The promise is a real success in Spain and you only have to see their audience data to verify it. The new Bambú Producciones fiction broadcast daily by La 1 de Televisión Española continues to break the mold and, without a doubt, has earned the position that the public channel has given it as the successor to the iconic To serve and protect. And it is that after only three months on the grill The promise It managed to position itself as one of the most watched spaces on public television, reaching screen shares of 12.4%.
Esto means that solo pendante la primera parte de su primera temporada, la nueva serie de TVE ha logrado embelesar a más de 1 million de spectadores que cada tarde se sientan frente al televisor para ver que est lo que sucederá en el palacete en el que transcurre the plot.
Are you one of them? Given the audience data, chances are the answer is yes. So, if you are one of the many fans of this vintage series, keep reading, because since LOS40 we have wanted to enjoy the success of The promise to recommend other period series that I’m sure you’ll like too. Here we leave them for you!
1. Downton Abbey
If you like the promise and you haven’t seen Downton Abbey, It already takes time to go to Netflix, Amazon Prime Video or RTVE Play to enjoy this iconic series. Released in 2010, this British fiction has a total of six seasons and 57 chapters in which the life of the Crawley aristocrats and their servants in the mansion of Downton Abbey. The plot of this series seems simple, however, the writers, directors and actors of Dowton Abbey They managed to make this period series a true icon capable of hooking viewers of all ages.
2. The crown
You might be surprised to see The crown on this list, but the truth is that the Netflix series he’s in tells the story of Queen Elizabeth II of England, it is period fiction and well deserves a place in this article. The crown it shows up so if you haven’t seen it and you like The Promise, be sure you will.
3. Bridgerton
In the same vein as Dowton Abbey although with a much more fantastic story that mixes fairy tale with period soap opera, it is presented Bridgertona Netflix series that currently has 3 seasons capable of winning the hearts of anyone.
4. big hotel
Go back to Spain, if you want The promise you may also like big hotel, another of the titles of Bambú Producciones. This three-season series premiered in 2011 on Antena 3 and tells how in 1905 a young man of modest origins played by Yon González arrives at the Gran Hotel to visit his sister who works there as a factory manager and, learning that she’s been missing for a month, decides to investigate what happened to her…
NOW big hotel It can be seen on Prime Video and Atresplayer.
5. acacia 38
Another period series that marked a before and after on the TVE grid was acacia 38. As The promise This Spanish fiction produced by Boomerang TV was broadcast in the afternoons on La 1 so that the public could enjoy a unique story located at number 38 Acacias Street in Madrid. This series shows the struggle for survival between rich and poor and tells how everyone gets carried away by the most basic feelings such as love, jealousy, revenge and even hatred.
acacia 38 It can now be seen for free on RTVE.es.
6. Isabella
Without a doubt, if there is a Spanish period series par excellence, it is Isabella. This TVE series tells the story of a woman’s struggle since she was daughter until she ended up becoming the one who went down in history as Isabel la Católica.
This fiction, which mixes history with the most primitive passions, is now visible on RTVE.es and Prime Video.
7. The ministry of time
With a much more original format than the previous ones, The ministry of time It’s also a good option to continue with the period series if you like it. The promise. This fiction mixes fantasy and reality telling how, from a very secret ministry of the government, certain agents are able to travel in time to try to solve problems of the past.
The ministry of time It was already a hit when it aired on TVE and now it can be seen on RTVE Play and HBO Max.
8. cable girls
if you don’t know cable girls and you like it The promiseguess you’ll love this Spanish Netflix series. cable girls tells how a group of women try to gain a foothold in a telephone company when they have to face betrayals, heartbreaks and even deal with a system that oppresses them for the simple fact of not being men.
9. Alias Grace
You’ll also love this historical fiction novel if you’re addicted to The Promise. In Alias Gracea series based on the literary work of Margaret Atwood, viewers can see how in the middle of the 19th century a psychiatrist must take up the challenge of assessing the state of mental health of a woman accused of murder… Come on, here the plot does not even let you breathe!
Alias Grace It can currently be viewed on Netflix.
ten. mrs
Finally, we couldn’t forget mrsa series that a few years ago fell in love with the Spanish public. In mrs tells the epic love story between Victoria Márquez and Ángel González, two young people who fall in love in the twenties and who see how belonging to two absolutely different social classes becomes an insurmountable obstacle for them, even leading them to make the decision that Ángel be ordained a priest.
mrs It is now visible on RTVE Play and on Prime Video with FlixOlé.