El ministerio del tiempo
El ministerio del tiempo | |
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Genre | Science fiction |
Created by |
Pablo Olivares Javier Olivares |
Written by |
José Ramón Fernández Paco López Barrio Javier Olivares Pablo Olivares Anaïs Schaaff |
Directed by |
Marc Vigil Jorge Dorado Abigail Schaaff |
Creative director(s) | Javier Olivares |
Starring |
Aura Garrido Rodolfo Sancho Nacho Fresneda Cayetana Guillén Cuervo Jaime Blanch Juan Gea Natalia Millán |
Country of origin | Spain |
Original language(s) | Spanish |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 21 |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) |
Javier Olivares Alicia Yubero María Roy |
Running time | 70 minutes approx. |
Production company(s) |
Onza Partners Cliffhanger Televisión Española |
Release | |
Original network | La 1 |
Original release | February 24, 2015 – present |
External links | |
Website |
El ministerio del tiempo (The Ministry of Time) is a Spanish fantasy television series created by Javier and Pablo Olivares and produced by Onza Partners and Cliffhanger for Televisión Española. It premiered on February 24, 2015 on TVE's main channel La 1.[1] The series follows the exploits of a patrol of the fictional Ministry of Time, which deals with incidents caused by time travel.
On March 24, 2015 it was confirmed that TVE had renewed the series for a second season.[2] The show was renewed for a third season on September 22, 2016.[3]
Plot
The Ministry of Time is the best kept secret of the Spanish state: an autonomous government institution that reports directly to the Prime Minister. Its patrols have to watch the doors of time so that no intruder from other eras can change history for their own benefit.
The series follows the assignments of the Ministry's newest patrol: the one formed by Army of Flanders soldier Alonso de Entrerríos, 19th century student Amelia Folch and 21st century Samur paramedic Julián Martínez.
Cast and characters
Main
- Rodolfo Sancho as Julián Martínez one of three members of the protaganist patrol. He is a trained SAMUR paramedic from 21st century Madrid. Present as a member of the patrol through season 1 and second half of season 2.
- Aura Garrido as Amelia Folch, the leader of the protaganist patrol. She is a late 19th century pioneering university student and an only child from an upper class Barcelona family, still living with her parents.
- Nacho Fresneda as Alonso de Entrerríos one of three members of the protaganist patrol. Highly experienced 16th century soldier from Madrid portrayed as an expert in fields of combat. Recruited just prior to being executed, he lives in the 21st century.
- Cayetana Guillén Cuervo as Irene Larra Girón, Head of Logistics inside the Ministry. A lesbian from the repressed 1960s, her character is used to express a less rigid viewpoint within the Ministry.
- Juan Gea as Ernesto Jiménez, Chief Operating Officer inside the Ministry. Recruited from the 15th century, he is fiercely incorruptible and perfectionist.
- Jaime Blanch as Salvador Martí, Head of the Ministry directing overall priority and management of time reparation and protection.
- Francesca Piñón as Angustias Vázquez, personal secretary of Salvador and widow.
- Hugo Silva as Jesús Méndez Pontón "Pacino", replacement member for Julián in the second season. He is a handsome police officer from 1981 Madrid, given the nickname 'Pacino' due to a resemblance.
Recurring characters
- Lola Mendieta (Natalia Millán): A former agent of the Ministry who was believed to have died on a mission. She has provided information about clandestine doors of time to a number of people.
- Diego Velázquez (Julián Villagrán): The painter best known for Las Meninas, who was recruited by the Ministry as a facial composite draftsman.
- Enric Folch (Xavier Boada) and Carme (Fanny Gautier): Amelia's parents. While he appears more tolerant about his daughter's concerns, she presses her to marry and settle down.
- Blanca (Susana Córdoba): Alonso's wife, who believes him to be dead since she does not know his execution was avoided by the Ministry.
- Elena Castillo (Susana Córdoba): Alonso's love interest in the present day and Blanca's doppelgänger.
- Susana Torres (Mar Saura): The liaison of the Ministry with the Prime Minister. Her visits usually mean bad news for Salvador.
