¡García!

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¡García!
Genre
Created by
  • Sara Antuña
  • Carlos de Pando
Based on¡García!
by Santiago García & Luis Bustos
Written by
  • Sara Antuña
  • Carlos de Pando
Directed byEugenio Mira
Starring
Country of originSpain
Original languageSpanish
Production
Executive producers
CinematographyUnax Mendia
Production companies
  • Zeta Studios
  • García La Serie, S.L.
DistributorWarnerMedia
Release
Original networkHBO Max

¡García! (or García!) is an upcoming Spanish television series based on the graphic novel by Santiago García and Luis Bustos. Created by Sara Antuña and Carlos de Pando for HBO Max, it stars Francisco Ortiz and Veki Velilla. Eugenio Mira will direct the 6 episodes.

Premise[]

Set in a version of current-day Spain at the verge of societal collapse, the fiction follows Antonia, a reporter who accidentally unravels a decades-old plot concerning a super-agent created in the 1950s by the Francoist secret services, García, who was subsequently cryogenized. The latter, defrosted by Antonia, finds himself disoriented and confused in current-day Spain.[1][2][3][4]

Cast[]

Production[]

Created and written by Sara Antuña and Carlos de Pando (showrunners of The Neighbor), ¡García! is an adaptation of the eponymous graphic novel by Santiago García and Luis Bustos.[6] The series is produced by García La Serie, S.L. (an ad-hoc production company linked to Zeta Studios) for WarnerMedia Original Programming.[2] The project, presented as a "satirical thriller with sci-fi elements",[3] was greenlighted in May 2021. Miguel Salvat, Steve Matthews and Antony Root are credited as executive producers,[2][7] whereas Eugenio Mira was charged with the direction of the 6 episodes comprising the season, set to feature a running time of around 60 minutes.[6][4]  [ca] is the cinematography director.[8] Shooting in Madrid had already begun on 7 May 2021.[9] Still in production, the series was presented together with other HBO Max originals (Todo lo otro, Venga Juan and Sin novedad) at the 69th San Sebastián Film Festival in September 2021.[10][11] On 25 October 2021, HBO Max released a teaser video, announcing an intended release date for 2022.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "'¡García!': HBO Max anuncia su primera serie española, a cargo de los creadores de 'El vecino'". Cinemanía. 20minutos.es. 7 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "HBO Max anuncia su primera serie original en España: '¡García!', con producción de Zeta Studios". Audiovisual451. 7 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b "HBO Max anuncia '¡García!', thriller satírico con elementos de ciencia-ficción basado en un cómic del creador de 'El vecino'". Xataka. 7 May 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d "HBO Max anuncia que ya produce '¡García!', su nueva serie española con sorpresas en el reparto". Vertele!. eldiario.es. 7 May 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Primeras imágenes y teaser de '¡GARCÍA!', la nueva serie original de HBO Max sobre el superagente franquista del cómic". Cinemanía (in Spanish). 20minutos.es. 25 October 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Lang, Jamie (7 May 2021). "HBO Max Defrosts Spain's Answer to Captain America with Live Action 'García!' Adaptation". variety.com.
  7. ^ Lodderhouse, Diana (7 May 2021). "'Doctor Who' Star David Tennant Joins 'The Amazing Maurice'; HBO Max Greenlights Spanish-Language Original 'García'; Channel 4 Axes 'The Circle' – Global Briefs". Deadline Hollywood.
  8. ^ "HBO MAX arranca la producción de su nueva serie original, ¡GARCÍA! creada por Sara Antuña y Carlos de Pando". Camera and Light Mag. 7 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Filtradas primeras imágenes del rodaje de ¡García!". msn.com. 7 May 2021.
  10. ^ Mantilla, Daniel (19 September 2021). "HBO Max enseña en el Festival de San Sebastián un avance de sus primeras series originales en España". El Español.
  11. ^ Aller, María (19 September 2021). "HBO presenta sus series originales en el festival de San Sebastián". Fotogramas.
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