In the Spanish context, a "mega series" isn't just a show with a large budget. It is defined by three key pillars:
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In the winter of 2005, a producer named stood on the set of Hispania: The First Crown , a colossal project meant to rival Rome and The Tudors . The set, a painstaking recreation of a Celtiberian fortress in the hills of Cuenca, stretched across 12 acres. Eight hundred extras in wool tunics, 3,000 hand-forged swords, a script co-written by a Pulitzer-winning novelist. The budget: €40 million. In the Spanish context, a "mega series" isn't
But the cracks were already there.