- Ambrogio Spinola (Ramón Langa): One of the main generals of the Spanish Army during the 17th century, most notable for the siege of Breda. He works for the Ministry, and admits he made the mistake of reading about his fate in the books.
- Enriqueta Martí (María Rodríguez): A serial murderer who worked as Amelia's maid for a short time.
- Marisa (Nieve de Medina): An old love interest of Ernesto's who has returned to work in the Ministry.
- Armando Leiva (José Antonio Lobato): A former agent who rebelled against the Ministry when Salvador refused to allow him to bring his 10-year-old son, diagnosed with leukemia, to the present so that doctors from the 21st century could tend to him.
- Maite (Mar Ulldemolins): Julián's late wife, whom he visits by way of the doors of time.
- Paul Walcott (Jimmy Shaw): An American time traveller who worked for mysterious corporation Darrow Ltd.
Actor | Character | Season | |
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1 | 2 | ||
Rodolfo Sancho | Julián Martínez | Main | Main (2x01, 2x07-2x13) |
Aura Garrido | Amelia Folch | Main | |
Nacho Fresneda | Alonso de Entrerríos | Main | |
Cayetana Guillén Cuervo | Irene Larra Girón | Main | |
Juan Gea | Ernesto Jiménez / Tomás de Torquemada | Main | |
Jaime Blanch | Salvador Martí | Main | |
Francesca Piñón | Angustias Vázquez | Main | |
Hugo Silva | Jesús Méndez Pontón "Pacino" | Main (2x02-2x08) | |
Natalia Millán | Lola Mendieta | Recurrent | |
Mar Ulldemolins | Maite | Recurrent | Episodic |
Julián Villagrán | Diego Velázquez | Recurrent | |
Ramón Langa | Ambrosio Spínola | Episodic | Episodic |
Mar Saura | Susana Torres | Episodic | Recurrent |
Pere Ponce | Miguel de Cervantes | Episodic | |
Víctor Clavijo | Lope de Vega | Episodic | Episodic |
Special appearances
Episode 1
- Hovik Keuchkerian as Juan Martín Díez "El Empecinado"
- Josep Linuesa as Thibaud
- Iván Villanueva as Benito
Episode 2
- Víctor Clavijo as Lope de Vega
- Miguel Rellán as Gil Pérez
- Miguel Ángel Somé as Alonso de Entrerríos, Jr.
Episode 3
- David Luque as Heinrich Himmler
- Pep Miràs as Francisco Franco
- Miko Jarry as Adolf Hitler
- Frank Feys as Heinrich Müller
- Markus Lambauer as Captain Schweinsteiger
- Pep Sais as Antoni Maria Marcet i Poal, abbot of Montserrat
- Jorge Pobes as Luis Orcajo
- Julio Arrojo as Ángel
Episode 4
- Michelle Jenner as Isabella I of Castille
- Juan Gea as Tomás de Torquemada
- Eusebio Poncela as Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros
- Paco Obregón as Rabbi Abraham Levi
- Carlos Álvarez-Nóvoa as Don Manuel López Castillejo
- Ben Temple as Aaron Stein
- Aitor Mazo as the Inquisition fiscal
Episode 5
- Raúl Pulido as Pablo Picasso
- Roberto Álvarez as Julián's father
- Vicente Gil as Fernando Jiménez del Oso
Episode 6
- Juan Blanco as Lázaro de Tormes
- Alberto Amarilla as Fray Juan
- Francesc Orella as Alberto Díaz Bueno
Episode 7
- María Cotiello as Nuria Celaya (Irene's wife)
- Carmen Sánchez as Isabella II of Spain
- Carmen Gutiérrez as Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies
- Celine Peña as Infanta Luisa Fernanda
- Manolo Solo as Undersecretary Emilio Redón
Episode 8
- Ángel Ruiz as Federico García Lorca
- Enrique Alcides as Salvador Dalí
- Jordi Coll as Luis Buñuel
- Antonio Alcalde as Pepín Bello
- Secun de la Rosa as Antonio Lancha
- Iria del Río as Silvia (Amelia's granddaughter)
- Mar del Hoyo as Rosita Díaz Gimeno
- Jordi Hurtado as himself
Episode 9
- Antonio Velázquez as Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar "El Cid"
- Sergio Peris-Mencheta as Rogelio Buendía / Imposter Cid
- Savitri Ceballos as Jimena Díaz
- Luis G. Gámez as Ramón Menéndez Pidal
- Pablo Scola as Charlton Heston
Episode 10
- Andrés Gertrúdix as Francisco Morán
- Santiago Meléndez as Pacino's father
- Antonio Reyes as Morán's father
- Ximena Vera as Morán's mother
- Carmela Lloret and Eva Llorach as two of Morán's victims
Episode 11
- Pere Ponce as Miguel de Cervantes
