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The Legend of El Cid(TV show/series, 2020-2021)

Original title: "El Cid" (Spanish/ES)
FSK: 16+ years
| 59min per episode | Genres: Action & Adventure, Drama, War & Politics

Scripted Reality in 2 seasons with 10 episodes

The Legend of El CidRating: 3.6/5 (with 96 votes)
El Cid is a Spanish historical action drama streaming television series about Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar "El Cid", the 11th-century Castilian knight and warlord. Created by José Velasco and Luiz Arranz for Amazon Prime Video , the series stars Jaime Lorente alongside José Luis García Pérez, Elia Galera, Carlos Bardem, Alicia Sanz and Jaime Olías, among others. The 5-episode first season was released on Prime Video on December 18, 2020, and the 5-episode second season was released on July 15, 2021. The show is expected to return for a third season February 2025. Season updates ()
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About The Legend of El Cid

The story of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, a Castilian nobleman and war hero in medieval Spain.

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The Legend of El Cid Seasons and Episodes

07/15/2021Season 2 - 5 episodes
After the death of their father, Sancho, Alfonso, and García become kings of Castile, Leon, and Galicia, respectively. The disputes between them will turn the Iberian Peninsula into a battlefield. Ruy is knighted, and is getting closer and closer to achieving the dream his father never could. But, along the way, he will have to sacrifice what he loves most.
#1 | 07/15/2021Promises and Temptations
2.9/5 (with 3 votes)
After the assassination of Flaín, the Count of Leon, many point at Ruy as the culprit. Meanwhile, the one from Vivar is forced to go back to Zaragoza, where he was sentenced to death for having lain with Amina, the Emir’s daughter. In Leon, Urraca finds out that Jimena and Ruy are in love, and schemes a plan to gain benefit from this information.
#2 | 07/15/2021The Burden of Duty
3.5/5 (with 4 votes)
Alfonso, following Urraca’s advice, has one last tempting card up his sleeve to get Ruy to stay in Leon by his side: breaking off Jimena’s betrothal to Orduño and blessing her marriage to Ruy. Ruy will get everything he wants, but in exchange he will have to betray Sancho. Meanwhile, the Arabs, who are looking to destabilize the Christian kingdoms, tell Sancha that the King was poisoned.
#3 | 07/15/2021Wind of War
3.2/5 (with 3 votes)
After Sancha’s death, the war between the three brothers is imminent. Sancho sets out to attack Galicia, but in order to do that he must pass through Leon. Alfonso can’t decide whether to leverage that moment and attack him or to let him through. Meanwhile, Ruy struggles with the passion between him and Amina, and the pain that Jimena’s betrothal to Orduño is causing him.
#4 | 07/15/2021Ambush
3.2/5 (with 3 votes)
After Ruy’s decisive intervention in the battle, Sancho of Castile takes Galicia from his brother García. But this does not bring peace to the Iberian Peninsula. On the contrary: the final battle between Leon and Castile is approaching. Meanwhile, Ruy is forced to betray Amina.
#5 | 07/15/2021The Path of Hate
3.0/5 (with 3 votes)
Sancho has decided to execute his brother Alfonso and the rest of Leonese nobles who support him, including Orduño. As soon as Alfonso is dead, Sancho will be crowned King of Leon, and as a reward for his services, he offers Ruy the title of Count when Orduño is executed. He can finally get everything he has dreamed of: nobility, lands… and Jimena. But there is something Ruy isn’t counting on.
12/18/2020Season 1 - 5 episodes

Additional Information

Production country: Spain
Original language: Spanish (ES)
Spoken languages: Arabic (AR), Spanish (ES), Portuguese (PT)
Translated into 19 languages: Czech (CS), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Burmese (MY), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Thai (TH), Vietnamese (VI), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Canceled
First episode released on: 12/18/2020
Last episode released on: 07/15/2021
Appearing Characters: El Cid, Jimena Díaz, Ferdinand I of León and Castile, Sancha of León, Urraca of Zamora, Sancho II of León and Castile, Alfonso VI of León and Castile, Elvira of Toro, García II of Galicia, Ramiro Sánchez, Lord of Monzón, Ramiro I of Aragon, Vellido Dolfos, Álvar Fáñez, Bertran, Ahmad al-Muqtadir, Alberta
Cast: Jaime Lorente, José Luis García Pérez, Elia Galera, Lucía Guerrero, Ginés García Millán, Dani Tatay, Alicia Sanz, Francisco Ortiz, Jaime Olías, Juan Echanove, Juan Fernández Mejías, Carlos Bardem, Sara Vidorreta, Daniel Albaladejo, Álvaro Rico, Adrián Salzedo, David Castillo, Zohar Liba, Emilio Buale, Sarah Perles, Lucía Díez, Nicolás Illoro, Alfons Nieto, Rodrigo Poisón, Abdel Hamid Krim, Adil Koukouh, Amparo Alcaraz
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Die Legende von El Cid"
"El Cid"
"Ο Θρύλος του Ελ Σιντ"
"เอลซิดผู้ยิ่งใหญ่"
"El Cid"

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WatchPlayStream ID: SHOWS:42576, Added: 12/20/2020, Last updated: 04/06/2024