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On Tuesday May 20 2025, National Geographic broadcasts Port Protection Alaska!

Burn It All Season 8 Episode 10 Episode Summary

The upcoming episode of “Port Protection Alaska,” titled “Burn It All,” promises to deliver high-stakes drama and intense moments. As the series continues to showcase the rugged lifestyle of its residents, this episode focuses on Sam and his struggle with the noise of his generators. His desire for peace and quiet leads to unexpected consequences that could change everything.

In this episode, Sam takes action to silence the generators that have been a constant source of annoyance. However, his solution takes a dangerous turn when a fire starts, threatening to engulf his home. The tension builds as Sam races against time to protect his property and himself from the flames. The stakes are high, and viewers will witness the challenges that come with living in such a remote and unforgiving environment.

As the fire rages,...

Exclusive: Global Constellation, the new international sales arm created by the fusion of Film Constellation and Global Screen, has unveiled its first feature film acquisition as the Cannes Film Festival’s Marché du Film gets underway.

In a move reflecting the growing integration of its European operations, parent company Vuelta Group has secured both German distribution and international sales rights to the upcoming WWII drama Crux by Ulrike Tony Vahl.

It marks the first coordinated acquisition between Vuelta Germany and Global Constellation, the revamped international sales and financing outfit that operates under the Playtime banner. Currently in production, Crux is launching to buyers at Cannes and is aimed at a Q2/3 2026 delivery.

Global Constellation has unveiled a first exclusive still for the film, described as a harrowing and timely meditation on the collapse of morality in wartime, and the cost of survival when humanity itself is on the brink.

The...

On Tuesday May 6 2025, National Geographic broadcasts Port Protection Alaska!

Natural Selection Season 8 Episode 8 Episode Summary

The upcoming episode of “Port Protection Alaska,” titled “Natural Selection,” promises to be an exciting adventure for its viewers. This episode features Breanna, who is eager to prove her skills. She decides to split from Oliver and venture out on her own in search of deer. Breanna’s determination to showcase her abilities adds a layer of suspense and anticipation to the storyline.

Meanwhile, Terry steps in to assist Troy and Sarah with their challenges. The dynamics of teamwork and support are highlighted as they work together to tackle whatever obstacles come their way. This collaboration emphasizes the importance of community in the rugged environment of Port Protection.

In a different part of town, Squibb addresses a parking issue that has been causing frustration for Veronica. His approach to solving this problem adds a touch...

On Tuesday April 8 2025, National Geographic broadcasts Port Protection Alaska!

The Dog Show Season 6 Episode Summary

The upcoming episode of “Port Protection Alaska,” titled “The Dog Show,” promises to shine a spotlight on the beloved dogs of the community. Set against the stunning backdrop of Alaska, this episode will showcase the special bond between the residents and their furry companions.

In “The Dog Show,” viewers can expect to see various breeds and personalities as the local dog owners come together to celebrate their pets. The episode will highlight the unique roles that dogs play in the lives of the residents, from loyal companions to working animals. Each dog has its own story, and this episode will explore those stories, bringing warmth and joy to the screen.

As the community prepares for the dog show, the excitement builds. Training sessions and playful moments will be featured, giving a glimpse into the hard...

On Tuesday February 18 2025, National Geographic broadcasts Port Protection Alaska!

A Few Good Deeds Season 6 Episode Summary

The upcoming episode of “Port Protection Alaska,” titled “A Few Good Deeds,” promises to highlight the strong sense of community among the residents. This episode will showcase how the people of Port Protection come together, putting the needs of their neighbors above their own. It reflects the spirit of cooperation and support that defines life in this remote Alaskan community.

Viewers can expect to see various residents engaging in projects aimed at improving their surroundings. Whether it’s helping each other with repairs, sharing resources, or working on community initiatives, the episode will illustrate the importance of looking out for one another. The challenges of living in such a rugged environment make these acts of kindness even more significant.

As the episode unfolds, it will capture the essence of what it means to live in Port Protection.

Leading Spanish production house Morena Films is teaming with A Contracorriente Films, one of Spain’s top indie distributors, and “The Beasts” French co-producer Noodle Productions to produce “Fairy Queen”, a feature inspired by “Paris 70” which was shortlisted on Dec. 17 for the 97th Oscars.

A Contracorriente Films will handle theatrical distribution in Spain.

One of 15 films in the live-action short category and reckoned by Variety to be one of the category’s frontrunners, “Paris 70” is directed by Dani Feixas, a short film and doc feature helmer. It is written by Nach Solis, turning on Jan (Alain Hernández) as he takes care of his mother, Angela (Luisa Gavasa), who suffers from advanced Alzheimer’s disease.

Every day, his mother asks about his father. Jan’s answer plunges her into deep sadness and confusion. Exhausted and distraught at his mother’s distress, one day Jan tells her a white lie: His father...

Anonymous Content España, backed by Anonymous Content and Spain’s Morena Films, is teaming with Alea Media to produce a series based on Spain’s 1981 Toxic Oil Syndrome, one of – if not the – deadliest case of food poisoning in modern-day Europe.

The still-to-be-titled series is the first project announced by Anonymous Content España, underscoring its ambition to “elevate local stories into premium television pieces that have a local impact with an international reach,” said its Managing Director Beatriz Campos.