- Víctor Clavijo's second appearance as Lope de Vega
- Jimmy Shaw as Lord Charles York/Walcott
- Markos Marín as John Bennet
- Miguel Rellán's second appearance as Gil Pérez
Episode 12
- Fernando Cayo as Napoleon
- Ismael Martínez as Rodolfo Suárez
- Jordi Martínez as Michel Ney
- Nadia de Santiago as Rosa del Amo
- Selica Torcal as Sor Flora
- Aránzazu Zorate as Sor Paula
- Sonia Almarcha as Sor Antonia
Episode 13
- Elena Furiase as Micaela Amaya
- José Luis Torrijo as Doctor Vargas
- José Ramón Iglesias as Germán
- Tania Vilamarín as Maria Pita
- Joaquín Gómez as Germán's father
- Jaime Zatarain as Ramón de la Vega
- Pepe Zafra as young Velázquez
- Guillermo Vallverdú as Mariano
- Javier Laorden as Pepe
- Juan Carlos Villanueva as Gregorio Marañón
- José Luis Patiño as Francisco Pacheco
- Sergi Méndez as young Alonso de Entrerríos
- Nicole Valle as young Blanca
Episode 14
- Miki Esparbé as Joaquín María Argamasilla
- Gary Piquer as Harry Houdini
- Rick Zingale as L. Gromek
- Mari Carmen Sánchez as Josefa
- Miguel Hermoso as J. Edgar Hoover
- Juan Carlos Sánchez as Ramón del Valle-Inclán
- Juan Antonio Quintana as Santiago Ramón y Cajal
- Pedro Miguel Martínez as Joaquín José Javier Argamasilla
Episodes 15/16
- Pedro Alonso as Saturnino Martín Cerezo
- Paco Marin as Rogelio Vigil de Quiñones
- Aitor Merino as Antonio Sanchez Menache
- Jordi Vilches as José Lafarga Abad
- Joan Carles Suau as Miguel
- Borja Maestre as Heredia
- Alberto Jiménez as Enrique de las Morenas y Fossi
- Juan José Ballesta as Vicente González Toca
- Nacho Sánchez as Rafael Ríos
- Andrey Finanta as Alejo
- Vanessa Castro as Maria
- Pastora Vega as Pacino's mother
- Mónica Estarreado as Asunción
- Santiago Meléndez as Luis Méndez (Pacino's father)
Episode 17
- Fernando Conde as Philip V of Spain
- María Álvarez as Elisabeth Farnese
- Algis Arlauskas as Ferguson
Episode 18
- Carlos Cuevas as Javier
- Mario Tardón as Dr. Madrigal
- Arnau García as young Salvador Martí
- Alexandra Jiménez as Teresa Méndez / Julia Lozano
- Rosa Vivas as Salvador's adoptive mother
Episode 19
- Roberto Drago as Sebastián Lombardi
- Anna Castillo as Sonia Lombardi
- Joan Carreras as Christopher Columbus
Episode 20
- Nancho Novo as Don Fadrique de Villaespesa
- Alba Ribas as Constanza
- Chusa Barbero as Claudia
- Raúl Cimas as Isaac Vila
- Richard Sahagún as Alberto Ortigosa
- Garbiñe Insausti as Natalia Vila
- Maitane San Nicolás as Rocio
- Patrick Criado as Sancho
- Félix Arkarazo as Ernest Hemingway
- Javier Mula as Saavedra
- Pepe Rodríguez as himself
Episode 21
- Carlos Hipólito as Philip II of Spain
- Carlos Kaniowsky as Mateo Vazquez de Leca
- Víctor Duplá as Agustín Argüelles
- Jon Ariño as De las Cuevas
- Carlos Cuevas as Javier
- Maitane San Nicolás as Rocio
- Marta Nieto as Isabella of Portugal
- Jordi Hurtado as himself
List of episodes
Season 1
Total | # | Title | Directed by | Air date | Mill. of viewers |
1 | 1 | "El tiempo es el que es (Time is how it is)" | Marc Vigil | February 24, 2015 | 2.98 |
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Julián Martínez is a Samur paramedic depressed over the death of his wife. During a fire, Julián finds two men dressed as in the days of Napoleon. After convalescence, he is recruited by the Ministry of Time to, alongside 19th century student Amelia Folch and 16th century soldier Alonso de Entrerríos, travel to 1808 to stop the French from killing guerrilla captain Juan Martín Díez. | |||||
2 | 2 | "Tiempo de Gloria (Time of glory)" | Abigail Schaaff | March 2, 2015 | 2.65 |
Gil Pérez, prestigious agent of the Ministry during the reign of Philip II, finds out that writer Lope de Vega, enlisted in the Spanish Armada, did not embark on the San Juan, one of the few ships that returned from England, as planned. Instead, he is on the San Esteban, where he will most likely find death. Julián, Amelia and Alonso will head to Lisbon in the year 1588 to ensure Lope embarks on the right ship. | |||||
