The Island

The Island

The Island

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The Island

2010- 2011

1 Seasons

26 Episodes

8.3(18 votes)

Ended

Drama

Overview

Based on the best-selling English novel The Island by Victoria Hislop, the series takes place on the island of Spinalonga, off the coast of Crete, and in the village of Plaka which lies within swimming distance across it. The series premiered on 11 October 2010 to record ratings and critical acclaim. It is the most expensive Greek television production ever with a budget of €4 million.

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Production Companies

MEGA TV

Episodes

No episodes found for this season.

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Stelios Mainas

Stelios Mainas

Giorgis Petrakis

Katerina Lehou

Katerina Lehou

Eleni Petraki

Filareti Komninou

Filareti Komninou

Sofia Petraki - Fielding

Youlika Skafida

Youlika Skafida

Maria Petraki

Evgenia Dimitropoulou

Evgenia Dimitropoulou

Anna Petraki / Alexis Fielding

Aimilios Heilakis

Aimilios Heilakis

Manolis Vandoulakis

Alexandros Logothetis

Alexandros Logothetis

Nikos Kiritsis

Olga Damani

Olga Damani

Foteini Angelopoulou (old)

Tasos Nousias

Tasos Nousias

Nikos Papadimitriou

Maria Protopappa

Maria Protopappa

Evgenia Kapetanaki

Creative team

Created by: Ninos Elmatzioglou
Theo Papadoulakis
Written by: Mirella Papaeconomou
Victoria Hislop
Produced by: Ninos Elmatzioglou

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