Os Dez Mandamentos

Os Dez Mandamentos
Promotional poster used to promote the premiere of the telenovela.
GenreEpic
Romance
Created byVivian de Oliveira
Directed byAlexandre Avancini
StarringGuilherme Winter
Giselle Itié
Sergio Marone
Camila Rodrigues
Vera Zimmerman
Denise del Vecchio
Larissa Maciel
Petronio Gontijo
Country of originBrazil
Original languagePortuguese
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes242
Production
Production locationsRio de Janeiro, Brazil
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time40-70 minutes
Original release
NetworkRecordTV
ReleaseMarch 23, 2015 (2015-03-23) –
July 4, 2016 (2016-07-04)
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Os Dez Mandamentos (English: The Ten Commandments) is a Brazilian primetime biblical telenovela produced and broadcast by RecordTV. It premiered on Monday, March 23, 2015, replacing Vitória at 8:30 p.m. (BRT/AMT).[1]

Os Dez Mandamentos is written by Vivian de Oliveira and directed by Alexandre Avancini,[2] the novel features the performances of Brazilian actors, Guilherme Winter, Denise Del Vecchio, Giselle Itié, Sérgio Marone, Camila Rodrigues and Sidney Sampaio in the main roles.

According to Ibope (Brazilian Institute of Public Opinion and Statistics), in the week of September 28—October 4, 2015 it was the fifth most watched program of the Brazilian television (being the second most-watched scripted show), with an average of 6,210,809 viewers per minute, taking into account a projection of 15 metropolitan areas.[3]

A film adaptation, The Ten Commandments: The Movie, was released in 2016.[4]

The plot received three nominations at the Seoul International Drama Awards of 2016 in the categories of best novela, best director and best writer.[5]

The plot was also nominated for the Shorty Awards, the world's largest social network award in the "Television" category.

  1. ^ Gomes, Marta (March 17, 2015). "Tudo pronto para a estreia de "Os Dez Mandamentos"". Notícias do dia (Grupo RIC). Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
  2. ^ "Diretor sobre "Os Dez Mandamentos": "será a mudança de paradigma na TV"". NaTelinha. March 17, 2015. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
  3. ^ Kantar Ibope Media – Ranking Semanal – Painel Nacional de Televisão 28/09 a 04/10/2015
  4. ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (February 2, 2016). "'Kung Fu Panda 3' Kicks Off With $75.7M; 'Ten Commandments' Eyes Brazil Record – Intl B.O. Final". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
  5. ^ "Os Dez Mandamentos recebe três indicações no Seoul International Drama Awards 2016". 10 August 2016.