To achieve that, Alea Media is an excellent partner. It rates as one of Spain’s most successful and versatile of TV companies which has scored hits ranging from HBO Europe reconciliation tale “Patria” to Mediaset España war vet vs. drug gang drama-thriller “Wrong Side of the Tracks,” which ranked No. 1 in Netflix global non-English language charts over Feb. 26-March 3, and “Yo Adicto,” a Disney+ Spain addiction survival drama.

Led by ex-Studiocanal executive Campos,...

As far as live-action Mortal Kombat movies go, the 2021 adaptation directed by Simon McQuoid is the best of the bunch in the eyes of both critics and fans. Starring Lewis Tan as Cole Young, the film follows his washed up martial arts character teaming with other fighters in the Earthrealm to stave off the Outworlds complete domination of our universe. It's jam packed with everything we love about the video games, including excessive blood and gore, but if youve somehow managed to miss it while its been on Netflix, you had better watch it soon because come December itll be game over.

Per Whats on Netflix, Mortal Kombats last day on the streaming service will be Dec. 16, and as of this writing, it has yet to find a new home. Hitting theaters on Apr. 23, 2021, Mortal Kombat managed to gross $84.4 million at the box office against a budget of $55 million, and...

Jim Sheridan and David Merriman’s real crime re-imagination “Re-Creation,” Alberto Rodríguez’s big-scale “Los Tigres,” Paz Vega’s directorial debut “Rita” feature in Spain’s lineup at this year’s AFM.

They are joined at the Spanish Screenings on Tour by “Nightfall,” a Federico García Lorca focused real life horror film from “Wounded” director Fernando Franco, and “Wolf Night,” the latest from Guillem Morales.

Rich on crime thrillers, this year’s Spanish slate also plays to two of Spain’s strengths, the subject of Spanish Screenings showcases, which luckily enough are also proved to be of general market demand: animation and genre/fantasy. The Screenings also highlight just a few of the Spanish companies which have scored recent market hits. Very few were around before 2010 – a sign of Spain’s relatively recent dramatic growth.

Spanish Screenings on Tour

Animation Showcase

“Ages of Madness,” (Miguel Miranda, 3Doubles Producciones, Spain)

From go-ahead Tenerife-based 3 Doubles,...

“Oderbruch,” the second series in a first-look TV deal between CBS Studios and Berlin-based Syrreal Entertainment, triumphed at Cadiz’s 2nd South Intl. Series Festival on Thursday, scooping its best fiction series award.

A brooding mystery series, it kicks in with the grisly discovery of the bodies and bones of 248 murder victims left in a pile in a field in set in the desolate marshes of Germany’s northern border with Poland. World premiering at the Munich Film Festival, series is recognized in its ambition as one of the biggest this year in Germany.

The other major winner in scripted was “Joan,” sold by All3International, an Audience Award winner which also took best screenplay. It stars Sophie Turner who is “thrilling in The CW’s tense and engaging jewel thief drama,” Variety announced in its review.

Sophie Turner in “Joan”

Best non-fiction series went to “On Thin Ice: Putin vs.

With 85 films vying for just five slots in this years Best International Feature category at the Oscars, it can be tough to stand out from the pack. Spain unleashed a secret weapon, sending “Saturn Return” star Daniel Ibáñez to perform three songs following a screening at the Crescent Theater in Los Angeles Tuesday night. He was in attendance with co-director and co-writer Isaki Lacuesta, who presented his film to an enthusiastic audience.

“This film is a mixture between the facts…and fantasy,” Lacuesta said of his movie about the Spanish indie rock group Los Planetas‘ struggles while creating their third album. “All of the music is played live. There’s no playback. The actors area also [musicians].” See the trailer below.

Ibáñez stars as the lead singer alongside Cristalino as the guitarist, and Stéphanie Magnin as the bass player who recently left the band. The musical drama co-directed by Pol Rodríguez...

When you talk about action-adventure survival games set in the underwater world, one name that comes to mind is Subnautica. This long-hailed title made its entry in the gaming arena a decade ago, and since then has been winning the hearts of all the players for its flora and fauna aesthetics.

Subnautica 2 is going to be released in 2025. | Credit: Unknown Worlds.

Now, the excitement level is sky-high as Unknown Worlds has recently announced Subnautica 2. And this excitement is going to reach a whole new level as a developer of the game has teased us with an important detail.

Subnautica 2 Map Will Be Bigger Than Its Predecessor We are probably getting a bigger and deeper map in Subnautica 2 than its predecessor. | Credit: Unknown Worlds.

After the announcement of Subnautica 2, a fan asked Unknown Worlds developer Scott MacDonald about the size of the map in the upcoming title on Twitter. He asked...

Johnny Rolfe and his dog Java have made an impression on fans of Life Below Zero: Next Generation, also known as Alaska: The Next Generation. The series might be ending, but viewers might not have seen the last of Rolfe. The update also offers some good news for fans of the franchise.

A Man & His Dog Living In The Alaska Countryside

Throughout the series, Rolfe provides for himself and his dog, Java, with ethical forms of hunting, making sure to use as much of the animal he catches as he can. As he once described his furry friend: “The best companion in the mountains and wilderness is Java girl. Hands down. She seems to like observing them glaciers just as much as me.”

