Romulus (TV series)

Romulus
Genre
Created byMatteo Rovere
Inspired byFounding of Rome
Written by
  • Filippo Gravino
  • Guido Iuculano
  • Flaminia Gressi
  • Federico Gnesini
Directed by
  • Matteo Rovere
  • Michele Alhaique
  • Enrico Maria Artale
  • Francesca Mazzoleni
Starring
Composers
Country of originItaly
Original languageOld Latin
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes18
Production
Producers
  • Giovanni Stabilini
  • Marco Chimenz
  • Francesca Longardi
  • Riccardo Tozzi
  • Matteo Rovere
Cinematography
  • Vladan Radovic
  • Giuseppe Maio
  • Francesco Scazzosi
Editors
  • Valeria Sapienza
  • Marcello Saurino
  • Gianni Vezzosi
  • Francesco Loffredo
Running time44–63 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkSky Atlantic
ReleaseNovember 6, 2020 (2020-11-06) 
November 11, 2022 (2022-11-11)

Romulus, graphically rendered as ROMVLVS, is an Italian historical drama television series created by Matteo Rovere about the founding of Rome. The show is notable for using archaic Latin instead of Italian.

Produced by Sky Italia, Cattleya, and Groenlandia, two episodes of the series premiered at the 2020 Rome Film Festival. The series was first broadcast in Italy on Sky Atlantic on 6 November 2020. In April 2021 it was renewed for a second season. The series was sold in over 40 countries.