Caronte (TV series)

Samuel Caronte (Roberto Álamo), a police officer, is convicted for a crime he did not commit.[1][2] While in prison, he graduated in law.[2] After leaving prison, he becomes a lawyer, partnering with Marta Pelayo (Miriam Giovanelli), vowing to represent those who do not have access to an adequate legal defence.[2][3]

The fiction takes place in between Gijón and Madrid.[4]

• Roberto Álamo as Samuel Caronte.[2]
• Miriam Giovanelli as Marta Pelayo.[2]
• Carlos Hipólito as Comisario Paniagua.[5]
• Belén López as Julia.[5]
• Raúl Tejón as Aurelio.[6]
• Álex Villazán as Guille.[6]
• Marta Larralde as Natalia.[6]
• Andrea Trepat as Irina.[6]
• Itziar Atienza as Paula.[6]
• Sofía Oria as Irene.[6]
• Luis Rallo as Ignacio.[6]
• Julieta Serrano as Samuel Caronte's mother.[6]

With the special collaboration of

• Nathalie Poza.[7]
• Miguel Bernardeau.[7]
• Marta Nieto.[7]
• Candela Serrat.[7]

Created by Verónica Fernández,[8] the series is a mashup of legal drama, police drama and family drama.[3] It was produced by Mediaset España in collaboration with Big Bang Media.[9] Shooting began in November 2018,[2] and it took place in Madrid and Gijón.[4] Joaquín Llamas, Sandra Gallego, Alberto Ruiz-Rojo and Jesús Font directed the episodes.[7] Consisting of 13 episodes with a running time of about 75 minutes,[3] the series was launched on Amazon Prime Video on 6 March 2020.[10] After its release on Prime Video, Mediaset España chose Cuatro rather than its flagship channel Telecinco for the free-to-air broadcasting of the series.[11] The first episode aired on Cuatro on 15 March 2021 earned "good" ratings (1,119,000 viewers and a 7.9% share), above the channel's average.[12]