As seen in the show, he and Java live in a wooden cabin in Alaska’s countryside without many modern comforts. However, this hasn’t kept Rolfe...

Subnautica 2 was just announced at the October 2024 Xbox Partner Preview event. During the event, developer Unknown Worlds Entertainment revealed that the highly anticipated sequel will enter early access in 2025. There was no release date, though.

Fans are hyped for this sequel. | Image Credit: Unknown Worlds Entertainment

With the addition of a four-player co-op mode, there will be a lot of fans wanting to jump into the action with friends. But PlayStation fans might find themselves left in the dark as the game is set to launch on Xbox Game Pass from day one. There was also no mention of a PS5 release, something that Valheim players will relate to.

Subnautica 2 Isn’t Coming To PlayStation, But Neither Has Valheim

During the Xbox Partner Preview event, developers Unknown Worlds Entertainment and publisher Krafton revealed Subnautica 2. The sequel continues the underwater exploration theme of the first game, but this time with a twist.

Spanish filmmaker F. Javier Gutiérrez (Before the Fall, Rings) is back with new movie The Wait (La Espera), described as a sinister folk horror tragedy that takes place in the dark, magic and forgotten Andalusian countryside, a place marked by ancestral traditions.

Film Movement is bringing The Wait to VOD & Digital platforms on October 4.

Exclusively watch the official trailer below, which is loaded with rave reviews.

Based on an original script written by Gutierrez, The Wait has been described to Bloody Disgusting as being a “love letter to the horror/fantasy genre,” as well as Gutiérrez’s “most intimate and brutal film” to date. The horror movie “portrays the macabre descent into hell of a man who suffered the tragic loss of his family.”

In the film, “Deep in the Andalusian countryside, Eladio (Victor Clavijo) works as the groundskeeper of a hunting estate owned by the powerful Don Francisco. After...

Batman's animated legacy includes 32 movies, from grim tales like "Under the Red Hood" to fun adventures like "Merry Little Batman." Icons like Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill voice the Dark Knight and Joker in classics like "Mask of the Phantasm", setting a high standard. Films like "Gotham By Gaslight" and "Soul of the Dragon" explore new settings and styles, expanding Batman's animated universe.

An impressive 32 animated Batman movies have been made depicting a stunning array of Batman adventures in a wealth of varying styles. The DC Universe's animated franchise has included a litany of Batman movies, often produced as spin-offs to various animated Batman series. However, others present more mature narratives while exploring classic Batman storylines, some of which have been told across several movies.

The Batman movies are often more associated with incredible live-action adaptations, many of which have redefined Batman, and indeed the wider superhero genre. While...

Former Netflix executive Juan Mayne’s recently launched N&l Films and Beatriz Bodegas’ hugely influential indie La Canica Films are teaming on a new Spanish true-crime-inspired thriller, “Lo que los ojos esconden,” working title “Behind His Eyes” in English, which is now in development with director Lluís Quílez and screenwriter Fernando Navarro.

Between August 1989 and April 1996, in the southern Spanish province of Almería, a dozen murdered sex workers’ bodies were found naked in ravines and on the sides of roads. Each victim fit into a similar profile, and a pattern quickly emerged. “Behind His Eyes” will tell a fictionalized version of the story of the ensuing investigation to find one of Spain’s most notorious serial killers. Dubbed Jack the Ripper of Almería by Spanish media, the Spanish killer’s first victim was discovered on the 100th anniversary of the Whitechapel killer’s similar crimes.

According to producers, the film...

Los detalles de la película protagonizada por Luis Zahera aquí. © Sony Pictures

Termina el rodaje del thriller de suspense “Tierra de Nadie”, del director Albert Pintó. El rodaje se llevó a cabo en diferentes localizaciones de la provincia de Cádiz y luego continuó en la Comunidad de Madrid.

La trama sigue la historia de tres amigos: Mateo el Gallego, un heroico – a su pesar – guardia civil, Juan El Antxale, un pescador convertido en narco por la mala suerte y en el paro, y Benito el Yeye, un resignado e inteligente depositario judicial siempre a medio camino entre la ley y la delincuencia. Tres amigos separados por un lugar, Cádiz y un momento, el presente. Los tres están atrapados entre el abandono de las instituciones, el ascenso violento e imparable del narco en la provincia y el peligroso aumento del descontento social. Tres amigos atrapados en un polvorín que pondrá a prueba su amistad.

New films by Julio Medem, Alejandro Amenábar, Alberto Rodríguez, Isaki Lacuesta, Jonas Trueba and Oliver Laxe join a brace of smart thrillers in a rich Cannes lineup from Spain.

“8,” (Julio Medem)

Medem returns towhat he does best: a love story transcending time and space and a poetic critique of recent history, according to sales agent Latido Films. “Fariña’s” Javier Rey and “La Mesías” Ana Rujus star as the lovers. Morena Films produces.

Sales: Latido

“As Neves,” (Sonia Méndez)

After a magic mushroom-fueled party, teens in a snowbound Galician village discover one of them is missing. The film was well-received at the Malaga festival.

Sales: Begin Again Films

“Barren Land,” (Albert Pintó)

From a director on “Money Heist” and “Berlin,” this suspense thriller captures how the drug trade devastates friendships and lives in Andalusía’s Cádiz. Film sports a great cast: Luis Zahera (“The Beasts”), Karra Elejalde (“While at War...

