| Rei Davi | |
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| Genre | |
| Written by | Vivian de Oliveira |
| Directed by | Edson Spinello |
| Starring |
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| Country of origin | Brazil |
| Original language | Portuguese |
| No. of episodes | 30 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 50 min. |
| Original release | |
| Network | RecordTV |
| Release | January 24 – May 3, 2012 |
Rei Davi (English: King David) [1] is a Brazilian miniseries produced and broadcast by RecordTV. It premiered on January 12, 2012, and ended on May 3, 2012. [2] The series is based on the Books of Samuel and a part of I Kings.
The plot is based on I Samuel and II Samuel. It shows the life of David, a shepherd son of Jesse, who will become the most important king of Israel. After he wins several battles, including slaying the giant Goliath, king Saul marries him to Saul's younger daughter Michal, but she is always envious of David's other wives because of her infertility. King Saul, his main enemy, wants to kill him, but is slain in battle alongside his oldest son Jonathan, David's closest friend. David assumes the throne of Judah, ruling the land that belongs to his tribe, but even so he will have enemies: Saul's younger son Etbaal takes over the throne of Israel. After the death of Etbaal, David becomes the king of Israel and makes the city of Jerusalem the capital of his, now united, kingdom.
| Actor | Character |
|---|---|
| Leonardo Brício | David [3] |
| Renata Dominguez | Bate-Seba [4] |
| Maria Ribeiro | Michal [3] [5] |
| Iran Malfitano | Abner [5] |
| Camila Rodrigues | Merab [5] [6] |
| Gracindo Júnior | Saul [5] |
| Angela Leal | Edna [7] |
| Marly Bueno | Ahinoam [5] |
| Paulo Figueiredo | Ahitophel [7] [8] |
| Roger Gobeth | Amnon [9] |
| Léo Rosa | Absalom [7] [9] |
| Bianca Castanho | Selima [7] |
| Thierry Figueira | Ziba [10] |
| Rodrigo Phavanello | Eliabe [11] |
| João Vitti | Joabe [12] |
| Cláudio Fontana | Jônatas [5] |
| Roberta Gualda | Tirsa [13] |
| Raquel Nunes | Rispai [14] |
| Gabriel Gracindo | Husai [7] |
| Alexandre Barillari | Urias [7] [15] [16] |
| Raymundo de Souza | Agague [17] |
| Vitor Hugo | Mephiboshet [18] |
| Leandro Léo | Davi (young) [19] |
| Clemente Viscaíno | Jessé [7] |
| André Segatti | Paltiel (Palti) [7] |
| Thelmo Fernandes | Profeta Natã [20] [21] |
| Caetano O'Maihlan | Baaná |
| Cibele Larrama | Allat [22] [23] |
| Júlia Fajardo | Tamar [7] [9] |
| Rômulo Estrela | Adriel [6] |
| Amanda Diniz | Merabe (young) |
| Roney Villela | Doegue [24] |
| Daniel Andrade | Esbaal [5] |
| Isaac Bardavid | Samuel [25] [26] |
| Yunes Chamil | Aimeleque [27] |
| Oberdan Júnior | Josias [7] |
| Daniel Ávila | Jonadabe |
| Eduardo Semerjian | Eliã [7] |
| Élder Gatelly | Sacerdote Abiatar [28] |
| Daniel Bouzas | Itai [29] |
| Janaína Ávila | Abigail [30] |
| Bernardo Segreto | Joabe (young) |
| Felipe Kannenberg | Aquis [31] |
| Cacau Mello | Raquel [32] |
| Eline Porto | Mical (young) |
| Thaís Vaz | Maaca [33] |
The series had scenes filmed in stockshot in the Desert of Chile and in cities of Canada, like Cache Creek and Kamloops. [34] There were scenes in Rio Grande and in other cities outside of São Paulo, like Diamantina, in Minas Gerais.
Some actors had to learn Hebrew and how to make bread, besides customs of the time of the Bible and tactics of war. The series cost R$25,000,000.
The series was broadcast on Tuesdays and Thursday from January 24, 2012 to May 3, 2012. It was rerun from October 22, 2012 to December 17, 2012 and again from November 16, 2015 to January 18, 2016. [35]
In the United States it aired on MundoMax in 2013. [36] It also aired on Univision from December 11, 2017 to January 12, 2018 at 8pm/7c. [37]