3 | 3 | "Cómo se reescribe el tiempo (How does time get rewritten)" | Marc Vigil | March 9, 2015 | 2.65 |
An ally of former Ministry agent Lola Mendieta reveals the secret of the doors of time to the nazis. Sadistic Schutzstaffel leader Heinrich Himmler discovers that one of the doors is hidden in the Santa Maria de Montserrat Abbey and, capitalizing on the meeting at Hendaye between Franco and Hitler, heads to the abbey to seize control of the door and rewrite History. Julián, Amelia and Alonso are tasked with stopping him. | |||||
4 | 4 | "Una negociación a tiempo (A deal in time)" | Jorge Dorado | March 16, 2015 | 2.93 |
The Ministry of Time was established in 1491 by Isabella I of Castille after obtaining the Book of Doors from Rabbi Abraham Levi in exchange of protection for him and his family. The queen promised to protect him, but cruel Grand Inquisitor Tomás de Torquemada sentenced him to the stake behind her back. The lawyer of the Rabbi's family has found documents that prove the queen did nothing to protect him and demands a lofty compensation to the Ministry in exchange of his silence. Against the rules of the Ministry, Julián, Amelia and Alonso are sent to 1491 to save Levi, but the door to that year is in a time loop and they only have one day to accomplish their mission. | |||||
5 | 5 | "Cualquier tiempo pasado (Every past time)" | Abigail Schaaff | March 23, 2015 | 2.53 |
On 1981, Pablo Picasso's famed painting Guernica came back to Spain from New York City's MoMA to celebrate the consolidation of Spanish democracy. The Ministry receives reports that someone in that year is trying to prevent the return from happening. Salvador will send Julián, Amelia and Alonso to the Civil War to find the receipt of the order, and later to 1981 to ensure the painting will make it back to Spain. | |||||
6 | 6 | "Tiempo de pícaros (Time of rascals)" | Marc Vigil | March 30, 2015 | 2.11 |
A mobile phone appears in an archaeological excavation in Salamanca meant to find remains of the 16th century. It is revealed that the phone belongs to an entrepreneur of the present who absconded in 2013 after his business was exposed as a fraud. The patrol will travel to 1520 to find him, with the unexpected help of a young boy named Lázaro de Tormes, who they will also have to save after he is arrested and sentenced to death. Meanwhile, Irene interrogates Paul Walcott, captured by the Ministry and locked in a 1053 prison in Huesca. | |||||
7 | 7 | "Tiempo de venganza (Time of revenge)" | Jorge Dorado | April 6, 2015 | 2.19 |
In 1843, Isabella II of Spain becomes queen at the age of 13 (with her mother Maria Christina assuming regency), and a year later, she demands to visit the Ministry of Time. What no one suspects is that rebel former Ministry agent Armando Leiva, who recruited Irene back in 1960, has escaped from prison in the Middle Age and plans to capitalize on the visit to kill the queen. With the very existence of the Ministry at stake, Ernesto, Amelia and Alonso are sent to foil Leiva's plans, but when they are captured, they depend on Irene, under suspicion for Leiva's escape, and Julián, who is enjoying his wife's company. | |||||
8 | 8 | "La leyenda del tiempo (Legend of time)" | Marc Vigil | April 13, 2015 | 2.25 |
A tablet computer appears on the poster advertising a 1924 performance of Don Juan Tenorio. Julián, Amelia and Alonso head to the Residencia de Estudiantes that year to retrieve it, where they meet writer Federico García Lorca, painter Salvador Dalí and filmmaker Luis Buñuel. But they soon discover it all happens to be a ruse planned by someone who knows very well the Ministry... and themselves, since they begin to receive photos of their lives in the past and the future. And it is then when the patrol begins to wonder: why save the central figures of Spanish History if they are not allowed to save their loved ones? |
Season 2