Entérate de todos los detalles de la película protagonizada por Luis Zahera. © Sony Pictures

Sony Pictures ha dado inicio al rodaje del thriller de suspense “Tierra de Nadie”, del director Albert Pintó. El rodaje se está llevando a cabo en diferentes localizaciones de Cádiz, y continuará más tarde en Madrid.

La trama sigue la historia de tres amigos: Mateo el Gallego, un heroico – a su pesar – guardia civil, Juan El Antxale, un pescador convertido en narco por la mala suerte y en el paro, y Benito el Yeye, un resignado e inteligente depositario judicial siempre a medio camino entre la ley y la delincuencia. Tres amigos separados por un lugar, Cádiz y un momento, el presente. Los tres están atrapados entre el abandono de las instituciones, el ascenso violento e imparable del narco en la provincia y el peligroso aumento del descontento social. Tres amigos atrapados en un polvorín que pondrá a prueba su amistad.

“Barren Land,” from Spain’s Albert Pintó, director of Netflix global blockbusters “Money Heist,” “Berlin” and “Nowhere,” have been snapped up by Spain’s Film Factory Entertainment.

From an original idea by producer Alvaro Ariza, “Barren Land” (“Tierra de Nadie”) is penned by Fernando Navarro, one of Spain’s go-to screenwriters whose credits include Netflix hits “Below Zero” and “Veronica.”

Film Factory will launch world sales on “Barren Land,” as it builds a powerful slate of upscale commercial packages. Sony Pictures Entertainment Iberia will release the film in Spain next year.

Now with principal photography underway in Cadiz, southern Spain, the suspense thriller captures the devastation of friendships, lives and the whole province by a rampant drug trade, action also expanding to the Straits of Gibraltar.

“An ode to friendship, focusing on three characters whose paths diverge due to the longstanding situation in the Southern part of Spain,” “Barren Land” turns on Mateo “El Gallego,...

Spain’s film and TV industries are in their second wave as standout content providers for global streamers. Some of the country’s most intriguing titles will take the international stage this weekend at MipTV in Cannes.

Built on a foundation of hits such as “The Red Band Society,” “Grand Hotel,” “Velvet” and “Locked Up,” a new era of internationally renowned content creation in Spain kicked off in 2018 with Alex Pina’s blockbuster series “Money Heist,” picked up by Netflix.

Since then, Spain has enjoyed a place among the steadiest content suppliers for major players worldwide, taking advantage of its often character-driven dramas, high-quality creators and producers, and a language spoken by more than 600 million people around the globe.

Although the market is continuously evolving, local industry has adapted to different new business models, entering bigger and more ambitious productions, often via co-production. Spanish fiction’s global popularity continues to grow to accommodate audience appetites.

Joaquín Manchado, the king of one of Spain’s biggest drug empires, has worked 40 years for his stellar reputation — one that instills fear and undying commitment in all of his workers. He owns a terminal at the Port of Barcelona, where his men receive concealed shipments of cocaine to sell across Europe. But when some extra-precious cargo goes missing, the Manchado family enter into a dangerous gang war with their biggest rivals. From director Lluís Quílez (Below Zero), the gritty crime series Iron Reign (Mano de Hierro) stars Eduard Fernández, Chino Darín, and Jaime Lorente.

Stream it now.

Check it out at the top of this article.

The boss of Barcelona’s seaport, Joaquín (Fernández), runs a tight ship. The port is stacked with shipments and receives more and more every day. So it’s no wonder Joaquín runs a drug empire from his end of the shipping yard. How...

Malaga — Opening last Friday with “Dragonkeeper,” also in competition, Spain’s Malaga Festival, its biggest dedicated event for movies from Spain and Latin America, is studded by latest films by Isaki Lacuesta – “Saturn Return,” reportedly fun, broad audience and radical – David Trueba – “The Good Man,” small scale but almost certainly ingratiating – and Antonio Chavarrías’ “Holy Mother,” about an extraordinary real life female figure in Spain’s 9th century Reconquista.

Also in the running is “Rest in Peace,” from notable Argentine writer-director Sebastián Borensztein (“Chinese Takeaway”).

All are front-runners for some kind of award next Saturday. Prominent also is a bevy of first or second features, featuring from Spain three titles from women directors – gender abuse drama “The Snows,” “Nina,” reportedly a Western set in a northern Spanish town, and tragi-comedy “We Treat Women Too Well” – plus a clutch of debuts from Latin America.

This year’s Competition may, in the final analysis,...

Cult of the Lamb, a popular video game, may be expanding with a new comic series that adapts and expands on its lore. The comic, titled Cult of the Lamb: The First Verse, is currently available to support on Kickstarter and has a talented creative team. With its success in the gaming industry, Cult of the Lamb aims to explore new storytelling possibilities through a potential comic expansion.

The acclaimed 2022 video game, Cult of the Lamb, could be expanding with a new comic series from Oni Press: Cult of the Lamb: The First Verse. This series will adapt and expand on the game's lore. Fans of Lamb, the cult leader, will have the opportunity to experience his story in a new way, while new readers can readily jump in for the first time.

Now available to support on Kickstarter, Cult of the Lamb: The First Verse has the creative...

