Los protegidos: El regreso

Los protegidos: El regreso
Official poster
Genre
Based onthe characters by Darío Madrona and Ruth García
Screenplay by
  • Carlos García Miranda
  • Curro Serrano
Directed byJosé María Caro
Starring
Country of originSpain
Original language
  • Spanish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes15
Production
Executive producers
  • Montse García
  • Curro Novallas
  • Jorge Redondo
  • Teddy Villalba
Running time50 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkATRESplayer Premium
Release19 September 2021 (2021-09-19) –
11 January 2026 (2026-01-11)
Related
Los protegidos

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 2026, with three seasons and 15 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]

Cast

Production and release

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 (Lucía), who was replaced by Maggie García.[6]

Produced by Atresmedia Televisión in collaboration with Buendía Estudios and Boomerang TV, 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]

SeriesEpisodesOriginally releasedRef.
First releasedLast released
1419 September 2021 (2021-09-19)19 December 2021 (2021-12-19)[2]
2618 December 2022 (2022-12-18)22 January 2023 (2023-01-22)[9]
3514 December 2025 (2025-12-14)11 January 2026 (2026-01-11)[10]

Episodes

Season 1: The Return (2021)

  1. Start Over (Empezar de Nuevo)
  2. Treason (Traición)
  3. Stronger Together (Juntos somos más fuertes)
  4. Memories (Recuerdos)

Season 2: D.N.A. (2022–23)

  1. The Wedding (La Boda)
  2. Reunions (Reencuentros)
  3. Secret Mission (Misión Secreta)
  4. The Power Room (La Sala de los Poderes)
  5. The Plague (La Plaga)
  6. Just in Time (Justo a Tiempo)

Season 3: A New Power (2025–26)

  1. Episode 1
  2. Episode 2
  3. Episode 3
  4. Episode 4
  5. Episode 5

References

  1. ^ a b c "'Los protegidos: El regreso': Primera imagen del rodaje de la serie y reparto al completo". Diez Minutos. 19 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m González Blanco, Vanesa (7 September 2021). "'Los protegidos: el regreso', cada vez más cerca: Atresplayer Premium fija su preestreno". El Confidencial.
  3. ^ a b Robaina González, Paula (18 April 2021). "Javier Mendo y Gracia Olayo vuelven a interpretar a Borja Ruano y Rosa Ruano en 'Los protegidos. El regreso'". FormulaTV.
  4. ^ "'Los Protegidos. El regreso' presenta a sus protagonistas y sus poderes en su primera promo". FormulaTV. 12 August 2021.
  5. ^ a b Agudo, Jesús (6 September 2021). "'Los Protegidos: El regreso': El primer capítulo ya tiene fecha de estreno". ecartelera.
  6. ^ "'Los Protegidos' ya tienen carteles oficiales para su regreso diez años después". Vertele!. eldiario.es. 23 August 2021.
  7. ^ "'Los Protegidos: El regreso' muestra su primer avance con Ana Fernández de nuevo en la piel de Sandra". Vertele!. eldiario.es. 27 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Atresplayer Premium se desata en 2022: vuelve 'UPA', 4 nuevas series, y renueva 'Veneno' y 'Cardo'". Vertele!. eldiario.es. 13 December 2021.
  9. ^ AV451, Redacción (14 December 2022). "'Los Protegidos A.D.N.' – estreno 18 de diciembre en ATRESplayer Premium". Audiovisual451 (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 September 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ Prensa, Redacción (11 December 2025). "atresplayer estrena este domingo 14 de diciembre 'Los protegidos: Un nuevo poder'". atresmedia (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 January 2026.