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2020 Italian TV series From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Romulus, graphically rendered as ROMVLVS, is an Italian historical drama television series created by Matteo Rovere about the founding of Rome. The show is notable for using archaic Latin instead of Italian.[1]
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Created by | Matteo Rovere |
Inspired by | Founding of Rome |
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Country of origin | Italy |
Original language | Old Latin |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 18 |
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Running time | 44–63 minutes |
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Network | Sky Italia |
Release | November 6, 2020 – November 11, 2022 |
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]
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]
The series won the 2021 Nastro d'Argento for best Italian TV series.[5]
Starting from October 29, 2020, a trilogy of novels that expands the narrative universe, an unpublished cross-media project for Italy, has been published by HarperCollins.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]
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