Movistar Plus’ Buzzy Original Series ‘La Mesías’ Sold to HBO Latin America
17.10.2023 - 06:36
/ variety.com
Anna Marie de la Fuente In a deal unveiled at Mipcom, Movistar Plus+ International, the prominent Spanish pay TV/SVOD platform’s sales division, announced at Mipcom a key sale to HBO Latin America of series “La Mesías,” hailed as the buzziest title at the San Sebastian Film Festival in September. The series is written, directed and produced by Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo of Suma Content, best known for their series “Veneno,” an HBO Max U.S. pickup, as well as “Paquita Salas,” sold to Netflix.
“La Mesías” marks the return of this creative duo, three years after their last release as directors and screenwriters, according to Movistar Plus+ Int’l. Described as the most ambitious and complex project from the creative duo, widely known as Los Javis, “La Mesías” follows a family torn apart by the matriarch’s religious fanaticism. Across seven gripping episodes, each with a runtime of just over an hour, the story spans various time periods, shifting between 2013 and the 1980s when Enric and his younger sister Irene were children, and around 1997 when they were in their late teens.
The production was entirely filmed on location, primarily at 30 rural settings in the vicinity of Barcelona. The series boasted a cast of 170 characters and included nearly 4,000 extras. Episode 3, airing Oct.
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