‘Boundless’ — An Epic Spanish-Language Project for Amazon
Boundless is a Spanish-language project for Amazon, comprised of a feature film and a 3-part limited series. The film and series star Money Heist’s Álvaro Morte and Westworld’s Rodrigo Santoro in the lead roles, telling the story of Spanish explorers Juan Sebastián Elcano and Ferdinand Magellan, the first people to circumnavigate the world over 500 years ago.
Directed by Simon West, the project is set to stream on Amazon Prime and Spanish broadcaster RTVE sometime next year.
Boundless is produced by Fulwell 73’s Leo Pearlman and Heather Greenwood, and Elcano’s Miguel Menéndez de Zubillaga. Patrick Fischer and Richard Kondal of Fulwell 73, along with Dasha Sherman and Menelaos Pampoukidis of Koala FX, serve as co-producers. The project was created in collaboration with Spanish production company Elcano, with additional partners including ETB, Canal Sur, and Gazprom-Media KIT Group.
“Boundless is a timeless, epic tale of adventure and discovery about the first-ever journey around the world through the eyes of these two incredible explorers, Juan Sebastián Elcano and Ferdinand Magellan,” said Greenwood. “We’ve found a perfect partner in producer Miguel Menéndez de Zubillaga to bring this truly epic story to life, both as a feature film and a TV series, working with an incredible cast and crew led by director Simon West. Boundless promises big action, beautiful locations, and unforgettable storytelling, and we can’t wait to bring this high-quality drama onto the big and small screens — a story we believe will grip audiences across the world.”
The cast also includes Sergio Peris-Mencheta (Captain Cartagena), Adrián Lastra (Captain Mendoza), Carlos Cuevas (Martino), Pepón Nieto (Father Bartolomé), Raúl Tejón (Gómez de Espinosa), Gonçalo Diniz (Duarte Barrosa), Manuel Morón (Cardenal Fonseca), and Bárbara Goenaga (Beatriz).
Led by the Portuguese Fernando de Magallanes, 239 sailors set sail from Sanlúcar de Barrameda (Cádiz, Spain) on 20 August 1519. Three years later, only 18 sailors returned — severely weakened by starvation — aboard the single ship that withstood the journey, captained by the Spanish sailor Juan Sebastián Elcano. They had traveled 14,460 leagues westward, completing the circumnavigation of the world — an almost impossible mission that sought to find a new route to the “islands of spices” and ultimately changed human history by proving that the Earth is round. This achievement forever transformed trade, economy, astronomy, and geographic knowledge, and is considered one of the greatest accomplishments in human history.
