Victim Number 8
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La víctima número 8 | |
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Directed by | Alejandro Bazzano |
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Country of origin | Spain |
Original language | Spanish |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 8 |
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Original release | October 10 November 28, 2018 | –
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http://www.telemadrid.es/programas/la-victima-numero-8 Website |
Victim Number 8 (Spanish: La víctima número 8) is a 2018 Spanish conspiracy thriller television series loosely based on the August 2017 Barcelona attacks.[1] The series, created by Sara Antuña and Marc Cistaré, stars César Mateo, María de Nati, and Verónika Moral. The plot revolves around a jihadi bombing in the Old Town of Bilbao with seven casualties and several more wounded, and the police investigation trying to catch those responsible for the killing.[2][3][4] Alejandro Bazzano was the director of the series.[5]
Victim Number 8 was first released in Spain on October 10, 2018, simultaneously on ETB 2 and Telemadrid. The series was released worldwide on Netflix on August 16, 2019.[6]
It was co-produced by Mediapro (via its production companies K2000 and Globomedia), ETB and Telemadrid.[5]
Cast[]
- César Mateo as Omar
- María de Nati as Edurne
- Verónika Moral as Koro
- Iñaki Ardanaz as Gaizka
- Farah Hamed as Adila
- Lisi Linder as Almudena
- Khaled Kouka as Ibrahim
- Óscar Zafra as Gorostiza
- Jesús Ruyman as Comisario
- Alfonso Torregrosa as José María Azkarate
- Itziar Lazkano as Concha
- Son Khoury as Zakir
- Youssef Bougarovaney as Aissa
- Marcial Álvarez as Eche
- Gemma Martínez
- Itziar Aizpuru as María
- Álex Larumbe
- Gilen Xabier as Agente Morera
- Keiko Fayrori
Several EITB and Telemadrid journalists make cameo appearances as themselves.
Episodes[]
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | Ref. | ||||
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1 | 8 | October 10, 2018 | November 28, 2018 | ETB 2 & Telemadrid | [7] |
No. | Title | Original release date |
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1 | "Omar" | October 10, 2018 |
2 | "Los milagros no existen" | October 17, 2018 |
3 | "Empezar a creer" | October 24, 2018 |
4 | "El tiro de gracia" | October 31, 2018 |
5 | "Una teoría de mierda" | November 7, 2018 |
6 | "Un tiburón que nos haga aún más ricos a todos" | November 14, 2018 |
7 | "El síndrome del nido" | November 21, 2018 |
8 | "Muy fácil o muy difícil" | November 28, 2018 |
Reception[]
As of August 25, 2019, Victim Number 8 has a rating of 7.2 out of 10 on IMDb,[8] 3.5 stars out of 5 on the review website Ready, Steady, Cut,[9] and two mixed critical reviews on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes.[10] Writing for Ready Steady Cut, Jonathan Wilson commented: “Tense and engrossing, this Spanish thriller offers a well-paced and tightly-written high-stakes story.”[11]
References[]
- ^ Mitchell, Molli (August 20, 2019). "Victim Number 8 Season 2 Netflix release date: Will there be another series?". Express. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
- ^ "Crítica: 'La víctima número 8' es un thriller con ritmo sobre un atentado yihadista". Fuera de Series (in Spanish). Retrieved August 6, 2019.
- ^ "'La víctima número 8', un thriller valiente que atrapa por su dosis de humanidad". Ver Tele (in Spanish). Retrieved August 6, 2019.
- ^ "Stream It Or Skip It: 'Victim Number 8' On Netflix, A Spanish Thriller About a Man Framed For a Terrorist Attack". Decider. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Bazzano dirige "La víctima número 8", sobre un atentado yihadista en Bilbao". La Vanguardia. 9 October 2018.
- ^ Mitchell, Molli (August 20, 2019). "Victim Number 8 Season 2 Netflix release date: Will there be another series?". Express. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
- ^ "La víctima número 8". TV Time. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ Victim Number 8 (La víctima número 8) TV Series. IMDb. 2018. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
- ^ Mitchell, Molli (August 20, 2019). "Victim Number 8 Season 2 Netflix release date: Will there be another series?". Express. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
- ^ "VICTIM NUMBER 8: SEASON 1 (2019)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
- ^ Wilson, Jonathon (August 16, 2019). "Victim Number 8 Review: Another Tense And Engrossing Spanish SeriesMistaken Identity?". Ready, Steady, Cut. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
External links[]
- 2010s Spanish drama television series
- Spanish-language television shows
- 2018 Spanish television series debuts
- Spanish-language Netflix original programming
- Television shows set in Biscay
- Islamic terrorism in fiction
- Spanish television series about terrorism
- Telemadrid original programming