Series synopsis
1994 is a drama television series that premiered on Netflix on May 17, 2019. It ended on May 17, 2019. It was created by Diego Enrique Osorno. It stars Luis Donaldo Colosio and Carlos Salinas de Gortari.
After the breakdown of the old government, and with it the First Republic, Italy changed for good in 1994. Spinster Leo is all too aware of this. He pushed hard to see Berlusconi get elected Prime Minister. He knows it's not easy to win power, but holding on to it verges on the impossible. By the same token, it seems equally impossible for populist politician Pietro to change. Even now that he has an office at the Prime Minister's premises in Rome, he still can't cast off his old bad habits. Nor ...
Premise
After the breakdown of the old government, and with it the First Republic, Italy changed for good in 1994. Spinster Leo is all too aware of this. He pushed hard to see Berlusconi get elected Prime Minister. He knows it's not easy to win power, but holding on to it verges on the impossible. By the same token, it seems equally impossible for populist politician Pietro to change. Even now that he has an office at the Prime Minister's premises in Rome, he still can't cast off his old bad habits. Nor can he forget the only woman he has ever loved. A former TV starlet now turned politician and Congresswoman, Veronica has to decide who the man of her life is going to be. She has realized she no longer wants to be just a woman on the arm of powerful men. It is the start of her own push for power.
Premise: A New Republic Rises
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Luis Donaldo Colosio as Self (archive footage)
- Carlos Salinas de Gortari as Self
Guest cast
- Gael García Bernal as Self
- George H. W. Bush as Self (archive footage)
- Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas Solórzano as Self
- Talina Fernández as Self
- Jacobo Zabludovsky as Self (archive footage)
- Diego Fernández de Cevallos as Self
- Ernesto Zedillo as Self (archive footage)
- Oliver Stone as Self (archive footage)
- Carmen Aristegui as Self
- Joaquín López Dóriga as Self (archive footage)
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 5 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 5 | May 17, 2019 | October 25, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Successor Mexican Political ex-President Carlos Salinas, detail Luis Donaldo Colosio's rise to become the PRI presidential candidate in 1993 |
May 17, 2019 |
| 2 |
Revolution The Zapatista uprising in early 1994 brings peacemaker Camacho sudden fame |
May 17, 2019 |
| 3 |
The Snake Witnesses recount the chaos that ensued when Colosio was assisted |
May 17, 2019 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Netflix |
|---|---|
| First aired | May 17, 2019 |
| Last aired | May 17, 2019 |
| Runtime | 50 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Friday at 21:15:00 |