Carlos, rey emperador (transl. 'Charles, Emperor King') is a Spanish historical fiction television series based upon the reign of Charles V (Carlos I to the Spanish),[1] directed by Oriol Ferrer and produced by Diagonal TV for Televisión Española. It was broadcast on La 1 of Televisión Española from 2015 to 2016.[2] The series is the sequel to the film The Broken Crown, which in turn is the sequel to the series Isabel produced by the same production company.
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| Genre | Historical drama |
| Directed by | Oriol Ferrer |
| Starring | |
| Theme music composer | Federico Jusid |
| Country of origin | Spain |
| Original language | Spanish |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 17 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Jaume Banacolocha Montse García |
| Producer | Nicolás Romero |
| Running time | 70 minutes |
| Production company | Diagonal TV for Televisión Española |
| Original release | |
| Network | La 1 |
| Release | September 7, 2015 – January 25, 2016 |
| Related | |
Plot
editThe series tells the story of Charles I or Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, one of the most powerful men Europe has seen, the ruler of an empire as great in size as in diversity.
As the life of Charles of Habsburg is told since his arrival to Spain, it can be seen how the heir to the crowns of Germany, Burgundy, the Netherlands, the territories of the Crown of Aragon and its related Italian territories, and of the territories of the Catholic Monarchs in Castile, North Africa and the Americas, matures as a statesman and gets stronger in face of menaces around him and good and bad advice from his counselors.
Cast and characters
editEpisodes and ratings
edit| Total | Title | Air date | Mill. of viewers (Share) |
| 1 | "El extranjero, ("The foreigner")" | 7 September 2015 | 2.783 (15.6%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | "La rapiña, ("The plundering")" | 14 September 2015 | 2.606 (14.0%) |
| 3 | "O César o nada, ("Caesar or nothing")" | 21 September 2015 | 2.553 (13.5%) |
| 4 | "El imperio a subasta, ("an empire to auction")" | 28 September 2015 | 2.564 (13.4%) |
| 5 | "Un reino en llamas, ("a realm in flames")" | 5 October 2015 | 2.259 (11.4%) |
| 6 | "La herejía y la guerra, ("The heresy and the war")" | 12 October 2015 | 2.285 (12.5%) |
| 7 | "El arduo camino hacia la victoria, ("The arduous way to victory")" | 19 October 2015 | 2.271 (11.7%) |
| 8 | "La prisión de un Rey, ("The prison of a king")" | 26 October 2015 | 2.301 (12.1%) |
| 9 | "Una larga luna de miel, ("A long honeymoon")" | 2 November 2015 | 1.988 (10.1%) |
| 10 | "El apestado, ("The plagued one/unwanted one")" | 9 November 2015 | 2.077 (10.4%) |
| 11 | "Todos debemos ser uno, ("We must be one")" | 16 November 2015 | 1.917 (9.7%) |
| 12 | "Los demonios, ("The devils/demons")" | 23 November 2015 | 1.925 (11,5%) |
| 13 | "De amor y muerte, ("Of love and death")" | 23 November 2015 | 1.925 (11,5%) |
| 14 | "Educando a Felipe, ("Educating Felipe")" | 11 January 2016 | 1.826 (9.3%) |
| 15 | "La sucesión, ("The succession")" | 18 January 2016 | 1.773 (9.0%) |
| 16 | "Deseo de ser nadie, ("The wish of being nobody")" | 25 January 2016 | 1.891 (11.4%) |
| 17 | "Padre, ("Father")" | 25 January 2016 | 1.891 (11.4%) |
References
edit- ^ "'Carlos, Rey Emperador': el final de una grabación histórica". Fotogramas. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- ^ "TVE intentará repetir el éxito de 'Isabel' con una nueva serie histórica, 'Carlos, Rey Emperador'". 20 Minutos. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2015.