[2] Edmond Dantès is falsely accused of Bonapartism and sentenced to spend the rest of his life imprisoned in the dreaded Château d'If, an island fortress from which no prisoner has ever escaped, and to which the most dangerous political prisoners are sent.

While imprisoned, he meets the Abbé Faria, a fellow prisoner whom everyone believes to be mad.

The Abbé tells Edmond of a fantastic treasure hidden away on a tiny island, that only he knows the location of.

Edmond escapes and creates a new identity for himself as he swears to exact a cruel vengeance on the three men responsible for his suffering.

The New York Times positively reviewed the series, praising its visuals and "straightforward, old-fashioned spirit.