Series synopsis
Imperium is a Spanish drama war & politics television series that premiered on Antena 3 on September 5, 2012. It ended on October 11, 2012. It was created by Ramón Campos. It stars Lluís Homar, Nathalie Poza, Jesús Olmedo and Antonio Mourelos.
As a young boy, future emperor Nero witnesses the mad Emperor Caligula kill his father and exile his mother. While in exile in the pontine islands, Agrippina, his mother, sees a vision telling her that her son can become emperor, but she will have to die first. She accepts the proposal. Back in Rome, Nero, now being raised by emperor Claudius after Caligula's death, Agrippina returns. She poisons Claudius' food and Nero becomes emperor. At first, Nero cuts taxes and introduces successful program ...
Premise
As a young boy, future emperor Nero witnesses the mad Emperor Caligula kill his father and exile his mother. While in exile in the pontine islands, Agrippina, his mother, sees a vision telling her that her son can become emperor, but she will have to die first. She accepts the proposal. Back in Rome, Nero, now being raised by emperor Claudius after Caligula's death, Agrippina returns. She poisons Claudius' food and Nero becomes emperor. At first, Nero cuts taxes and introduces successful programs and invades Brittania. Soon he meets a beautiful slave named Claudia Acte, and marries her, throwing off his engagement with Claudius' daughter, Claudia Octavia, telling her she can marry someone she will be happy with. Heartbroken, she arrives at an island and kills herself. Nero enjoys being married to Claudia Acte, but soon he gradually goes mad with power and sets fire to Rome.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Lluís Homar as Galba
- Nathalie Poza as Claudia
- Jesús Olmedo as Marco
- Antonio Mourelos as Octavio
- Elvira Mínguez as Antonia
- Belén Fabra as Cordelia
- Robert González as Décimo
- Ángela Cremonte as Sabina
Supporting cast
- Javier Ríos as Tito
- Aura Garrido as Diana / Cora de Capua
- Lucía Martínez as Aurora / Vistilia
- Paula Prendes as Vera
- Fernando Andina as Druso
- Thaïs Blume as Gaia
- Carlos Álvarez-Nóvoa as Tiberio Lucio Varo
- Nasser Saleh as Craso
- Alicia González Laá as Messina
- Elena Furiase as Petra
- Iván Sánchez as Fabio
Guest cast
- Álex Hernández as Glauco
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 6 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 6 | September 5, 2012 | October 11, 2012 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | September 5, 2012 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | September 12, 2012 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | September 20, 2012 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Antena 3 |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 5, 2012 |
| Last aired | October 11, 2012 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Wednesday at 22:30:00 |