Rome (TV series)

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Rome
Genre	Historical drama
Created by	John Milius; William J. MacDonald; Bruno Heller;
Starring	Kevin McKidd; Ray Stevenson; Polly Walker; Ciarán Hinds; Kenneth Cranham; Lindsay Duncan; Tobias Menzies; Ronan Vibert; Kerry Condon; Karl Johnson; Indira Varma; David Bamber; Max Pirkis; Lee Boardman; Nicholas Woodeson; Suzanne Bertish; Paul Jesson; James Purefoy; Simon Woods; Lyndsey Marshal; Ian McNeice;
Composer	Jeff Beal
Country of origin	United States; United Kingdom; Italy;
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	22 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Bruno Heller; John Melfi; Anne Thomopoulos; William J. MacDonald; John Milius;
Production locations	Lazio, Italy; Sofia, Bulgaria;
Cinematography	Alik Sakharov, ASC; Martin Kenzie; Marco Pontecorvo;
Running time	44–65 minutes
Original release
Network	HBO (United States); BBC Two (United Kingdom); Rai 2 (Italy);
Release	28 August 2005 –; 25 March 2007
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Rome is an American-British historical drama television series released in 2005–2007 and created by John Milius, William J. MacDonald, and Bruno Heller. The series is set in the 1st century BC, during Ancient Rome's transition from Republic to Empire. The series features a sprawling cast of characters, many based on real figures from historical records, but the lead protagonists are ultimately two soldiers named Lucius Vorenus and Titus Pullo, who find their lives intertwined with key historical events.

An international co-production between the United States, the United Kingdom and Italy, the series was filmed in various locations, but most notably in the Cinecittà studios in Rome, Italy. The show, consisting of two seasons for a total of 22 episodes, aired on HBO, and BBC Two from 28 August 2005 to 25 March 2007, and was later released on DVD and Blu-ray.

Rome received largely positive reviews and had a high number of viewers. It received substantial media attention from the start, becoming a ratings success for HBO and the BBC (although the numbers declined considerably in the second season) and being honoured with numerous awards, including four Emmy Awards, seven Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Visual Effects Society Award. The series ran for two seasons out of the planned five due to high production cost; much of the material for the third and fourth seasons was telescoped into the second season.^[1] Accordingly, the series has been praised for high detail of accuracy and scenery of its daily life, including both its Roman and Egyptian language used in the script.

^ James Hibbard (1 December 2008). "Rome might not be history, series creator says". Reuters. Archived from the original on 1 July 2009. Retrieved 9 May 2009.

[Reuters_2008-12-1] James Hibbard (1 December 2008). "Rome might not be history, series creator says". Reuters. Archived from the original on 1 July 2009. Retrieved 9 May 2009.

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