Anonymous Content and Spain’s Morena Films, behind box office breakouts “Cell 211” and Champions, have named former Studiocanal executive Beatriz Campos as the managing director of their Spain-based film-tv production venture Anonymous Content España.

Campos will oversee the company’s day-to-day operations working closely with David Davoli, Anonymous Content’s president of international, and Morena Films CEO Pilar Benito, Anonymous Content and Morena Films announced Monday. Launched in May 2023, Anonymous Content España aims to develop and produce premium Spanish projects for a global market.

That is easily said, but several factors work in its favor and will be aided now by Campos’ appointment. As film and TV producers still battle a hugely competitive market and spiralling production costs, companies are reaching out for partners beyond national markets, a structure embodied in Anonymous Content España. Anonymous can also help Morena access U.S.-stars, which may allow their productions to stand out in the crowd.

SubZero, the hit webcomic from Webtoon, is getting a print release in partnership with Oni Press, giving fans the opportunity to add it to their collections this Fall. The story follows Princess Clove as she marries Prince Kyro in an effort to end the war between their clans, the Azure Clan and the Crimson Clan. SubZero Vol. 1, which collects episodes 0-25, will feature a new cover from Junepurr and include never-before-published back matter material.

Screen Rant is excited to exclusively announce the print release of SubZero, the hit series from Webtoon in partnership with Oni Press. Created by Junepurr, the romance fantasy epic has over 375 million reads and over three million subscribers. Fans of the webcomic will be able to add this series to their print collections this Fall.

SubZero began release on Webtoon in 2018. Clove, the series' protagonist, was named Favorite Hero in the Fan Favorite Awards category at the 2020 Ringo Awards.

Fool Me Once collected another week atop Netflix’s TV charts.

While the UK crime thriller was down fairly significantly from its viewership a week prior, the series still put up an impressive 23.9M views from January 8 to 14, claiming No. 1 among English-language series (and there was not a close second).

That marks 61M views in its first two weeks on Netflix, putting it on the fast track toward the streamer’s most popular list. In tenth place currently is Queen Charlotte with 81M views in its first 91 days. Fool Me Once still has more than 70 days to amass 20M more views and take over that spot. In fact, at this rate, it could move to an even more prominent position on the list, given how much time it has left in its premiere window.

As noted above, second place was not a close second. The Brothers Sun managed 6.9M views...

Spanish filmmaker F. Javier Gutiérrez (Before the Fall, Rings) is back with new movie The Wait (La Espera), described as a sinister folk horror tragedy that takes place in the dark, magic and forgotten Andalusian countryside, a place marked by ancestral traditions. Exclusive to Bloody Disgusting, you can watch the upcoming horror movie’s official trailer below.

The Wait was premiered in Oldenburg Film Festival (Germany) last September 22nd, and it has been part of the Official Selection of Fantastic Fest (Austin), Sitges (Spain), Morbido (Mexico) and Vancouver Intl Film Festival (Canada).

The movie has won 14 awards so far including ‘Best Director’ in FilmQuest, ‘Best Actor’ in Screamfest, ‘Audience Award’ in Fancine Malaga Fantasy Film Festival, and the ‘Critics Award’ in San Sebastian Horror Film Festival.

The film is releasing in Spain on December 15, with US distribution news coming soon.

Based on an original script written by Gutierrez, The Wait...

In news that is sure to move waves in Spain, Portugal and beyond, former Netflix exec Juan Mayne, a name inextricably linked to the build of Spain as a global film-tv power, has been appointed as SkyShowtime regional content director for Iberia, encompassing Spain and Portugal.

The move creates an effective new streaming door to knock on for Spanish producers as some other – though not all – platforms are curbing commissions or orders in the two countries.

SkyShowtime in Spain and Portugal will be led, moreover, by one of Spain’s best known, connected and personable of TV execs, supercharging its operation in Spain from the get-go.

Mayne will report to the Amsterdam-based Kai Finke, himself appointed in September as chief content officer at the Comcast-Paramount joint venture SVOD platform , which focuses on European audiences. Mayne joins the now established European programming team of Edyta Pytlewska – regional content director for Central...

Spanish filmmaker F. Javier Gutiérrez (Before the Fall, Rings) is back with new movie The Wait (La Espera), described as a sinister folk horror tragedy that takes place in the dark, magic and forgotten Andalusian countryside, a place marked by ancestral traditions. Exclusive to Bloody Disgusting, check out Creepy Duck’s official poster for the movie below!

Bloody Disgusting has also learned this morning that The Wait is an Official Selection of this year’s Sitges International Film Festival. Stay tuned for the trailer, coming soon.

Based on an original script written by Gutierrez, The Wait has been described to Bloody Disgusting as being a “love letter to the horror/fantasy genre,” as well as Gutiérrez’s “most intimate and brutal film” to date. The upcoming horror movie “portrays the macabre descent into hell of a man who suffered the tragic loss of his family.”

Produced by Spal Films (Before the Fall...

Clockwise from top left: Stand By Me (Columbia Pictures), Creepshow (Warner Bros.), The Shining (Warner Bros.), Misery (Columbia Pictures), Carrie (United Artists)Graphic: AVClub

You don’t receive the nickname “The Master of Horror” by being crap at your job. Since his first novel was published in 1974 (that would be...

