Age: 44
male
Prometheus Aleifer was born in 1982 in Athens, Greece. His birth name is Spyros Promitheas Aliferopoulos. He studied theater at the University of Athens and the Art Theater Drama School. Right after school he joined the National Theater in Athens and worked on numerous productions of classical and contemporary plays under the direction of famous European directors . He did his first feature film "Burning heads" (original title "Milk") in 2011. With his performance as a schizophrenic young Russian immigrant gained critical acclaim, was nominated for the male lead by the Greek Film Academy and won the same prize in Alexandria Mediterranean Film Festival 2012. During the same year he starred in the successful performance of Aristophanes' "The Clouds" in Epidaurus festival 2012. Since September 2012 is based in London, UK. - IMDb Mini Biography By: P.McA
The series reimagines Homer’s ancient epic through a raw, historical lens, unfolding across four episodes as a dark, psychological thriller about survival, generational trauma, and the horrific cost of war. Stripped of classic fantasy tropes, the story follows Odysseus, a battle-scarred and hollowed-out veteran enduring his final days of isolation on Ogygia before embarking on a grueling journey back to a home he barely recognizes. In his absence, the Ithacan palace has fallen into decay, besieged by a predatory swarm of high-status sociopaths led by the brutal Antinous and the calculating Eurymachus. These suitors systematically consume the kingdom's wealth, gaslighting the hyper-vigilant Queen Penelope and plotting the assassination of her anxious, lanky son, Telemachus.As Odysseus navigates the monstrous physical fallout of his past and the haunting, restless ghosts of the Underworld, the series explores the deep rift between mythic legacy and human vulnerability. The narrative balances grounded, visceral realism with an unsettling, ancient divinity, orchestrated by the unblinking, cold strategy of Athena and the intoxicating possessiveness of Calypso. When the wandering king finally returns to Ithaca disguised as a frail beggar, he finds a house fractured by shifting loyalties - contrasting the fierce devotion of the old nurse Eurycleia and the weather-hardened swineherd Eumaeus against the venomous betrayal of the maid Melantho and her opportunistic brother Melanthius. This pressure-cooker environment builds toward an explosive, claustrophobic bloodbath inside the locked limestone Great Hall. Rather than a glorious triumph, the violent reclamation of his throne is a messy, traumatizing execution that leaves the family physically and emotionally broken. The series strips away the romanticism of heroics to expose a haunting, slow-burn psychological truth: the true battle begins only when the war is over.