Total | # | Title | Directed by | Air date | Mill. of viewers |
9 | 1 | "Tiempo de leyenda (Time of legend)" | Marc Vigil | February 15, 2016 | 2.84 |
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The Ministry is still recovering from the impact of Irene's betrayal. Lola Mendieta is in prison. Julián is back after some rest and psychiatric treatment, and a new case awaits: the discovery of dated remains that could belong to El Cid, who was thought to be buried in the Burgos cathedral. Alonso and Amelia are sent with Ambrogio Spinola to the eleventh century to lead the investigation... which means pulling Julián from the team. | |||||
10 | 2 | "El tiempo en sus manos (The time on his hands)" | Marc Vigil | February 22, 2016 | 2.68 |
After Julián's departure, Salvador activates every protocol of search for him to be arrested wherever in time he may have gone. Meanwhile, a 1981 cop arrives in the present chasing a murderer who fled through a closet. His name is Jesús Méndez, nicknamed "Pacino" for his resemblance to the actor, and finds out that the police files claim he is guilty of the murders he was investigating and has been missing for 35 years. He must catch the killer to prove his innocence, but how can he possibly do that in a future he doesn't know a thing about? | |||||
11 | 3 | "Tiempo de hidalgos (Time of hidalgos)" | Abigail Schaaff | February 29, 2016 | 2.67 |
The Ministry receives a warning from late 1604 from Juan de la Cuesta's workshop, 87 Atocha St. The printing has made a deal with Miguel de Cervantes to publish the Princeps edition of Don Quixote but they have been warned that he didn't present it to the Castilla's Council to ask for the printing license. That could mean that Don Quixote cannot see the light in 1605 or worse: never. It's something that Miguel does not seem to worry about. To solve the case, Pacino will be a part of the team for the first time... Dealing with Amelia and Alonso will not be an easy task. | |||||
12 | 4 | "El Monasterio del Tiempo (The monastery of time)" | Jorge Dorado | March 7, 2016 | 2.59 |
In Christmas of the year 1808, Napoleon Bonaparte had to sleep on the Santa Clara de Tordesillas' abbey. In that same abbey, the Napoleonic troops got three men arrested: Tordesillas' priest, and two Spanish men accused of spying the French movements on the zone. According to the history, the intervention of the abbess convinced Napoleon to pardon the life of the three men. But the Ministry has been warned that the abbess died before what history says. The death of these three men would not be so important, if it was not because one of them is an ancestor of Adolfo Suárez, President of the Government of Spain during transition. If the history changes and Napoleon executes them, Adolfo Suárez will not be born. The thing is they need to search someone that can act as the abbess... And the chosen one is Angustias, the secretary. | |||||
13 | 5 | "Un virus de otro tiempo (A virus from another time)" | Abigail Schaaff | March 14, 2016 | 2.47 |
During a mission in 1918 to attend the birth of Carmen Amaya, Irene falls ill with the Spanish flu. Dr Vargas, who accompanied the mission, decides to return to the Ministry and leave Irene behind. However, Susana Torres, the new undersecretary, orders that procedures be followed and Irene must be brought back. With this, all of the Ministry will be at the mercy of a disease that once killed millions and for which there is no vaccine. The Ministry is forced to close its doors to avoid spreading the disease through time. Inside, the flu begins to exact its first victims, and Susana Torres sees that it is not as easy as she thought to govern the Ministry. | |||||
14 | 6 | "Tiempo de magia (Time of magic)" | Paco Plaza | March 21, 2016 | 2.20 |
