Colegas is a Spanish dramedy streaming television series directed by Peris Romano which stars Manuel Feijóo, Julián González, Lara de Miguel, Fernando Gil and Marta Solaz, among others. Produced by RTVE Digital and Hill Valley Producciones, it was released from 2017 to 2018 on playz.

Colegas
GenreDramedy
Directed byPeris Romano
Starring
  • Manuel Feijóo
  • Julián González
  • Lara de Miguel
  • Fernando Gil
  • Marta Solaz
Country of originSpain
Original languageSpanish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
Running time20 min (approx.)
Production companies
Original release
Networkplayz
Release30 October 2017 (2017-10-30) –
13 March 2018 (2018-03-13)

Premise

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The fiction, a dramedy,[1] tracks a group of people who reunite 20 years after becoming popular as performers in a fictional television series, Colegas. It makes recurring nods to teen drama titles such as Compañeros or Al salir de clase, in which the real-life actors who perform exaggerated version of themselves actually starred.[2]

Cast

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Main
Other and cameos

Production and release

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Produced by RTVE Digital in collaboration with Hill Valley Producciones,[7] Colegas was shot in locations across the Madrid region and the province of Ávila.[8] Directed by Peris Romano,[9] it consists of 6 episodes with a running time of around 20 minutes.[10] RTVE released the pilot on 30 October 2017,[11] as part of the launch of the Playz platform together with the release of the pilots of Dorien and Mambo.[12] The broadcasting run resumed on 13 February 2018,[13] with a weekly release on Tuesday.

SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast airedNetwork
1630 October 2017 (2017-10-30)13 March 2018 (2018-03-13)playz

References

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  1. ^ "Playz ya está en marcha: Televisión Española quiere ganarse a los millennials". Audiovisual451. 31 October 2017.
  2. ^ Ruiz de Elvira, Álvaro P. (16 March 2018). "'Colegas', tan encantadora como olvidable". El País.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Aniorte, Carmen (15 February 2018). ""Colegas", una serie del siglo XXI que mira a la televisión de los noventa". abcplay. ABC.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Playz estrena 'Colegas', la serie que recupera el espíritu de las ficciones juveniles de los 90". RTVE. 13 February 2018.
  5. ^ Alabadí, Héctor (12 March 2018). "'Colegas': Antonio Hortelano vuelve a reencontrarse con la pandilla de 'Compañeros' en Playz". FormulaTV.
  6. ^ a b Ruiz de Elvira, Álvaro P. (17 February 2018). "La serie que responde qué fue de los actores de 'Al salir de clase' y 'Compañeros'". El País.
  7. ^ "Así es la cabecera de 'Colegas' con homenaje a las series de los 90". Bluper. El Español. 15 February 2018.
  8. ^ "'Colegas', la serie que bebe del espíritu de 'Compañeros'". La Razón. 14 February 2018.
  9. ^ "El espíritu de las series juveniles de los 90 vuelve con "Colegas" a Playz". El Periódico. 13 February 2018.
  10. ^ Such, Marina (14 February 2018). "'Colegas' tira de la nostalgia de los 90 para nuevas generaciones". Fuera de Series.
  11. ^ "El comienzo de 'Colegas' falla al presentar su interesante premisa". Espinof. 1 November 2017.
  12. ^ "RTVE lanza Playz, su nueva plataforma online con contenidos originales e interactivos". Vertele!. eldiario.es. 27 October 2017.
  13. ^ "Colegas". TV Time. Retrieved 28 April 2021.