“Leonor, Marquesa de Alorna” is a six-episode series, produced by Ukbar Filmes for RTP and based on the biographical novel by Maria João Lopo de Carvalho, about Leonor de Almeida Portugal (1750-1839), writer, educator and translator, whose poetic work was only published posthumously.

The series will arrive on public television in November, and only then will it be shown on Netflix, which supported the production, said Pandora da Cunha Telles.

Series scenario

“From the convent of Lisbon to the extravagant court of Vienna, we will unveil the secret stories of a fearless Marchioness that led to the awakening of a woman: first loves, first betrayals, the birth of children, first losses,” reads the synopsis.

Cast and technical team

The direction is by Tiago Alvarez Marques, and the script is by Pandora da Cunha Telles, Mário Cunha, Cláudia Clemente and Rafael do Carmo Afonso.

In addition to Sara Matos, in the role of Leonor de Almeida Portugal, the cast includes Sandra Faleiro, Cristóvão Campos, Albano Jerónimo, Joana Solnado, Rita Rocha Silva, Soraia Chaves, Miguel Borges, among others.

The series was presented this month at the audiovisual market, in parallel with the Berlin Film Festival, as part of the “Series in Series” initiative, which anticipates RTP's new productions for 2026.

In 2023, when the series project was presented at the Iberseries co-production forum in Spain, producer Pablo Iraola, from Ukbar Filmes, stated to Variety magazine that it was important to tell the story of the Marchioness of Alorna because “it raises a reflection on the place of women in society, not only in the past, but also in the present.”