Joaquín Argamasilla is a young man who claims to have a gift: to see through objects even when blindfolded. The man with the x-ray eyes, he is called. Among his followers, he has personalities like Valle Inclán and Ramón y Cajal. When his fame transcends borders, he is called to New York by the famous magician and escapologist Houdini to see if his powers are real. The problem is that Argamasilla is an agent of the Ministry of that time and is suspected of betraying its existence to the Americans. The patrol is escorted to New York so that, in the event that the suspicions are true, he does not succeed. | |||||
15 | 7 | "Tiempo de valientes I (Time of the braves - part one)" | Marc Vigil | March 28, 2016 | 2.33 |
In the Ministry, Salvador has retaken the lead. Upon arrival, the Ministry is subject to audit and all agents - including the patrol - must perform administrative and supervisory tasks over the time portals. Meanwhile Julián, after finding that the Ministry has discovered his position, moves from Cuba to the Philippines, only to witness further pain inflicted by Spanish soldiers. After swearing to a dying man that he will take a gem of his grandmother's to his Tagalog lover, he travels to Baler. Julián does not realise that he will become part of the "últimos de Filipinas". | |||||
16 | 8 | "Tiempo de valientes II (Time of the braves - part two)" | Marc Vigil | April 4, 2016 | 2.47 |
Julián is still trapped in the Siege of Baler. Located at random by the Ministry, Salvador sends Alonso de Entrerríos to release him on a secret mission that even Amelia and Pacino know nothing. Alonso and Julián will witness the heroism of men defending a place without weapons, without food and consumed by disease. They are fighting for what they believe to be Spanish territory without knowing that that had ceased to be: Spain had already renounced its rights over Cuba and the Philippines. Given the prolonged absence of Alonso, Amelia and Pacino suspect that behind it all there is something fishy. | |||||
17 | 9 | "Óleo sobre tiempo (Oil painting over time)" | Jorge Dorado | April 25, 2016 | 1.91 |
Velázquez receives an alarm on his mobile. One of his paintings has just been auctioned in 2016 at a stratospheric price. This would be normal if not because it is one of the paintings destroyed by fire at the Alcázar de Madrid in 1734. In the absence of patrols due to a labor agreement, Velázquez, himself, and Irene travel there to investigate what is happening. It is large-scale art theft by Darrow in collaboration with Lola Mendieta. They are replacing originals with copies in order to do business with them. | |||||
18 | 10 | "Separadas en el tiempo (Separated by time)" | Abigail Schaaff | May 2, 2016 | 1.75 |
In the present, Irene visits an exhibition on the role of women in the struggle for social rights in Spain. There is a school group with their teacher, who faints upon seeing a woman like her in a photo from 1930 of the Sinsombrero, a group of avant-garde women who have fallen into oblivion. As an investigation into the case begins, an alarm in the Ministry arises: the Vampire of Raval has not been arrested when history says and walks free. The situation worsens as it is realised that she is not only free, but also knows time travel. | |||||
19 | 11 | "Tiempo de lo oculto (Time of the Occult)" | Javier Ruiz Caldera | May 9, 2016 | 2.03 |
Sebastián Lombardi, a visionary who directed a television show about paranormal researches that was cancelled after he casually discovered the Ministry and threatened to expose it, is back for revenge now that he no longer needs TV for his show thanks to social networks. He is invited to visit the Ministry, which the agents attempt to make him see as a common government building... but he escapes through one of the time doors to La Rábida in 1485, when Christopher Columbus has just arrived to sell King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella his project of a new route to India. Now the Ministry must find Lombardi and prevent him from turning History upside down. | |||||
