About this season
The tale is set in 18th century France. A story, full of ambition, intrigue, hatred, love, and vengeance, that tells us how Edmundo Dantès, a young seaman who is soon to wed his beloved Mercédès, is falsely accused of treason and imprisoned in the Castillo de If. There, he meets Abbé Farias, an old prisoner who teaches him mathematics, science, languages and a vast collection of knowledge, and ultimately reveals to him the secret of a fabulous treasure hidden on the island of Monte Cristo. Upon escaping the prison, Dantès recovers the treasure, and transforms himself into the Count of Monte Cristo in order to exact his revenge upon those who have wronged him.
Episodes (7)
1. Episode 1
Aired 1 January 2002 • 240 min
Edmundo Dantès returns to Marseilles after a long voyage aboard the Pharaon and reunites with his father and his sweetheart, Mercédès Herrera. Jealous of his recent promotion and his engagement to Mercédès, Danglars and Fernand Mondego forge a letter accusing Dantès of Bonapartist sympathies, leading to Dantès' imprisonment in the Castillo de If.
2. Episode 2
Aired 8 January 2002 • 240 min
Dantès learns of the treasure hidden on the isle of Monte Cristo and escapes from the Castillo de If.
3. Episode 3
Aired 15 January 2002 • 240 min
14 years after his arrest, Dantès briefly returns to Marseilles to pay a debt. After bidding farewell to his old life, he begins his transformation into the Count of Monte Cristo, assembling his plans for vengeance upon the conspirators.
4. Episode 4
Aired 22 January 2002 • 240 min
Years have passed and the mysterious Count of Monte Cristo arrives in France with a young woman named Haydée, and becomes involved in the engagements, contracts, and schemes of Parisian socialites and nobles. We begin to follow the lives of Albert de Morcerf, Eugénia Danglars, Franz d'épinay, Valentina de Villefort, and Maximiliano Morrel and their interconnected tribulations.
5. Episode 5
Aired 29 January 2002 • 230 min
The Crown Prosecutor begins investigating the Count; meanwhile, the Count's schemes lead to the elimination of his first target.
6. Episode 6
Aired 5 February 2002 • 160 min
The Count of Morcerf is publicly disgraced, leading to a fateful confrontation between his son, Albert, and the Count of Monte Cristo
7. Episode 7
Aired 12 February 2002 • 145 min
The Count's plan reaches fruition with the fall of his remaining two enemies. Now all that remains is to arrange the final pieces on the board and finish the game.