Express (TV series)

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Express
Genre
  • Action thriller
  • Family drama
Created byIván Escobar
Screenplay by
  • Iván Escobar
  • Antonio Sánchez Olivas
  • Martín Suárez
Directed by
  • Gabe Ibáñez
  • Iñaki Peñafiel
Starring
Country of originSpain
Original languageSpanish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Production companies
Distributor
  • Starzplay (Spain & Latin America)
  • Pantaya (US & Puerto Rico)
  • The Mediapro Studio Distribution (elsewhere)
Release
Original release16 January 2022 (2022-01-16)

Express is an upcoming Spanish thriller television series created by Iván Escobar and directed by Gabe Ibáñez and Iñaki Peñafiel. Starring Maggie Civantos as lead character, the plot concerns the so-called express kidnappings. It is the first Starzplay original series produced in Spain. It is set for a 16 January 2022 release.

Premise[]

Consisting of a dramatization of the so-called express kidnappings, the fiction (also featuring "comedy elements")[1] tracks the story of Bárbara (a criminological psychologist who suffers one of such short-lived abductions) and her family.[2]

Cast[]

Production[]

Created by Iván Escobar and written by Escobar together with Antonio Sánchez Olivas and Martín Suárez,[3] the series was produced by The Mediapro Studio, Starzplay (distributor in Spain and Latin-America) and Pantaya (distributor in the United States and Puerto Rico).[5][6][3] Elsewhere, the Mediapro Studio Distribution will serve as distributor.[6] It is thus the first Starzplay original series produced in Spain.[2] Filming began by mid March 2021 and wrapped by early June 2021.[4] Directed by Gabe Ibáñez and Iñaki Peñafiel,[1] Express was primarily shot in a film set in Madrid.[1] Shooting locations also included the Casa Huarte in the Puerta de Hierro area of Madrid.[7] Consisting of 8 episodes, it is set for a 16 January 2022 release.[8][9]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Starzplay rueda 'Express', una radiografía pospandémica del miedo". El Periódico de Aragón. 31 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b Hernández Luján, Raquel (31 May 2021). "Starzplay presenta Express, su primera serie original rodada en España y producida por The Mediapro Studios". Hobby Consolas.
  3. ^ a b c Rivera, Alfonso (7 June 2021). "Gabe Ibáñez e Iñaki Peñafiel han dirigido el thriller Express". Cineuropa.
  4. ^ a b c d "'Express', la primera serie española de Starzplay, termina su grabación en Madrid". Audiovisual451. 3 June 2021.
  5. ^ Álvarez, Ana (7 June 2021). "'Express', o el secuestro tan rápido como la vida misma". El Periódico.
  6. ^ a b Hopewell, John (4 June 2021). "Starzplay, Pantaya, The Mediapro Studio Break Down Ivan Escobar's 'Express,' Company Priorities and Passions". variety.com.
  7. ^ Roces, Pablo R. (5 June 2021). "La casa Huarte, una joya de la arquitectura de los 60 deshabitada y convertida en set para rodar series". El Mundo.
  8. ^ Cano, Jose A (22 January 2021). "'Express', la primera serie española de Starzplay, se estrena el 16 de enero". cineconñ (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Starzplay pone fecha de estreno y lanza el tráiler de 'Express', su primera serie original en España". Vertele!. eldiario.es. 10 November 2021.

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