Former Netflix exec Juan Mayne has hung his own shingle, Madrid-based N&l Films, which is bulwarked by strong talent relationships, a strategic alliance with Exile Content and a sure sense of market opportunities for Spain-based independent producers.

Exile Content and N&l Films have struck a first-look development deal. Jeff Glaser, who oversaw Netflix production finance in Mexico City and Madrid, has joined the company.

N&l’s first slate includes a Mexican remake of “Miracle in Cell No. 7,” co-produced by Rock & Ruz and Mexico’s Corazón Films, which will handle distribution in the country, and “Aristides: A Righteous Life,” the true-life account of a Portuguese diplomat who saved thousands from the Nazis in WWII, from Seanne Winslow.

N&l is also in conversations with with Lluis Quilez and Fernando Navarro – director and writer of Netflix Top 10 non-English movie “Below Zero” – to develop a true crime film based...

Madrid-based Latido Films has snagged international sales rights to Isaki Lacuesta’s “Saturn Return” (“Segundo premio”) and plans to kick off pre-sales at the Cannes market.

Currently shooting in Granada, the musical drama is set during the ‘90s when the Andalusian city was ground zero for an outburst of cultural effervescence, with the pioneering rock band Los Planetas at the center of it. The film focuses on the creative process behind the recording of their iconic third album, which also took them to New York.

Latido likens “Saturn Return” to “24 Hour Party People,” the 2002 British biographical dramedy about Manchester’s influential music scene, which spawned such bands as Factory Records’ Joy Division, New Order and Happy Mondays.

Based on a script by Fernando Navarro, the writer behind one of Netflix’s most viewed Spanish-language movies, “Below Zero,” the story is set at a time when the group was at its most fraught-ridden moments,...

Spanish filmmaker F. Javier Gutiérrez (Before the Fall, Rings) is back with new movie The Wait (La Espera), described as a sinister folk horror tragedy that takes place in the dark, magic and forgotten Andalusian countryside, a place marked by ancestral traditions.

Exclusive to Bloody Disgusting, check out two first-look images above and below.

Based on an original script written by Gutierrez, The Wait has been described to Bloody Disgusting as being a “love letter to the horror/fantasy genre,” as well as Gutiérrez’s “most intimate and brutal film” to date. The upcoming horror movie “portrays the macabre descent into hell of a man who suffered the tragic loss of his family.”

Produced by Spal Films (Before the Fall), Nostromo Pictures and Gutierrez’s production company Unfiled Films, the upcoming horror movie stars Victor Clavijo (Before the Fall), Ruth Diaz, Manuel Moron and Luis Callejo (Below Zero).

In the film,...

Zdf Studios has signed a deal to distribute the second season of the remake of the iconic Spanish horror series “Stories to Stay Awake” (“Historias Para No Dormir”).

The series is a reboot of the classic series created by Spain’s Chicho Ibáñez Serrador in the 1960s which proved a milestone in Spanish horror, introducing Spain to classic tales from Ray Bradbury, Edgar Allen Poe,

The deal sees Zdf Studios taking distribution rights to “Stories” in all territories outside Spain, Portugal, Italy and Latin America, which will be handled by Paramount Global Content Distribution. Zdf operated in the same capacity for the first season.

The second season is produced by Paramount in association with Zdf Studios, along with Prointel and Isla Audiovisual. The first season of the series premiered on Prime Video and public broadcaster Rtve in Spain.

In Season 2, directors Salvador Calvo (“Adu), Nacho Vigalondo (“Colossal”), Alice Waddington (“Scarlet...

Mortal Kombat turns 30 this year. During that time we’ve been treated to three live-action Mortal Kombat movies, a live-action TV show, a Saturday morning cartoon, a novel, several comic books, a live tour, four animated movies, and a hilarious handful of imitators. Oh, and there have also been a bunch of Mortal Kombat video games. When you consolidate all the series’ ports and upgrades, you end up with fourteen unique entries. Eleven of them are straight-up fighting games and three of them are spinoffs of varying quality.

So, as Baraka pulls out the Friendship birthday present to help celebrate the occasion, let’s take a look at the Mortal Kombat video game series from worst to best. As mentioned, all of these are being lumped together with their upgraded versions. There’s no real reason to separate Mortal Kombat 3 from Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3, for instance.

I’m also...

Bloody Disgusting has learned that Spanish filmmaker F. Javier Gutiérrez is currently shooting his new movie, The Wait (La Espera), in Seville, Spain.

Produced by Spal Films (Before the Fall), Nostromo Pictures and Gutierrez’s production company Unfiled Films, the upcoming horror movie stars Victor Clavijo (Before the Fall), Ruth Diaz, Manuel Moron and Luis Callejo (Below Zero).

Based on an original script written by Gutierrez, The Wait has been described to Bloody Disgusting as being a “love letter to the horror/fantasy genre”.

In the film, “Eladio (Victor Clavijo), an upright ranch caretaker, takes a bribe from a veteran hunter. Weeks later, his whole life falls apart. What looked like the opportunity of a lifetime, turns into a nightmare when he discovers that his bad fortune isn’t casual.”

Gutierrez has been working on this personal indie project under the radar while writing and financing his upcoming remake of Bigas Luna’s cult horror,...

