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From covering tracks with Dexter to space adventures with Picard. Markus has a heart for series of all kinds – and likes to pour it out in articles.
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The fantasy over-hit “Game Of Thrones” has been over since 2019. But diligent efforts are still being made to fill the gap that has arisen. With “El Cid”, a potential successor on Amazon Prime Video is now even entering its second season.
Fans of medieval fantasy and history action in series had to say goodbye to two of THE genre highlights of the past few years with the conclusion of “Game Of Thrones” and “Vikings” in 2019 and 2020. However, a wide variety of providers are bringing more and more contenders for possible successors – be it fantasy epics like “The Witcher”, purely historical adventures like “Barbarians” and “Domina” or a mix of both like “Britannia”.
The Spanish Amazon series “El Cid”, which was launched in time for the “Vikings” finals in December 2020 as a replacement, falls into the second category and also has to offer what defines all the titles mentioned so far: opulent battles , Blood and lots of intrigues and intrigues. And only a little more than half a year after season 1 there is now the sequel:
The second “El Cid” season can be accessed from July 15, 2021 on Amazon Prime Video. And don’t worry: if you’ve missed the series so far, you can make up for the first season directly and quickly. Both seasons are only five episodes each.
» “El Cid” on Amazon Prime Video*
This is what “El Cid” is all about
The main character of “El Cid” is the later Spanish national hero of the same name (the name is derived from Arabic and means something like “the Lord”), whose real name is Rodrigo “Ruy” Díaz de Vivar. In season 1, Ruy (Jaime Lorente, Denver from the hit series “House of Money”) served the royal family as the new squire of Prince Sancho (Francisco Ortiz) – even though he relied on King Ferdinand (José Luis García Pérez) is not very easy to speak.
After discovering a plot against the king, Ruy is now confronted with murder allegations in season 2 that could cost him his life …
Also new to Amazon Prime Video
With “El Cid” the streaming replenishment in the Prime subscription is far from exhausted. As of today, the star-studded John Grisham adaptation “Der Regenmacher”, the Dutch war film “De Oost”, the theatrical offshoot of the popular cartoon series “Yakari” and the lively youth adventure “Vorstadtkrokodile 2” are part of the offer.
* The link to the Amazon offer is a so-called affiliate link. If you buy via this link, we receive a commission.
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