| Genre: | Adventure Historical drama |
| Screenplay: | Alberto Guntín Xosé Morais Víctor Sierra |
| Director: | Miguel Alcantud Miguel Conde Óscar Pedraza |
| Starring: | Antonio Velázquez Javier Rey |
| Country: | Spain |
| Language: | Spanish |
| Network: | La 1 TVG |
| Num Seasons: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 8 |
| Runtime: | 70 min (approx.) |
| Company: | RTVE |
El final del camino is an adventure television series set in 11th-and 12th-century Iberia, with the construction of the Santiago de Compostela Cathedral as backdrop. It aired in 2017 on La 1 and TVG.
The fiction takes place between 1075 and 1120.[1] It follows the mishaps of the three Catoira brothers, one of which (Pedro) is abducted by Muslims during a raid (aceifa) when he was a child.[2] The other two (Gonzalo and Esteban) seek refuge in Santiago de Compostela where they are raised under the protection of Bishop Diego Peláez at the time of the construction of the Santiago de Compostela Cathedral.
El final del camino was produced by RTVE and Voz Audiovisual.[5] The screenplay was authored by Alberto Guntín, Xosé Morais and Víctor Sierra whereas the episodes were directed by Miguel Alcantud, Miguel Conde and Óscar Pedraza.[6] Filming took place in Galicia, both for the Galician settings as well as for those settings in Toledo, Seville and Northern Africa.[7] Shooting locations included a large set in Silleda, the forest of Saidres (Silleda), Escuadro, the pazo of Donfreán (Lalín), the brañas of Xextoso (Silleda), Patanín (A Estrada), the river beach of Cira (Silleda), and the in Ferrol.[8]
It consisted of 8 episodes with a running time of about 70 minutes. The first episode premiered on La 1 in prime time on 11 January 2017.[9] [10] The broadcasting run ended on 1 March 2017 with a 8.4% average audience share.[11]