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¿Cómo preservar nuestra humanidad en un futuro tecnológico? © Prime Video

Prime Video ha anunciado el inicio del rodaje de Day One, un thriller tecnológico que explora la compleja relación entre tecnología y humanidad en la era digital.

En Day One, Ulises Albet (Álex González), un prodigio en computación, dejó atrás Barcelona y el mundo de la tecnología tras el suicidio de su hermana, víctima de acoso online. Diez años después, una misteriosa llamada de su ex compañero y mejor amigo, Samuel Barrera (Asier Etxeandía), le obliga a regresar en pleno Mobile World Congress. Samuel le advierte de que el mundo está en peligro, pero ¿de qué exactamente? Para averiguarlo, Ulises deberá enfrentarse a su pasado, a los implacables avances de la tecnología y a una pregunta cada vez más urgente: ¿hasta dónde podemos llegar sin perder lo que nos hace humanos?

La serie está protagonizada por Álex González (Operación Marea Negra...

Conoce a los actores que darán vida a los personajes de la trilogía ‘Dímelo’. © Prime Video

Prime Video ha comenzado el rodaje en Galicia de Dímelo bajito, su próxima película original basada en la trilogía best-seller de Mercedes Ron, que dirige Denis Rovira (Bienvenidos a Edén) a partir de un guion de Jaime Vaca (Élite).

En Dímelo bajito, Kamila Hamilton lo tenía todo bajo control… o eso pensaba: no entraba en sus planes que los hermanos Di Bianco volvieran a poner su mundo patas arriba. Siete años atrás fue Thiago quien le dio su primer beso. Y Taylor, el que siempre la protegió. El inesperado regreso de los hermanos sumerge en el caos la vida aparentemente perfecta de Kami. Ya no es la niña inocente que conocieron: desde que se fueron, parece que nadie puede realmente acceder a ella. Nadie excepto ellos. ¿Podrá Kami resistirse a la simple presencia de Thiago?...

Esther Acebo, best known for playing Stockholm in Netflix’s global smash hit “Money Heist,” has signed on to star in Nestor Ruiz Medina’s upcoming feature “In the End, Everything Will Be Fine” (“Al Finald Toda va a Estar Bien”).

Described as a “critique on today’s society in the vein of Ruben Östlund,” the film will tell five interweaving stories that touch on the “essence of the stupidity of humanity.”

Acebo’s credits include “Money Heist,” Prime Video’s “Operación Marea Negra” and “Antes de Perder” on Playz. Her feature film resume includes roles in Ignacio Tatay’s “Jaula” and Joaquín Mazón’s “De Perdidos al Río.” She is currently filming “La Increíble Historia de Julia Pastrana” for Disney+ and the feature “Normas para una Página de Sucesos” by director José Ortuño.

Of her reaction to seeing the screenplay for “In the End, Everything Will Be Fine,” Acebo...

Basada en la italiana ‘Mare Fuori’. © Atresplayer

Comienza en Almería el rodaje de “Mar Afuera”, una nueva serie original de Atresplayer, basada en una de las series europeas de mayor éxito internacional de los últimos años, la ficción italiana “Mare Fuori”.

“Mar Afuera” sigue a Álvaro (Gabriel Guevara) y Carlos (Hugo Welzel), dos internos recién llegados a un centro correccional de menores situado junto al mar. Mientras cumplen su condena tendrán que hacer frente a las amenazas de la banda de Los Pajaritos sin perder la esperanza en un futuro cada vez más oscuro. Pero allí dentro también encontrarán el apoyo de internos como Saray (Laura Simón), una joven que prefiere vivir en el centro antes que volver a su problemática vida en el exterior, o de trabajadores como Mario, un hombre que llegará a poner en peligro su propia vida por ayudar a estos chicos.

La serie, compuesta por ocho episodios de 50 minutos,...

The Portuguese TV fiction sector is experiencing growth as it garners international visibility through co-productions and alliances with streamers and foreign broadcasters.

With a small domestic market – some 10 million inhabitants – Portuguese TV production is making a virtue of necessity. The region possesses a diversity of TV fiction offerings, ranging from commercial telenovelas to an increasing number of premium TV dramas, and is rapidly opening up to international partnerships.

In 2015, local indie producers got into TV fiction series via public broadcaster Rtp, a driving force behind the sector. That was then followed by private TV operators and later by global streamers.

“Portugal has changed a lot in the last few years,” says José Eduardo Moniz, general manager at Tvi, the country’s top private broadcaster.

“The transposition into Portugal of the European Union’s Audiovisual and Media Services Directive created the conditions for investment in local production,” argues Pedro Lopes, content...

Una madre ve el destino de su hija: ¿podrá cambiarlo? © Disney Plus+

Ya está disponible el tráiler y póster de “Desde el mañana”, el nuevo drama sobrenatural creado por Daniel Écija.

En “Desde el mañana”, pocos días después de mudarse a una nueva casa con su familia, Gabriela (Marta Hazas) descubre bajo el suelo de su despensa una veta de un mineral desconocido. Al tocarlo, se produce un fenómeno extraño e inquietante: Gabriela ve fragmentos del futuro y, en uno de ellos, la muerte de su hija Emma (Denisse Peña). Tras darse cuenta de que estos episodios no son fruto de un desequilibrio mental o físico, Gaby comienza a luchar para cambiar el futuro de su hija con la ayuda de Andrés (Álex González), un inspector de policía que ha vivido una experiencia similar a la suya.

“Desde el mañana” está protagonizada por Marta Hazas (“Velvet”), Álex González (“Operación Marea Negra...

