Maestro: How much does each episode of Christoforos Papakaliati’s new series cost?   

One of the most expensive series on Greek television

The return of Christoforos Papakaliatis to television with his new series “Maestro” on MEGA monopolizes the discussion of the Greek social media, since there was chaos on Twitter at its premiere last Thursday. 

However, one of the points that stood out to the viewers is the high-level production of the series, both in terms of its size and its technical and aesthetic level. After all, her photo offered many beautiful shots from Paxos, where it was filmed. It is no coincidence that Netflix has made an effort to include Maestro in its catalog. 

How much is Maestro’s budget? 

The new series of Papakaliatis is the second most expensive series per episode in the history of Mega, with a budget of eligible expenses of €2,318,570 . At the same time, it receives a state subsidy of €927,428 , while the average cost per episode is €257,618 . At the same time, it is also one of the most expensive Greek series of all time. 

A few words about Maestro:

Christoforos Papakaliatis, in his most mature phase, returns in October to MEGA with his long-awaited new series of 9 episodes entitled “Maestro”. The talented creator tells a compelling story of passion and conflict, with his recognizable cinematic eye, screenwriting skill and high aesthetic.

The series “Maestro” was filmed in atmospheric locations in Athens, Paxos and Corfu, with a special cast of talented actors embodying the multi-dimensional heroes inspired by Christophoros Papakaliatis.

The official plot of the series states the following:

Orestes travels to a small island during the pandemic in order to set up, from scratch, a music festival. Confronted with the small society of the island and all its pathologies, he will find himself involved in an extreme love story that will be a motivation to manifest all the social problems that plague an entire group of people. They are all connected to each other and in a way complicit in what comes next…

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Also starring are  Haris Alexiou, Maria Kavogianni, Fanis Mouratidis, Marissa Triantafyllidou, Antinoos Albanis, Stefania Goulioti, Yiannis Tsortekis, Clelia Andriolatou, Orestis Chalkias, George Benos, Dimitris Kitsos, Sandra Sarafanova, Tonia Marakis, George Biniaris.

According to information, Maestro will probably end up on Netflix as well .