Heirs to the Land

Heirs to the Land
Spanish	Los herederos de la tierra
Genre	Historical drama
Based on	Los herederos de la tierra by Ildefonso Falcones
Written by	Rodolf Sirera [es], Macu Tejera Osuna, Sergio Barrejon, Miriam García, Jordi Frades [es], Antonio Onetti [es]
Directed by	Jordi Frades [es]
Starring	Yon González Elena Rivera Rodolfo Sancho Michelle Jenner María Rodríguez Pere Arquillué Manel Sans Mercedes León Natalia Sánchez
Music by	Federico Jusid
Country of origin	Spain
Original language	Spanish
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	8
Production
Executive producers	Atresmedia Televisión Televisió de Catalunya
Production location	Catalonia
Cinematography	Teo Delgado
Editor	Frank Gutiérrez
Running time	50 minutes
Production company	Diagonal TV [es]
Original release
Network	Netflix
Release	15 April 2022 (2022-04-15)
Related
Cathedral of the Sea

Heirs to the Land (Spanish: Los herederos de la tierra) is a 2022 Spanish television series based on the novel of the same name by Ildefonso Falcones. Set in 14th-century Barcelona, it is a sequel to Cathedral of the Sea. The series premiered on Netflix on 15 April 2022, to be followed by a run on Atresmedia and Televisió de Catalunya.

Premise

Set in 14th-century Barcelona, the plot follows the story of Hugo Llor, a 12 year-old-boy who dreams of becoming a ship builder. His life is not easy and he is forced soon to part away from his family, but he gains the support and protection of a respected old man: Arnau Estanyol, the main character of Cathedral of the Sea.[1]

Cast

• Yon González as Hugo Llor.[2][3]
  • David Solans as Hugo Llor (young).[2][3]
• Marta Belaustegui [es; ca] as Antonina, Hugo's mother.
• Bruna Cusí as Arsenda/Beatriz, Hugo's sister and future abbess of Bonrepòs Monastery [es; ca].[3]
• María Rodríguez Soto as Regina Vilanova, Jew converted to Christianity and Hugo's first wife.[3]
• Elena Rivera as Caterina Llor, former Russian slave and Hugo's second wife.[3]
• Aria Bedmar as Mercè, Hugo's adopted daughter and Arsenda's birth daughter.[4]
  • Ana García as Mercè (child).

