''Caronte'' is a Spanish drama television series created by Verónica Fernández and produced by Mediaset España in collaboration with Big Bang Media. It made its debut in March 2020 on

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before its free-to-air broadcasting.

Premise

Samuel Caronte ( Roberto Álamo), a police officer, is convicted for a crime he did not commit. While in prison, he graduated in law. After leaving prison, he becomes a lawyer, partnering with Marta Pelayo (

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), vowing to represent those who do not have access to an adequate

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. The fiction takes place in between Gijón and Madrid.

Cast

* Roberto Álamo as Samuel Caronte. *

as Marta Pelayo. * Carlos Hipólito as Comisario Paniagua. * Belén López as Julia. * as Aurelio. * Álex Villazán as Guille. * Marta Larralde as Natalia. * as Irina. * as Paula. *

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as Irene. * as Ignacio. * Julieta Serrano as Samuel Caronte's mother. ;With the special collaboration of * Nathalie Poza. * Miguel Bernardeau. * Marta Nieto. *

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Production and release

Created by Verónica Fernández, the series is a mashup of legal drama, police drama and

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. It was produced by Mediaset España in collaboration with Big Bang Media. Shooting began in November 2018, and it took place in Madrid and Gijón. Joaquín Llamas, Sandra Gallego, Alberto Ruiz-Rojo and Jesús Font directed the episodes. Consisting of 13 episodes with a running time of about 75 minutes, the series was launched on

on 6 March 2020. 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. 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.

References

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