Los protegidos: El regreso is a Spanish fantasy television series that began airing on Atresplayer Premium in September 2021. It consists of a continuation of Los protegidos, set about a decade later than the events dealt with in the original series.
The series was broadcast from 2021 to 2023, with two seasons and 10 episodes.
Premise
Set a decade after the events that brought Los protegidos to a happy closure, the 'Castillo Rey' family—a group of initially unrelated people empowered with supernatural abilities—teams up again to deal with a new threat.[1]
The series consists of a continuation of the series Los protegidos,[5] which aired on Antena 3 from 2010 to 2012. None of the two creators of the original series (Darío Madrona and Ruth García) were involved in the revival.[5] The production secured the return of the main original cast members, with the exception of Priscilla Delgado [es] (Lucía), who was replaced by Maggie García.[6]
Produced by Atresmedia Televisión in collaboration with Buendía Estudios [es] and Boomerang TV [es], Montse García, Curro Novallas, Jorge Redondo and Teddy Villalba were credited as executive producers.[1] Consisting of 4 episodes, the series was directed by José María Caro and written by Carlos García Miranda and Curro Serrano.[1] Shooting began in April 2021.[7]
Atresmedia scheduled the release of the first episode for 19 September 2021.[2]
In December 2021, Atresmedia reported the renovation of the series for a second season.[8]