• Mercedes León as Barcha, Hugo's Moor housekeeper slave.[3]
• Biel Montoro [ca] as Pedro, Hugo's employee in the tavern.
• Pere Brasó [es] as glovemaker, Antonina's employer.
• Joan Carles Bestard as cooper of Sitges, Antonina's second husband.
• Rodolfo Sancho as Bernat Estanyol, corsair.[3]
  • Arturo Sancho as Bernat Estanyol (young).
• Michelle Jenner as Mar Estanyol, Bernat's mother.[3]
• Aitor Luna as Arnau Estanyol, Bernat's father and former Consul of the Sea.[3]
• Jesús Carroza as Guerao, Bernat's right-hand man.
• Natalia Sánchez as Marta Destorrent, Bernat's second wife.[3]
• Pedro Casablanc as Galcerán Destorrent, Marta's father.[3]
• Críspulo Cabezas [es; ca] as Genís Puig, Count of Navarcles.[3]
• Anna Moliner [es; ca] as Margarida Puig, Genís's sister.
• Pere Arquillué [ca] as Roger Puig, Genís's nephew.[3]
• Clàudia Cos [ca] as Roger's wife.
• Claudia Longarte as Roger's sister.
• Manel Sans as Mateo, captain of the Puig's guards.[3]
• Joan Bentallé [es; ca] as Tomeu, guard in the Puig's household.
• Fermí Herrero as Esteve, majordomo in the Puig's household.
• Nancho Novo as Jucef Crescas, Jewish money changer and Arnau's longtime friend.[3]
• Clara Segura as Astruga, Jewish doctor and Jucef's wife.[3]
• Gabriela Andrada as Dolça Crescas, Jucef's daughter, Regina's friend and Hugo's lover.[3]
• Abel Folk [es; ca] as Mahir, Jewish vineyard master and Astruga's brother.[3]
• Fermí Reixach [es; ca] as old Saúl, Astruga's father and Dolça and Saul's grandfather.
• Arnau Alsina Coll [ca] as Saul, Dolça's first cousin and bethroted.
• Màrius Hernández [ca] as Mosé Vives, Jewish doctor and Regina's first husband.
• Laia Fontàn [es; ca] as friend of Dolça.
• Pol López [ca] as Perro Calvo, thief and pogrom instigator.[3]
• Fernando Albizu, master shipbuilder.[3]
• Ettore Colombo as Domenico, Genoese prisoner working in the dockyard.
• Jordi Aguilar as Cesc, a former bastaix [es; ca].
• Marta Rodrigo as Eulalia, Hugo's bethroted.
• Sergio Caballero [ca] as Jofré, tavern keeper and Eulalia's father.
• Míriam Alamany as Valença, Eulalia's mother.
• Jordi Banacolocha [ca] as Father Pau, a priest at Santa Maria del Mar.
• Rosana Pastor as abbess of Jonqueres Monastery.[3]
• Mariona Perrier as Madre Juana, a nun at Jonqueres Monastery.
• Maite Gil [es] as Teresa, a nun.
• Sergi Mateu [es; ca] as Bishop.
• Oscar Foronda as Official of the bishop.
• Lolo Herrero as King Juan de Aragón.
• Manuel Gancedo as King Martin de Aragón, Juan's brother.
• Clara Oliver as Margaret of Prades, second wife of King Martin.
• David Vert as King Alfonso V de Aragón, Martin's grandnephew.
• Laura Conejero as Maria of Castile, wife of King Alfonso.
• José Luis Cartes as steward of Maria of Castile.
• Babou Cham [es; ca] as Omar, a freed slave.
• Pedro Moya as slave trader.
• Nora Sala-Patau as Helena, a Greek slave.
• Mariano Nguema as Caterina's Moor slave.
• Kwame Ondo as herbalist's Moor slave.
• Ferran Herrera as Lord of Rocafort.
• Txema Lorente [ca] as royal doctor.
• Edgar Moreno as Officer in Constantinople.
• Jordi Planas as veguer.
• Francesc Galceran as bailif.
• Gal Soler as wedding notary.
• Daniel Aguilar as party boy.
• Lluís Marco as Hugo's and Mercè's lawyer.
• Christian Caner as Mateu.

Production and release

The Tamarit Beach was a shooting location.

Heirs to the Land is based on the novel Los herederos de la tierra [es] by Ildefonso Falcones, published by Grijalbo in 2016.[5] A sequel to Cathedral of the Sea, Heirs to the Land is directed by Jordi Frades [es], who also was the director of the former series.[5][6] Produced by Diagonal TV [es], shooting began in Barcelona in November 2020.[7][8] Shooting locations also included the Castle of Hostalric [es], province of Girona,[9] as well as the Tamarit Beach in the province of Tarragona.[10] The series was set for a exclusive release on Netflix for a 12-month initial streaming window, followed by a 3-month window on Atresmedia and Televisió de Catalunya.[11]

The series premiered on Netflix on 15 April 2022.[12]

No.	Title	Directed by	Original release date
1	"Destino"	Jordi Frades [es]	15 April 2022 (2022-04-15)
2	"Penitencia"	Jordi Frades	15 April 2022 (2022-04-15)
3	"Talión"	Jordi Frades	15 April 2022 (2022-04-15)
4	"Herida"	Jordi Frades	15 April 2022 (2022-04-15)
5	"Esclavos"	Jordi Frades	15 April 2022 (2022-04-15)
6	"Beatriz"	Jordi Frades	15 April 2022 (2022-04-15)
7	"Veneno"	Jordi Frades	15 April 2022 (2022-04-15)
8	"Redención"	Jordi Frades	15 April 2022 (2022-04-15)

External links

• Heirs to the Land at IMDb

References

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5. "Yon González y Elena Rivera son 'Los herederos de la tierra', secuela de 'La catedral del mar' de Atresmedia y Netflix". Vertele!. eldiario.es. 19 October 2020.
6. "Rodolfo Sancho, lesionado en el rodaje de 'Los herederos de la tierra'". El Día. 24 February 2021.
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8. "Se buscan 500 extras en Girona para el rodaje de una popular serie de Netflix". La Vanguardia. 9 December 2020.
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