Joaquim de Almeida is in this, he plays Friar Domingo i was unaware when he came up on the second episode, it was a pleasant surprise. Also father DellAqua(not a Portuguese name) is also played by a Portuguese actor.Paulino Nunes, he has been in a lot of Hollywood stuff as well.
Im pretty triggered at the moment that they changed Vasco Rodrigues into a Spaniard. How dare they. Also filling John Rhys-Davies shoes is quite the tall order.
Generally im enjoying this so far, the scale seems to be epic, there is more court intrigue then the original, everything looks gorgeous. Although i probably have a preference for the original as narrative and pacing goes.