The Mess You Leave Behind
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Spanish | El desorden que dejas |
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Created by | Carlos Montero |
Based on | El desorden que dejas by Carlos Montero |
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Opening theme | "La espina de la flor en tu costado" by Xoel López |
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Country of origin | Spain |
Original language | Spanish |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 8 |
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Producer | Emma Lustres |
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Original network | Netflix |
Original release | 11 December 2020 |
The Mess You Leave Behind (Spanish: El desorden que dejas) is a Spanish thriller drama streaming television limited series created by Carlos Montero for Netflix, based on his novel of the same name.[1] The series, starring Inma Cuesta and Bárbara Lennie, tracks a literature teacher who takes a substitute teaching position in a small fictional town in rural Galicia (Novariz) and learns that her predecessor died mysteriously.[1][2][3]
The series premiered on 11 December 2020 on Netflix.[2]
Main cast[]
- Inma Cuesta as Raquel Valero
- Bárbara Lennie as Elvira Ferreiro Martínez "Viruca"
- Tamar Novas as Germán Araujo
- Arón Piper as Iago Nogueira
- Roberto Enríquez as Mauro Muñiz
- Roque Ruiz as Roi Fernández
- Isabel Garrido as Nerea Casado
- Fede Pérez as Demetrio Araujo
- Alfonso Agra as Tomás Nogueira
- Susana Dans as Marga
Production[]
The Mess You Leave Behind was filmed in locations in Galicia including Celanova, Ourense, whose public highschool (the one the creator actually studied in) was used for recreating the highschool where Raquel and Viruca teach at.[3]
Episodes[]
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date [4] |
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1 | "Into the Lion's Den" (En la boca del lobo) | Carlos Montero | Carlos Montero | 11 December 2020 |
2 | "They Know" (Lo saben) | Carlos Montero | Carlos Montero | 11 December 2020 |
3 | "Count to Three" (Cuenta hasta tres) | Silvia Quer | Javier Holgado Vicente | 11 December 2020 |
4 | "Downward Spiral" (Caída en picado) | Silvia Quer | Carlos Montero | 11 December 2020 |
5 | "The Secret Place" (El lugar secreto) | Silvia Quer | Javier Holgado Vicente | 11 December 2020 |
6 | "Your Dark Side" (Lo que no quiso ver en ti) | Roger Gual | Andrés Seara and Carlos Montero | 11 December 2020 |
7 | "The Third Victim" (La tercera víctima) | Roger Gual | Javier Holgado Vicente | 11 December 2020 |
8 | "The Mess You Leave Behind" (El desorden que dejas) | Roger Gual | Carlos Montero | 11 December 2020 |
Awards and nominations[]
Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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2021 | 19th Mestre Mateo Awards | Best Television Series | Pending | [5] | |
Best Screenplay | Pending | ||||
Best Editing | Pending | ||||
Best Sound | Pending | ||||
Best Makeup and Hairstyling | Pending | ||||
Best Lead Actress | Inma Cuesta | Pending | |||
Best Supporting Actor | Tamar Novas | Pending | |||
Best Supporting Actress | Isabel Garrido | Pending |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Granada, Emiliano (18 February 2020). "Carlos Montero on New Netflix Original 'The Mess You Leave Behind'". Variety. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Scott, Sheena (12 December 2020). "'The Mess You Leave Behind' On Netflix: A Suspenseful New Spanish Series". Forbes. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Dios, Marisa de (21 December 2020). "¿Dónde se rodó 'El desorden que dejas', la serie que está arrasando en Netflix?". El Periódico.
- ^ "The Mess You Leave Behind – Listings". The Futon Critic. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ "Conoce a los finalistas a los Premios Mestre Mateo 2021". Extradigital. 10 March 2021.
External links[]
Categories:
- 2020s Spanish drama television series
- 2020 Spanish television series debuts
- 2020 Spanish television series endings
- Spanish-language Netflix original programming
- Spanish thriller television series
- Television shows filmed in Spain
- Television shows set in Galicia (Spain)
- Television series based on Spanish novels