Elite season 8 will be the final season of the long-running Netflix drama, as confirmed by the show's co-creator Carlos Montero. Montero expressed gratitude for the incredible years and the opportunity to work with talented actors and directors. Elite has been a springboard for some cast members, launching them into becoming world stars, and Montero calls it a pride to have contributed to their success.

Elite season 8 will be the last for the long-running Netflix drama. The Spanish show is set at a fictional high school, Las Encinas, where there is tension between the upper-class students and lower-class students who are part of the scholarship program. The show features a revolving cast that over the years has included stars such as Strange Way of Life's Manu Ríos as well as Money Heist's Miguel Herrán and Jaime Lorente.

On the official Elite Twitter account, it was announced that the upcoming Elite...

Today, Prime Video released the official trailer for the highly anticipated Spanish Original sci-fi film ‘Awareness’ directed by Daniel Benmayor and starring Carlos Scholz, Pedro Alonso, María Pedraza, Óscar Jaenada and Lela Loren.

Awareness will be screened during the Sitges Film Festival and will premiere on October 11 exclusively on Prime Video

Ian, a rebellious teenager living on the outskirts of society, can manipulate minds with his ability to generate visual illusions. He uses this power to survive running small, indiscreet, scams. When one of his cons goes awry, his abilities publicly spiral out of control and Ian becomes the target of two rival organizations, each seeking to exploit his powers.

Awareness is produced by Federation Spain, led by Juan Solá and Nacho Manubens, with Mark Albela as executive producer and Dbenma Content with Daniel Benmayor as producer and director. Benmayor is also in charge of the script alongside Iván Ledesma.

Today, Prime Video released the official trailer for the highly anticipated Spanish Original sci-fi film ‘Awareness’ directed by Daniel Benmayor and starring Carlos Scholz, Pedro Alonso, María Pedraza, Óscar Jaenada and Lela Loren.

Awareness will be screened during the Sitges Film Festival and will premiere on October 11 exclusively on Prime Video

Ian, a rebellious teenager living on the outskirts of society, can manipulate minds with his ability to generate visual illusions. He uses this power to survive running small, indiscreet, scams. When one of his cons goes awry, his abilities publicly spiral out of control and Ian becomes the target of two rival organizations, each seeking to exploit his powers.

Awareness is produced by Federation Spain, led by Juan Solá and Nacho Manubens, with Mark Albela as executive producer and Dbenma Content with Daniel Benmayor as producer and director. Benmayor is also in charge of the script alongside Iván Ledesma.

Entertainment One (eOne) have sold their first Soanish language series “Operación Marea Negra” to over 60 territories including the U.S. and Mexico (Roku), Austarlia (Sbs), Latin American (AMC Networks Intl), Canada (Teleus) and Spain (Disney-owned Fox channel).

The four-part series is based on the true story of Europe’s first intercepted narco-submarine in November 2019, when three smugglers crossed the Atlantic in a home-made sub-aquatic vessel carrying more than 3,000 kilos of cocaine. After boarding in the middle of the Amazon, they sailed to Europe while enduring terrible conditions including hunger, engine problems and storms before finally being captured on the Galician coast by the Civil Guard.

Álex González (“3 Caminos”) stars as “Nando, the ex-boxer and leader of the pack who turns to trafficking when his other financial options dry up.” Joining him are Nerea Barros (“La Isla Mínima”), Nuno Lopes (“White Lines”), Miquel Insua (“La Unidad”), Luis Zahera (“El Reino”), Xosé Barato...

Spain’s TV industry will make history at Series Mania Forum 2022, with its biggest panel and sneak peek series presentation presence ever at a major TV market.

The Spanish conference attendance – alongside Finland’s panel spread – also weighs in as the biggest from any single country at the upcoming edition of the most important co-production event for scripted TV series in Europe.

Series Mania Forum runs on-site over March 22-24 in Lille, northern France, under the larger Series Mania Festival umbrella.

Organized by Icex Spain Trade & Investment, the country’s export and inward investment board, the Spanish pavilion at the Lille Grand Palais will host a record-breaking delegation for Spain of around 20 companies and more than 50 executives.

That’s a sign of just how much Series Mania has grown as an industry forum in the last few years, and of Spain’s ambition to ramp up exports of Spanish movies...

Traditionally, Spanish broadcasters retained all rights, paying producers a percentage of the budget of their series, which prevented them from building catalogs of their own rights. Although at first, the arrival of SVOD platforms didn’t change their business relationship, the increasing demand for TV fiction and financial needs have forced an increased use of the co-production model.

“There is a lot of creativity and versatility in co-productions from Spain,” says Caroline Servy, managing director at The Wit.

Dipping its toe into the co-production arena in 2016 with “The Young Pope,” The Mediapro Studio, one of Europe’s super-indies, is expanding across Asia, Latin America and the U.S. markets, teaming with key broadcasters and platforms.

“Co-production has been the perfect model to hike the international reach of our productions. This way of working has become common among production companies, platforms and networks in recent years, and is in fact the...

Acquisition

Red Arrow Studios International has picked up international rights to “Controlling Britney Spears,” the follow-up documentary to “Framing Britney Spears,” produced by The New York Times and Red Arrow Studios’ Left/Right.

The documentary was inspired by a confidential report obtained by The New York Times in which Spears told a court investigator that her conservatorship had devolved into “an oppressive and controlling tool against her.” The new documentary reveals previously un-published details about the Times’ investigation which uncovered an extensive surveillance network created to monitor her every move. “Controlling Britney Spears” premiered last week on FX and Hulu in the U.S. It is directed by Samantha Stark, with Liz Day as supervising producer and reporter.

“We are delighted to be distributing this fascinating follow-up to one of the most talked about television events of the year, which sold widely across every continent,” said Red Arrow president and managing director Tim Gerhartz.