20 | 12 | "Hasta que el tiempo os separe (Until time do us part)" | Jorge Dorado | May 16, 2016 | 2.12 |
They say that one wedding brings another, a theory noted by Irene; but for Salvador and Julián attending a wedding involves reliving their own and better times will not return. They will soon have to stop thinking about it, because it is held in a castle converted into a wedding hall. The castle in which the wedding is celebrated hides a legend which returns to the present though an uncatalogued portal. The legend is that of the young Constanza who could not marry her beloved (a humble shepherd) because of Fadrique, lord of the castle, in 1212. The problem arises as it is discovered that the legend is real. And in the castle there is a time portal not catalogued by the Ministry. | |||||
21 | 13 | "Cambio de tiempo (Change of time)" | Marc Vigil | May 23, 2016 | 2.01 |
After the defeat of the Spanish Armada along the English coast, Philip II, sunk by the disaster, decides to break the rules of the Ministry (imposed by Isabella) and travel back in time to correct errors and have the Armada win the battle. Following the refusal of the Ministry in 1588 to collaborate, Philip takes hold of the Inquisition, enters the Ministry and discovers that not only can he travel into the past but also the future. He plants himself in 2016 so that he can not only be king of the world, but also king of time. When the patrol returns from a mission where they saved one of the fathers of the Constitution of 1812, they find history has changed. And not just for the better. |
Awards
The series won the 2015 Ondas Award for Best Spanish Series.[4]
Plagiarism controversy
On September 27, 2016 Onza Partners presented a lawsuit to the CDCA against Sony Pictures, NBCUniversal, and executive producers Shawn Ryan, Eric Kripke and John Davis for copyright infringement and breach of implied contract, claiming that the U.S. TV series Timeless is a copy of El Ministerio del Tiempo.[5]
References
- ↑ "'El Ministerio del Tiempo' se estrena el martes 24 de febrero contra 'Bajo sospecha'". FormulaTV (in Spanish). 18 February 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ↑ Pimentel, Aurelio (24 March 2015). "TVE renueva 'El Ministerio del Tiempo'" (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 March 2015.
- ↑ Pimentel, Aurelio (22 September 2016). "'El Ministerio del Tiempo' tendrá tercera temporada". RTVE (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ↑ "'EL MINISTERIO DEL TIEMPO', PREMIO ONDAS A LA MEJOR SERIE ESPAÑOLA" (in Spanish). 28 October 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ↑ Mitovich, Matt Webb (September 27, 2016). "NBC's Timeless Sued by Creators of Spain's El Ministerio del Tiempo". TVLine.com. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
See also
- Quantum Leap: US cult TV series from the 90's (1989-93), where the concept is very similar: except that in this series, the main protagonist, a nuclear physicist, does travel in time to amend errors in the past; he also works for the government, however, the travels are initiated by mistake as he is being pressured by the US government for results in his investigation.
- Time travel in fiction
- Time travel
- Novikov self-consistency principle
- Grandfather paradox
External links
- Official website
- Official Twitter feed
- Official Facebook page
- El Ministerio del Tiempo on FilmAffinity
- El Ministerio del Tiempo on imdb
- "The ministry of time" new Spanish time travel TV series
- “El Ministerio del Tiempo” Review | The Time Stream
- TVE risks with 'The Ministry of Time' with new formats
- The Multicolored Diary: The best time-travel TV show you are probably not watching this season
- MipTV: RTVE, Onza’s ‘Department of Time’ Discovers Chinese TV Market | Variety.
- En el tiempo | Televisión | EL PAÍS. (In Spanish). 12 April 2015.
- E=mc2 según ‘El Ministerio del Tiempo’ | Televisión | EL PAÍS. (In Spanish). 16 February 2016.