Boundless (2022 TV series)

*Boundless*
Boundless
	Official release poster
Spanish	Sin límites
Genre	Historical drama;
Screenplay by	Patxi Amezcua
Directed by	Simon West
Starring	Rodrigo Santoro; Álvaro Morte; Sergio Peris-Mencheta; Carlos Cuevas; Adrián Lastra; Pepón Nieto; Bárbara Goenaga; Raúl Tejón; Gonçalo Diniz; Manuel Morón;
Country of origin	Spain
Original languages	Spanish ; Portuguese
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Production companies	RTVE; Amazon Prime Video; MONO Films; KILIMA Media;
Original release
Network	Amazon Prime Video
Release	10 June –; 17 June 2022

Boundless (Spanish: Sin límites) is a Spanish historical drama adventure miniseries directed by Simon West that premiered on 10 June 2022. It stars Álvaro Morte and Rodrigo Santoro as Juan Sebastián Elcano and Ferdinand Magellan respectively. It was created on the 500th anniversary of the First Circumnavigation of the World.

Plot

The plot is a fictionalised account of the First Circumnavigation of the World, tracking the 1519–22 voyage initiated by Ferdinand Magellan and completed by Juan Sebastián Elcano.^[1]

Cast

Rodrigo Santoro as Ferdinand Magellan, a Portuguese explorer and captain of the Trinidad^[2]
Álvaro Morte as Juan Sebastián Elcano, a Spanish explorer^[2]
Niccolò Senni [it] as Antonio Pigafetta, a Venetian explorer
Bárbara Goenaga as Beatriz, Magellan's wife^[3]
Gonçalo Diniz [pt] as Duarte Barbosa, a Portuguese explorer and Beatriz's brother^[3]
Sergio Peris-Mencheta as Juan de Cartagena, a Spanish aristocrat and captain of the San Antonio [es]^[3]
Adrián Lastra as Luis de Mendoza, a Spanish explorer and captain of the Victoria^[3]
Kepa Errasti as Gaspar de Quesada, a Spanish explorer and captain of the Concepción
Machi Salgado as Juan Rodríguez Serrano, a Spanish explorer and captain of the Santiago [es]
Raúl Tejón as Gonzalo Gómez de Espinosa [es], a Spanish explorer ^[3]
Xosé A. Touriñán [es] as Álvaro de Mezquita [es], a Portuguese explorer
Carlos Scholz as Charles V, King of Spain and Holy Roman Emperor
Manuel Morón [es] as Cardinal Fonseca^[1]
Colin Ryan as Enrique of Malacca, a Malay slave
Pedro Bachura as Omar, a sailor from Madeira
Dídac Calpe as Juan, a Spanish cabin boy
Pepón Nieto as Padre Bartolomé^[3]
Carlos Cuevas as Martino^[3]
Mario Toñanez as Chief of the Guaraní
Jason Asuncion as Humabón, chief of Cebu
Armando Alera as Lapulapu, chief of Mactan

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date ^[4]
1	"Mi rey no ha querido verme (My king did not wish to see me)"	Simon West	Patxi Amezcua [eu]	10 June 2022 (2022-06-10)
2	"Te buscan por traición (You are wanted for treason)"	Simon West	Patxi Amezcua	10 June 2022 (2022-06-10)
3	"La rebelión está castigada con la muerte (The punishment for rebellion is death)"	Simon West	Patxi Amezcua	17 June 2022 (2022-06-17)
4	"Las ballenas no nadan en ríos (Whales don't swim in rivers)"	Simon West	Patxi Amezcua	17 June 2022 (2022-06-17)
5	"Os han elegido como capitán (You have been chosen as captain)"	Simon West	Patxi Amezcua	17 June 2022 (2022-06-17)
6	"Son vientos del este (Winds from the east)"	Simon West	Patxi Amezcua	17 June 2022 (2022-06-17)

Production

The project is the result of the collaboration agreement signed by RTVE and the Spanish Ministry of Defence in March 2018.^[5] RTVE and Amazon Prime Video unveiled the project in February 2020. Simon West was announced as director, and MONO Films and KILIMA Media as production companies.^[6]^[7] The screenplay was written by Patxi Amezcua [eu].^[8] Several cast members were disclosed on 22 April 2021.^[3]^[8] The series consists of 6 episodes each with a running time of around 40 minutes,^[9] with a total budget of €20 million.^[10]^[11] Production began filming in Olite, Navarre, on 26 April 2021.^[12] Shooting locations also included the Azkorri [es] beach in Getxo,^[13] Biscay, and the Dominican Republic.^[8] According to Amezcua, the most important historical license in the screenplay was bringing Magellan and Elcano together on the same ship.^[10]

To add autenthicity, Simon West decided that the characters should speak in their own native languages, as opposed to everybody speaking English with an accent. Accordingly, most of the dialogues are in Spanish, but several characters speak in Portuguese, and the series portrays Malayo-Polynesian languages as well.^[14]

Release

Amazon Prime Video scheduled an exclusive premiere in Spain and Latin America for 10 June 2022.^[15]

