Victim Number 8 (Spanish: La víctima número 8) is a Spanish conspiracy thriller television series created by Sara Antuña and Marc Cistaré that originally aired on ETB 2 and Telemadrid from October 10 to November 28, 2018. It stars César Mateo, María de Nati, and Verónika Moral.
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| Spanish | 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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| Release | October 10 – November 28, 2018 |
Premise
editLoosely inspired on the August 2017 Barcelona attacks,[1] the plot revolves around a jihadi attack 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]
Cast
edit- 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.
Production and release
editIt was co-produced by Mediapro (via its production companies K2000 and Globomedia), ETB and Telemadrid.[5] Alejandro Bazzano was the director of the series.[5]
Victim Number 8 premiered in Spain on October 10, 2018, simultaneously on ETB 2 and Telemadrid. The series was released worldwide on Netflix on August 16, 2019.[6]
Episodes
edit| 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
editVictim Number 8 has a rating of 3.5 stars out of 5 on the review website Ready, Steady, Cut.[6] Writing for Ready Steady Cut, Jonathan Wilson commented: “Tense and engrossing, this Spanish thriller offers a well-paced and tightly-written high-stakes story.”[8]
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Bazzano dirige "La víctima número 8", sobre un atentado yihadista en Bilbao". La Vanguardia. 9 October 2018.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Wilson, Jonathon (August 16, 2019). "Victim Number 8 Review: Another Tense And Engrossing Spanish Series Mistaken Identity?". Ready, Steady, Cut. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
