia ispirata a "Romulus" |url=https://www.harpercollins.it/blog/romulus-trilogia/ |website=[[HarperCollins |HarperCollins Italy]] |access-date=3 March 2022 |language=it-IT |date=20 October 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title='Romulus', esce trilogia ispirata a serie Sky Original – Libri |url=https://www.ansa.it/sito/notizie/cultura/libri/2020/10/12/romulus-esce-trilogia-ispirata-a-serie-sky-original_80c0b714-1136-4cd7-a59a-91bad8754553.html |access-date=3 March 2022 |work=[[Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata|ANSA]] |date=12 October 2020 |language=it}}</ref>
+== See also==
+* ''[[The First King: Birth of an Empire]]'', Rovere's 2019 film about the story of Romulus and Remus spoken in Old Latin.
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
 * {{IMDb title|id=10405220|title=Romulus}}
+{{Matteo Rovere}}
+{{Sky Atlantic}}
 [[Category:2020 Italian television series debuts]]
 [[Category:2020s Italian drama television series]]
 [[Category:Epic television series]]
+[[Category:Sky Atlantic (Italian TV channel) original programming]]
+[[Category:Latin-language television]]
+[[Category:Television dramas set in ancient Rome]]

v t e Matteo Rovere
Films directed	A Game for Girls (2008) Drifters (2011) Italian Race (2016) The First King: Birth of an Empire (2019)
Films produced	I Can Quit Whenever I Want (2014) The Ice Forest (2014) The Pills – Sempre meglio che lavorare (2016) I Can Quit Whenever I Want: Masterclass (2017) Moglie e marito (2017) I Can Quit Whenever I Want: Ad Honorem (2017) An Almost Ordinary Summer (2019) The Champion (2019) The First King: Birth of an Empire (2019) The Bad Poet (2020) The Beast (2020) Rose Island (2020) Shadows (2020) Mondocane (2021) With or Without You (2021) The Hanging Sun (2022) Marilyn's Eyes (2022) September (2022) Like Sheep Among Wolves (2023) Mixed by Erry (2023) El paraíso (2023) The Flood (2024)
TV series created	Romulus (2020)
See also	Groenlandia