Spanish director Alauda Ruiz de Azúa, who swept the board at March’s Málaga Film Festival, has wrapped shooting on her sophomore feature, “Eres Tú,” a Netflix’ romantic comedy produced by Antonio Asensio and Paloma Molina at Zeta Studios ­­– the Madrid-based company behind phenomenon “Elite.” Miriam Rodríguez executive produces.

After distributing Almodovar and signing up J.A. Bayona for real-life disaster drama “Society of the Snow,” Ruiz de Azúa’s attachment to “Eres tú” marks another association with a prestige director by Netflix in Spain.

Netflix Spain already accounts for three of the five most watched non-English Netflix movies ever: “The Platform,” “Below Zero” and “Through My Window.” It is, however, progressively diversifying its slate of series, movies, documentaries and TV shows by incorporating different creators profiles to create potential crowd-pleasers.

“Eres tú” follows Javier who, when 16 and kissing a girl for the first time, discovers that he had a gift of romantic clairvoyance.

Wrapping March 26, the 25th Malaga Festival and its Spanish Screenings delivered another confirmation of Spain’s build as a fiction force in a new platform era.

Following, nine final takes on what may prove a historic edition.

A Vibrant Spanish Screenings

Málaga’s plus-size 2022 Spanish Screenings fairly rocked. Extra funding from Spain’s Avs Hub Plan, covering far more buyers’ flights, meant attendance skyrocketed. Screenings delegate numbers shot up to 609 by early week, overall industry attendees to over 1,100 . It showed. “They were highly successful,” said Latido Films’ head Antonio Saura said of the event. “Buyers were able to see movies which at other festivals they often just can’t catch,” he added. “There was a lot more dynamism to trading, taking the Screenings to a new level,” agreed Ivan Díaz, Filmax head of international.

’Lullaby,’ ‘Utama’ Sweep Awards

Alauda Ruiz de Azúa’s finely observed mother-daughter relationship drama “Lullaby” and Alejandro Loayza Grisi’s “Utama,...

What’s in a Name? Or its design?

Quite a lot if you’ve just become one of the prime drivers in a €1.6 billion ($1.8 billion) drive to turn your country into one of the foremost film-tv hubs in Europe.

For years, at markets, Icex Spain Trade & Investment, the country’s export and inward investment board, emblazoned its Cannes and Mipcom stands with branded logos Cinema From Spain and Audiovisual from Spain, decked out in bold colours of the Spanish national flag.

From 2022, as Spanish series and movies – “Money Heist”, “The Platform,” (56 million), “Below Zero” (47 million), “Elite” – scored huge audiences on Netflix, the most global of global platforms, Icex has become a central player in Spain’s Psoe government Spain Avs Hub Plan. Tabbed at a total $1.8 billion in finance, it aims to ramp up film-tv production, exports and Spain’s big shoot scene.

Icex is a key backer of the significantly enlarged Malaga Spanish Screenings,...

Post-covid, Spanish sales companies look poised for a comeback to the global scene. Although, as Berlin’s EFM has gone virtual once again, their long-awaited physical reunion with the international industry will have to wait until Cannes… hopefully.

An argument for optimism: Spanish-language films continue gaining ground on the global market, especially as platforms boom. Standout examples include Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia’s “The Platform” and Lluís Quílez’s “Below Zero,” which both breach the top 10 most watched non-English language Netflix films of all time, per Variety’s estimations. Other Spanish films such as “The Paramedic,” “Sky High” and “Xtreme” have also performed well for the streamer.

Measuring with another analytic – Spain’s presence at landmark film events – the year kicked-off with good news from Berlin.

For the first time in the last quarter-century, two Spanish titles: “Alcarrás,” from “Summer 1993” director Carla Simon, and “One Year, One Night,” by two-time San...

Since 2018, Spain’s film and TV industries has gone through a revolution. Accustomed to the success of standout movie auteurs – Almodóvar, Amenabar and Trueba – for two decades or more Spain has blown U.S. shows out of its domestic free-to-air primetime and been one of the world’s most successful exporter of fiction TV formats.

Now, Spain’s place on the periphery of global TV business is history. Through October, four Netflix Spanish shows or movies – “Money Heist”, “The Platform,” (56 million), “Below Zero” (47 million) and “Elite” – were some of the most watched non-English language Netflix titles of all time.

Spain’s Canary Islands boasts one of the highest shoot incentives – 50% of a first €1 million ($1.1 million) spend – anywhere in the world.

Capping that, in March 2021 Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced the most ambitious film-tv incentive drive in history: the Spain Avs Hub Plan, worth a total €1.6 billion ($1.81 billion) in investment or state engineered financing.

On Jan. 28 Netflix will drop its next big Spanish drama series, “Feria: The Darkest Light,” a new ‘90s-set fantastic thriller from “Elíte” co-creator Carlos Montero and thriller expert Agustín Martínez (“La caza: Monteperdido”).

Produced by Filmax, one of Spain’s leading production, distribution and sales outfits, the show is a clear demonstration of Netflix’s ever-increasing ingratiation into the local industry and the company’s desire to work with the best local talent. Award-winning Spanish directors Jorge Dorado (“Anna”) and Carles Torrens (“Sequence”) were recruited to head production, and the series stars an impressive cast of cinema talent and TV superstars including Marta Nieto, the lead in Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s Oscar-nominated short “Madre,” Patricia López, last year’s Spanish Academy Goya Award-winner for best actress (“Ane is Missing”), and Isak Férriz (“Below Zero”), among others.

