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| Genre | Epic historical drama |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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| Network | Sky Italia |
| Release | November 6, 2020 – present |
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 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 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 as Amulius / Servios (seasons 1-2) King Numitor's younger brother, later known as Servios.
- Ivana Lotito 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 as Enitos (season 1) Silvia's son and Yemos' twin brother.
- Massimiliano Rossi as Spurius (season 1) King of Velia and Amulius' ally.
- Yorgo Voyagis as Numitor (seasons 1-2) King of Alba Longa, Silvia's father and Yemos and Enitos' grandfather.
- Gabriel Montesi 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 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, 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]
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
- ^ 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.