RTP has just reinforced its streaming bet with the launch of RTP Series, a new area within RTP Play dedicated exclusively to national and international fiction. The free platform in Portugal already offers more than 100 titles organized by gender and categories, including 20 exclusive content, as explained by New in Setúbal (NIS), Lifestyle website and regional actuality. Among them stands out “Normal People,” the multi-premium adaptation of Sally Rooney’s novel, which so far was only available on HBO Max.
A catalog with over 100 titles
According to RTP, the new platform includes Portuguese and international productions, updated every week with new debuts. In addition to “normal People”, are part of the series series such as “delicate situations”, national production, or “Juice”, “Big Mood”, “Daddy Issues”, “What It Feels Like For a Girl”, “Nurses” and “Obitaria”.
The goal is to offer a free alternative to other paid services, while reinforcing the diffusion of national and European production. According to the public station, the news arrives weekly and include both original Portuguese fiction and European productions debut in our country.
The phenomenon of “Normal People”
Among the choices, he wins special, according to NIS, the “Normal People” series. The series, produced by BBC and Hulu, accompanies Connell (Paul Mescal) and Marianne (Daisy Edgar-Jones), two schoolmates in a small Irish town who live a relationship marked by social differences, but also by proximity and emotional intensity.
Connell, popular and coming from a working class family, contrasts with Marianne, belonging to a dysfunctional upper class dysfunctional. The narrative begins in the last year of high school and accompanies the protagonists to college, exploring meetings, departures and reconciliations over time.
With 12 episodes, “Normal People” was one of the most commented productions of 2020, having been named for four Emmy awards this year. Although he has not won, he consolidated Paul Mescal’s career, which would be recognized in films such as “Aftersun” and the “gladiator” sequel.
Free and in Portuguese
The launch of RTP Series represents a clear bet on the democratization of streaming access. The new platform does not imply any cost and is integrated on RTP Play, allowing the viewing in Portuguese and different devices, as clarified a.
According to the station itself, the offer includes diverse content, capable of reaching different audiences, from dramatic productions to comedies or thrillers.
With this strategy, RTP seeks to assert itself as a free alternative to paid platforms, taking advantage of its position of public operator to make quality content available to a broader audience.
On RTP
RTP, as a public media service, has sought to adapt to new forms of audiovisual consumption. In addition to traditional television and radio programming, it has been investing in digital platforms such as RTP PLAY, where it now integrates RTP Series.
The goal is to reinforce free access to diverse content, approaching the habits of new generations and ensuring that national and European production reaches a broader audience.
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