Daniel Grao, known for Julia’s Eyes (2010) and El Alquiler (2017) portrays Bernat Estanyol in the first half of the show. Next to Aitor’s Arnau Estanyol is Pablo Derqui’s Joan, and the Isabel-starrer (2011-2012) absolutely steals the scenes he is on. But ‘star-studded’ is still the proper modifier for the show’s cast nevertheless – for example, Aitor Luna, who plays the main character, is a major actor hailing from Guipuzcoa, with an almost two decades worth of professional acting career under his belt – he starred in the popular late 2000’s show, ‘Paco’s Men’ as Montoya, and has since appeared in more than a handful of AAA productions both on the film reel (Tourneys, Bakery in Brooklyn)and on Spanish primetime silver screen (Velvet, Captain Alatriste). Of course, we do not need to scratch our heads over other long-winded reasons why all the stars in the show are famous faces on the Spanish film and TV scene – after all, it a proper Spanish show rather than an international adaptation of Ildefonso’s novel. But the point for all these localized productions that Netflix facilitates or acquires is to boost Netflix’s couch cred in that particular area. Granted, the actors who play the lead figures in this show are still not people that you would necessarily recognize as household names. Netflix certainly has not made short of its high budget invested into the show, and it is self-evident when one looks at the strong star-studded cast. It was published in 2016, ten years after the first novel. Falcones also wrote a second book which is a sequel to the cathedral of the sea. The construction of Santa Maria Del Mar serves as the backdrop to this story which also birthed the name of the novel.
The story is set in 14th century Barcelona and revolves around the character Arnau Estanyol and his story of loss, love, life and ultimately survival. The show first premiered on Netflix in September 1, 2018. The show is produced by Netflix and TV-3 together.
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