Hernán (TV series)

Hernán is a Spanish-language historical drama web television series co-produced by Televisión Azteca, Dopamine, and Onza Entertainment that became available for streaming worldwide on Prime Video on 21 November 2019,[1] except in the United States,[1] and it will subsequently premiere on 22 November 2019 on History in Latin America,[1] and later on TV Azteca on 24 November 2019 in Mexico.[1] The first season consists of 8 episodes,[2] and a second season has been confirmed, which will begin filming in January 2020.[2] The series planned its premiere as part of the 500th anniversary of the Fall of Tenochtitlan[2] and revolves around Hernán Cortés (Óscar Jaenada) from his arrival at the Mexican coast until the defeat of the Mexicas.[2]

Hernán
Genre	Historical period drama
Starring	Óscar Jaenada
Country of origin	Spain Mexico
Original language(s)	Spanish Maya Nahuatl
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	8
Production
Production company(s)	Televisión Azteca Onza Entertainment Dopamine
Distributor	A&E Networks International
Release
Original network	Prime Video
Original release	21 November 2019 (2019-11-21)
Chronology
Related shows	Cortés[1]

A+E Networks International agreed to globally distribute the series in November 2019.[3]

Cast

Part of the cast was confirmed on October 15, 2019 by the newspaper El Imparcial.[2]

• Óscar Jaenada as Hernán Cortes
• Dagoberto Gama as Moctezuma Xocoyotzin
• Ishbel Bautista as La Malinche
• Jorge Antonio Guerrero as Xicotencatl
• Mitzi Mabel Cadena as Doña Luisa
• Michel Brown as Pedro de Alvarado
• Víctor Clavijo as Cristóbal de Olid
• Almagro San Miguel as Gonzalo de Sandoval
• Miguel Ángel Amor as Bernal Díaz del Castillo
• Isabel Luna as Mictecacihuatl

Episodes

Season 1 (2019)

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	"Marina"	Norberto López Amado	Curro Royo	21 November 2019 (2019-11-21)
2	"Olid"	Julián de Tavira	María Jaén	21 November 2019 (2019-11-21)
3	"Xicotencatl"	Norberto López Amado	María Jaén & Julián de Tavira	21 November 2019 (2019-11-21)
4	"Bernal"	Norberto López Amado	María Jaén	21 November 2019 (2019-11-21)
5	"Moctezuma"	Norberto López Amado	Curro Royo	21 November 2019 (2019-11-21)
6	"Alvarado"	Julián de Tavira	María Jaén	21 November 2019 (2019-11-21)
7	"Sandoval"	Álvaro Ron	María Jaén & Curro Royo	21 November 2019 (2019-11-21)
8	"Hernán"	Norberto López Amado	Curro Royo & Julián de Tavira	21 November 2019 (2019-11-21)

References

1. Steve, Óscar. "No confundir 'Hernán' con 'Cortés': A 500 años de distancia, las dos series sobre el conquistador convivirán en Prime Video". xataka.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 October 2019.
2. "Serie mexicano-española sobre Hernán Cortés se estrenará en noviembre". El Imparcial (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 October 2019.
3. "A+E Networks International To Distribute 'Hernán' Globally". VideoAge International. November 19, 2019. Retrieved January 28, 2020.