Set in the Andalusian mountains in the mid ‘90s, the show is billed as a...

In yet another sign of explosive growth on Spain’s drama scene, Amazon Prime Video has unveiled four new Amazon Original series or movies tapping the large talents of some of its most successful comedy directors, producers, novelists and drama series creators.

In a sign of Amazon Studios’ hiked ambitions, the productions were described by Georgia Brown, Amazon’s head of European Originals, as “local stories that resonate with local audiences and have a global impact.” In the past, Amazon has stressed more the need for the former.

Also updating Spanish journalists in Madrid on Wednesday morning on progress on the already announced “Sin Huellas” and “Un asunto privado,” Prime Video’s new slate shows it enrolling some of the biggest stars in Spain, led by “Below Zero’s” Javier Gutiérrez and Carmen Machi.

Alongside Sílvia Abril, the two actors topline family time-travel comedy “Mañana es hoy” which is directed...

Exclusive: Major European indie Federation Entertainment is getting into the American market by launching a Los Angeles-based management and production company with a trio of top-tier executives.

Animal Federation will act as a subsidiary of Paris-based group Federation, which has credits including The Bureau, Bad Banks and the upcoming Around the World in 80 Days starring David Tennant.

The offshoot will be spearheaded by producers Juan Solá and Nacho Manubens, alongside Talent Manager Adil Chamakh. Solá and Manubens first came into the Federation fold when they teamed with the Paris-based company to launch Federation Spain last year.

Animal Federation will have a global outlook bridging the U.S. market and the rest of the world, its executive team said. The outfit is developing original content and adaptations from Federation’s IP library for the Latam and U.S. market and is looking to highlight diverse,...

Netflix has acquired exclusive rights for Latin America to Pedro Almodóvar’s “Parallel Mothers,” which won Penélope Cruz the best actress award at September’s 78th Venice Film Festival.

Struck by Netflix and El Deseo, Pedro and brother Agustín Almodóvar’s Madrid-based production company, the deal marks the first time that Netflix has taken all and exclusive rights to a territory on a first-run Almodóvar film.

Hailed by Variety as Almodóvar’s best movie since “All About My Mother,” “Parallel Mothers” will be released in Latin America at the beginning of the 2022, Netflix announced Tuesday.

Almodóvar’s films have traditionally been released by a stable network of theatrical distributors. Announced this April, for instance, Sony Pictures Classics acquisition of rights to North America, Australia and New Zealand on “Parallel Mothers” represented the 13th collaboration between the distributor and El Deseo.

Latin America’s distinct distribution challenge, however, is that it is grossly under-screened.

Netflix’s Spanish adaptation of its hit original movie “Bird Box” is coming together.

Cast and a handful of early details were announced for the previously announced project from Àlex and David Pastor. Leading the international cast are Mario Casas, one of Spain’s most bankable leading men who this year won a best actor Spanish Academy Goya Award for his performance in “Cross the Line,” and Georgina Campbell, a best leading actress BAFTA winner for her work in “Murdered by My Boyfriend.”

Casas was also the star of horror thriller “The Paramedic,” one of Netflix’s best performing Spanish original films to date.

Other cast includes Diego Calva (“I Promise You Anarchy”), Alejandra Howard (“Ana. all in”), Naila Schuberth (“Unbroken”), Patrick Criado (“Riot Police”) and Celia Freijeiro (“Perfect Life”), with Lola Dueñas (“The Sea Inside”), Gonzalo de Castro (“La torre de Suso”), Michelle Jenner (“Isabel”) and Leonardo Sbaraglia (“Pain and Glory...

Exclusive: Spain’s flagship film event, the San Sebastian Film Festival, gets underway tonight. Ahead of the fest, Deadline sat down with Netflix’s two top content executives in Spain to hear about the streamer’s strategy in the key European market, which has the unique advantage of also being a content bridge into the company’s Latin American activities.

Netflix bet big on Spain early. In 2018, it opened its own film and TV studio in Tres Cantos, just outside of Madrid, marking its first European production hub. The facility has housed Spanish hits including Money Heist to date. As you’d expect, the streamer isn’t resting on its laurels, and is now more than doubling the number of sound stages at the site as it continues to ramp up activity.

Below, we dig into the strategy with Diego Avalos, VP of original content, and Teresa Moneo, Director, International Original film.

Opening up what could be a rich vein in Spanish movies coming onto the open market, Film Factory Entertainment has acquired world sales rights outside Spain to “Modelo 77,” the next film by Alberto Rodríguez, director of “Marshland” and “The Plague.”

A potential jewel in Spanish cinema’s 2022 crown, “Modelo 77” is produced by Spanish pay TV/VOD giant Movistar Plus and Madrid-based Atípica Films, Rodríguez’s career-long producer. It raises the large question of whether “Modelo 77” will mark a fully-fledged embarkment by Movistar Plus into regular movie co-production with Spain’s film industry.

Few titles, if that were to happen, will tick more boxes than Rodríguez’s “Modelo 77,” which Film Factory will bring onto the open market at this week’s Toronto Festival.

A penitentiary drama-thriller feature directed by Alberto Rodríguez and written by Rafael Cobos and the director, the creative powerhouses behind “Marshland” and Movistar Plus banner series “The Plague,...