Merlí (TV series)
| Merlí | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy-drama |
| Created by | Héctor Lozano and Eduard Cortés |
| Starring |
Francesc Orella Pere Ponce Pau Durà Mar del Hoyo David Solans Candela Antón Albert Baró Pau Poch Carlos Cuevas Elisabet Casanovas Anna M. Barbany Marta Marco Victòria Pagès Asunción Balaguer |
| Opening theme | By Xavi Capellas |
| Ending theme | By Xavi Capellas |
| Country of origin | Spain |
| Original language(s) | Catalan |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Televisió de Catalunya |
| Location(s) | Barcelona |
| Release | |
| Original release | 14 September 2015 |
| External links | |
| Website | www |
Merlí is a Spanish television series produced by Catalan channel TV3 about a philosophy teacher of the same name, who encourages students to think freely using some unorthodox methods, dividing the opinions of the class, teachers and families.
With some influence from films like Dead Poets Society, in Merlí, the director attempts to bring philosophy closer to everyone. Each episode includes the approaches of a great thinker or school, such as Peripatetics, Nietzsche or Schopenhauer, linking their teachings with the events and the characters. The theme song is a version of Flight of the Bumblebee.
The series, created and written by Hector Lozano and directed by Eduard Cortés, premiered on TV3 on September 14, 2015 in prime time and reached a share of 17.7% with 566,000 viewers. In total the series consists of two seasons of 13 episodes each. Every episode is named after a different philosopher.
The first season was dubbed into Spanish by the company Atresmedia, and broadcast on the television channel La Sexta from April to June 2016. The second season of the series premiered on TV3 on September 19, 2016 and ended on December 12, 2016. In November 2016, the American company Netflix bought the first season of the series in Spanish to broadcast in Latin America and the United States.
The series has been renewed for a third and final season, which is set to premiere on September 18, 2017.
The main character of the series is Merlí Bergeron, an unemployed Philosophy teacher who after being evicted from his apartment is forced to live with his mother. He also will have to take care of his son Bruno, who until then was living with his mother, Merlí's ex-wife. After Bruno arrives, Merlí is hired in Àngel Guimerà High School. There, with his unpredictable and unorthodox methods, Merlí will make the students think and express their opinions, and also will help them with his problems, even in a censurable way. He will not only explain about Socrates, Schopenhauer, Hume or Nietzsche, but also will apply their ideas and teachings to solve the problems he finds.
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