AMC Networks Intl. Latin America has acquired RTVE hit, Spanish-Portuguese thriller “Sequía,” which shall be broadcast all through the area on its Europa Europa channel.
The story facilities on the thriller behind two mummified corpses – obvious homicide victims — which are found when an extended submerged village emerges from the drying Campomediano reservoir alongside the Spanish-Portuguese border throughout a protracted drought (“sequía” in Spanish).
Whereas a Spanish inspector and investigative reporter suspect the our bodies could also be linked to environmental protests that came about to stop the creation of the reservoir, a Portuguese detective is secretly investigating the chance that one of many deceased could possibly be the inheritor to the Souza Cardoso fortune who disappeared years in the past.
Weaving between two time intervals, the late Nineteen Nineties and the current, when secrets and techniques start to be revealed, the story follows two influential households in Spain and Portugal who inhabit stunning areas of each international locations in addition to the day-to-day lifetime of a poor and exploited underclass on each side of the border.
Describing the collection as “a mix of thriller and household noir,” director Joaquín Llamas says the story of “Sequía” arose from the necessity to handle a cyclical drawback — the shortage of rain and poor water administration – that has had a brutal influence on sure areas and on individuals on each side of the border.
“Sequía” stars Elena Rivera, Rodolfo Sancho, Marco D’Almeida, Miryam Gallego and Miguel Ángel Muñoz.
The collection, which was shot on location within the Madrid area, Extremadura and Lisbon, marks the primary co-production between Spain’s RTVE and Portugal’s RTP, which produced the present with Atlantia Media and Coral Europa.
A significant success in Spain, the collection attracted 1.3 million viewers when it premiered along with 3 million views through the RTVE Play service. The collection’ premiere in Portugal drew 400,000 viewers.