References

^ ^a ^b "'Sin límites': Rodrigo Santoro y Álvaro Morte harán historia como Magallanes y Elcano para Amazon". Cinemanía. 20minutos.es. 22 April 2021.
^ ^a ^b Morillo, Valentina (22 April 2021). "'Sin límites': Rodrigo Santoro y Álvaro Morte serán Magallanes y Elcano en la serie de Amazon y TVE". El Español.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Álvaro Morte salta a Amazon Prime Video para protagonizar 'Sin límites', la serie de Magallanes y Elcano con RTVE". Vertele!. eldiario.es. 22 April 2021.
^ "Shows A-Z – Boundless on Amazon". The Futon Critic. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
^ Ramachandran, Naman (22 April 2021). "'Westworld' Star Rodrigo Santoro, 'Money Heist's' Alvaro Morte to Star in Amazon, RTVE's 'Boundless'". Variety.com.
^ "RTVE y Amazon anuncian la superproducción de 20 millones 'Sin límites'". Bluper. El Español. 20 February 2020.
^ Ortiz Cortés, Marina (23 February 2020). "5 millones por capítulo y un rodaje internacional con sabor español: descubre 'Sin límites'". Diez Minutos.
^ ^a ^b ^c "'Sin límites', miniserie de RTVE y Amazon, anuncia su reparto a pocos días de comenzar su grabación". Audiovisual451. 22 April 2021.
^ Sánchez Montáñez, Rebeca (5 May 2022). "Tráiler de 'Sin límites' , la miniserie sobre la primera vuelta al mundo de Elcano y Magallanes". Audiovisual451.
^ ^a ^b "'El profesor' protagoniza en Navarra una serie de 20 millones de euros". navarra.com. El Español. 25 April 2021.
^ Herruzo Martínez, Ignacio (20 February 2020). "'Sin Límites': la superproducción que TVE y Amazon preparan de Juan Sebastián Elcano". Diez Minutos.
^ Goenaga, A. (26 April 2021). "La nueva serie sobre Magallanes y Elcano causa furor en Olite". Noticias de Navarra.
^ "Graban en la playa Azkorri de Getxo la serie "Sin límites" sobre la primera vuelta al mundo de Magallanes y Elcano". 20minutos.es. 5 May 2021.
^ Hopewell, John (16 October 2022). "'Boundless': Rodrigo Santoro, Alvaro Morte Lead the Greatest of Seafaring Adventures, Sold by ZDF Studios, RTVE". Variety.com. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
^ Fdez, Juan M. (8 June 2022). "'Sin Límites' podrá verse en todo el mundo gracias al acuerdo entre RTVE, Amazon y la ZDF alemana". Bluper – via El Español.

External links

Boundless at IMDb

[cinemania-1] "'Sin límites': Rodrigo Santoro y Álvaro Morte harán historia como Magallanes y Elcano para Amazon". Cinemanía. 20minutos.es. 22 April 2021.

[elespanol-2] Morillo, Valentina (22 April 2021). "'Sin límites': Rodrigo Santoro y Álvaro Morte serán Magallanes y Elcano en la serie de Amazon y TVE". El Español.

[vertele-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Álvaro Morte salta a Amazon Prime Video para protagonizar 'Sin límites', la serie de Magallanes y Elcano con RTVE". Vertele!. eldiario.es. 22 April 2021.

[TFC-4] "Shows A-Z – Boundless on Amazon". The Futon Critic. Retrieved 4 June 2022.

[variety-5] Ramachandran, Naman (22 April 2021). "'Westworld' Star Rodrigo Santoro, 'Money Heist's' Alvaro Morte to Star in Amazon, RTVE's 'Boundless'". Variety.com.

[6] "RTVE y Amazon anuncian la superproducción de 20 millones 'Sin límites'". Bluper. El Español. 20 February 2020.

[7] Ortiz Cortés, Marina (23 February 2020). "5 millones por capítulo y un rodaje internacional con sabor español: descubre 'Sin límites'". Diez Minutos.

[a451-8] "'Sin límites', miniserie de RTVE y Amazon, anuncia su reparto a pocos días de comenzar su grabación". Audiovisual451. 22 April 2021.

[9] Sánchez Montáñez, Rebeca (5 May 2022). "Tráiler de 'Sin límites' , la miniserie sobre la primera vuelta al mundo de Elcano y Magallanes". Audiovisual451.

[navarra-10] "'El profesor' protagoniza en Navarra una serie de 20 millones de euros". navarra.com. El Español. 25 April 2021.

[11] Herruzo Martínez, Ignacio (20 February 2020). "'Sin Límites': la superproducción que TVE y Amazon preparan de Juan Sebastián Elcano". Diez Minutos.

[12] Goenaga, A. (26 April 2021). "La nueva serie sobre Magallanes y Elcano causa furor en Olite". Noticias de Navarra.

[13] "Graban en la playa Azkorri de Getxo la serie "Sin límites" sobre la primera vuelta al mundo de Magallanes y Elcano". 20minutos.es. 5 May 2021.

[14] Hopewell, John (16 October 2022). "'Boundless': Rodrigo Santoro, Alvaro Morte Lead the Greatest of Seafaring Adventures, Sold by ZDF Studios, RTVE". Variety.com. Retrieved 19 May 2024.

[15] Fdez, Juan M. (8 June 2022). "'Sin Límites' podrá verse en todo el mundo gracias al acuerdo entre RTVE, Amazon y la ZDF alemana". Bluper – via El Español.

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