Madre Paula (TV series)

Madre Paula
Genre	Romantic drama Period drama
Based on	Madre Paula by Patrícia Müller
Directed by	Tiago Alvarez Marques Rita Nunes
Starring	Joana Ribeiro Paulo Pires
Country of origin	Portugal
Original language	Portuguese
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13
Production
Production company	Vende-se Filmes
Original release
Network	RTP1
Release	5 July (2017-07-05) – 27 September 2017 (2017-09-27)

Madre Paula is a Portuguese drama television series adapting the novel of the same name by Patrícia Müller which stars Joana Ribeiro and Paulo Pires. It originally aired on RTP1 in 2017.

Premise

Set in the 18th century, the fiction tracks the 13-year long passionate love story between John V, the Magnanimous and Paula de Odivelas, a nun.^[1]

Cast

• Paulo Pires as D. João V.^[1]
• Joana Ribeiro as Madre Paula.^[1]
• Sandra Faleiro as Rainha Maria Ana.^[2]
• Miguel Nunes as Infante Francisco.^[1]

Production and release

Produced by Vende-se Filmes,^[1] the series consists of an adaptation of the novel Madre Paula by Patrícia Müller.^[3] The episodes were directed by Tiago Alvarez Marques and Rita Nunes [pt].^[3] Aired on RTP1, the broadcasting run of the 13-episode series spanned from 5 July 2017 to 27 September 2017.^[4][5]

Series	Episodes		Originally aired
			First aired	Last aired	Network
1	13		5 July 2017 (2017-07-05)	27 September 2017 (2017-09-27)	RTP1

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
2018	7th Sophia Awards	Best Series		Won	[6]

References

1. "'Madre Paula': Amores proibidos na RTP1". Visao. SAPO. 5 July 2017.
2. Soldado, David (11 April 2017). "Sandra Faleiro estreia-se nas séries de época: "É uma outra linguagem"". Atelevisao.
3. "Série portuguesa "Madre Paula" chega à HBO Portugal". SAPO. 3 September 2020.
4. "Maria Leite e Joana Ribeiro no jogo do "Já? Ou Nunca?"". GQ. 21 August 2017.
5. Moreira, Joana (29 September 2017). "Atores de Madre Paula Falam Sobre os Momentos Mais Caricatos da Série". Elle.
6. "Prémios Sophia 2018: "São Jorge" foi o grande vencedor do cinema português". Nit. 26 March 2018.