Deus Salve o Rei

Deus Salve o Rei (English: God Save the King) is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by TV Globo. It premiered on 9 January 2018, replacing Pega Pega, and ended on 30 July 2018. Created by Daniel Adjafre, it has artistic direction by Fabrício Mamberti, with the intention to capitalize on the success of Game of Thrones.
It stars Marina Ruy Barbosa, Bruna Marquezine, Rômulo Estrela, Ricardo Pereira, Johnny Massaro, Caio Blat, José Fidalgo, Tatá Werneck, and Special Participations Rosamaria Murtinho, Marco Nanini.
Production
Casting
Agatha Moreira had been chosen as Amália's interpreter but was replaced by Marina Ruy Barbosa after TV Globo reassigned actors scaled initially to O Sétimo Guardião by Aguinaldo Silva, which was later cancelled after controversy over plagiarism.
Renato Góes was initially cast as Afonso, but left during the production stage and was replaced by Rômulo Estrela.
Set design
Originally planned that part of the cast would be sent to Europe to begin principal photography, the Globo management judged that, with the inflated high value of the euro, together with all the expenses that come with it in all the sectors in Brazil, it would exceed the estimated budget. Only the recording and effects team was sent out of the country to capture aerial scenes of the woods and mountains to be superimposed on scenes recorded in the Projac studios in Brazil. In March 2017, the recording crew traveled to Spain, Scotland and Iceland to capture the external scenes, as in ancient castles and historically preserved villages. The scenographic city was set up in the Globo Studios, in Rio de Janeiro, with a total of 1,8 thousand square meters. Scenes that were supposed to look external were actually filmed by chroma keying the images taken in Europe were digitally added, including forests, villages and pastures.
Plot
The medieval plot presents the fictional kingdoms of Montemor and Artena. The kingdoms have an agreement to supply water, which is scarce in Montemor but is abundant in Artena. In return, Montemor supplies ore to Artena. This agreement lasts until the death of the queen of Montemor, Crisélia (Rosamaria Murtinho), that will shake the peace between the kingdoms. Afonso (Rômulo Estrela) is the crown prince of Montemor and, from childhood, was raised to assume the throne; honoured and fair, he is the opposite of his younger brother—the irresponsible and inconsequential Rodolfo (Johnny Massaro), who only thinks about stewardship. After falling in love with a plebeian from Artena named Amália (Marina Ruy Barbosa), Afonso abdicates the throne, giving it to his unprepared brother. This makes relations with the neighbouring kingdom even more fragile. This will open the opportunity for Catarina (Bruna Marquezine) to expand her ambitious plans in Montemor. She is the spoiled and ambitious princess and daughter of the wise and benevolent King Augusto (Marco Nanini), of Artena.
Cast
Main
Marina Ruy Barbosa as Amália Giordano
Rômulo Estrela as Afonso de Monferrato, King of Montemor
Bruna Marquezine as Catarina de Lurton, Queen of Artena and Montemor
Johnny Massaro as Rodolfo de Monferrato, King of Alcaluz and Prince of Montemor
Tatá Werneck as Lucrécia de Vilarosso, Princess of Alcaluz
Ricardo Pereira as Virgílio Salazar
Marco Nanini as Augusto de Lurton, King of Artena
Caio Blat as Cássio
Alexandre Borges as Otávio de Cáseres, King of Lastrilha
Fernanda Nobre as Diana de Semineli
Bia Arantes as Brice
Marina Moschen as Selena de Cáseres
Vinícius Redd as Thiago Giordano
Débora Olivieri as Constância Giordano
Giulio Lopes as Martinho Giordano
Marcello Airoldi as Romero
Giovanni Di Lorenzi as Ulisses
Leandro Daniel as Petrônio
Daniel Warren as Orlando
Monique Alfradique as Glória
Betty Gofman as Nalanda (Naná)
Marcos Oliveira as Heráclito de Fernandes, Count of Alcaluz
Mel Maia as Agnes
João Vithor Oliveira as Saulo
Rafael Primot as Osiel
Carolina Ferman as Lucíola Tretino
Tobias Carrieres as Levi
Tarcísio Filho as Demétrio
Dayse Pozato as Betânia
Maria Manoella as Mirtes
Aramis Trindade as Olegário
Pascoal da Conceição as Lupércio
Cristiana Pompeo as Matilda
Walter Breda as Enoque
Rafa Vachaud as Eustáquio
Isadora Ferrite as Brumela
Júlia Guerra as Latrine
Liéser Touma as Timóteo
Ancelmo Gonçalves as Oráculo
Guest cast
Rosamaria Murtinho as Crisélia De Monferrato, Queen of Montemor
José Fidalgo as Constantino De Artanza, Duke of Vicenza
Vinicius Calderoni as Istvan, Marquess of Córdona
Paula Fernandes as Rosana
Renata Dominguez as Belisa
Caco Ciocler as Hermes
Junior Prata as Fúlvio Brancatti
André Segatti as Henri
Ilya São Paulo as Nadja
Rosa Marya Colin as Mandingueira
Joana Borges as Tila
Rita Elmôr as Larissa
Ricardo Blat as Issandro
André Segatti as Eloy
Naruna Costa as Samara
Ana Paula Botelho as Muriel
Gabriel Palhares as Tácitus
Anne Berg as Lurdes
Cláudio Garcia as Helvio
Fifo Benicasa as Tirso
Samuel Vieira as Josafá
Márcia Manfredini as Rebecca
Marcelo Müller as Julião
Priscila Castello Branco as Theodora
Ricardo Lyra Jr as Hugo
Jack Berraquero as Valentim
Antônio Barboza as Simão
Adriana Bellonga as Domingas
Camille Leite as Geórgia
Joana Borges as Tila
Jaedson Bahia as Delano
Soundtrack
Deus Salve o Rei — Música Original de Alexandre de Faria was released on 4 May 2018 by Som Livre.
Ratings
References
External links
TV Globo telenovelas
2018 Brazilian television series debuts
2018 Brazilian television series endings
2018 telenovelas
Brazilian LGBT-related television shows
Portuguese-language telenovelas
Television series set in the Middle Ages