El Cid (2020)

TV-14

Action & Adventure
Drama
War & Politics

Overview

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

José VelascoCreator
Luis ArranzCreator

StatusCanceled

TypeScripted

Original LanguageSpanish

Network

Seasons

Season 1

2020 | 5 Episodes

Season 1 of The Legend of El Cid premiered on December 18, 2020

Ruy Díaz de Vivar is a Young page who loyally serves his master, Sancho, the future King of León and Castile. While he fights to come out on top in the Court thanks to his natural talent with a sword, he gets caught up in a conspiracy to overthrow the King, which would cause as much bloodshed, pain, and death in the Christian Kingdoms as it would in the Muslim taifas.

Season 2

2021 | 5 Episodes

Season 2 of The Legend of El Cid premiered on July 15, 2021

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.