International ratings hit "Rome" starts on RTL
Starting in July, RTL II will be the first German-language free-to-air network to air the spectacular 12-part series «Rome.» With a budget of over $100 million, 3,000 extras, and the largest film set ever built, it is the most expensive production to date by the American TV giant HBO.
From July, RTL II will be the first German-language free TV channel to show the spectacular twelve-part series "Rome". With over 100 million dollars, 3,000 extras and the largest film set ever built, it is the most expensive production of the American series giant HBO to date.
Even the sober Frankfurter Allgemeine went into raptures: "Rome is one of the great television experiments of these days." The series by Bond director Michael Apted ("The World Is Not Enough") immerses viewers in ancient Rome at the time of Caesar in a visually stunning, detailed and, above all, authentic way. The series is not another sandal ham, but shows Rome as it has never been seen before: as a crowded, noisy, vibrant place where great wealth existed alongside abject poverty. HBO produced the mini-series together with the BBC, RAI and EOS Entertainment - with great success: in England, "Rome" delivered one of the best results in the broadcaster's history with a 27% market share at prime time, and it also achieved a top result in the USA. Only the Italians spurned the classy TV fare, where "Rome" achieved a market share of just 10 percent.
Even the sober Frankfurter Allgemeine went into raptures: "Rome is one of the great television experiments of these days." The series by Bond director Michael Apted ("The World Is Not Enough") immerses viewers in ancient Rome at the time of Caesar in a visually stunning, detailed and, above all, authentic way. The series is not another sandal ham, but shows Rome as it has never been seen before: as a crowded, noisy, vibrant place where great wealth existed alongside abject poverty. HBO produced the mini-series together with the BBC, RAI and EOS Entertainment - with great success: in England, "Rome" delivered one of the best results in the broadcaster's history with a 27% market share at prime time, and it also achieved a top result in the USA. Only the Italians spurned the classy TV fare, where "Rome" achieved a market share of just 10 percent.
