La unidad (lit. 'The Unit') is a Spanish police thriller television series. Produced by Movistar+ in collaboration with Vaca Films, created by Dani de la Torre and Alberto Marini, and starring Nathalie Poza, Michel Noher, Luis Zahera, Raúl Fernández, Carlos Blanco and Fele Martínez, it was released on Movistar + on 15 May 2020. It was renewed for a second season on 22 May 2020,[1] which was released on 18 March 2022.[2] It then got renewed for a third and final series, titled Kabul.
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| Country of origin | Spain |
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| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 18 |
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| Cinematography | Josu Inchaustegui |
| Running time | 50 min (approx.) |
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| Network | Movistar+ |
| Release | 15 May 2020 – 18 May 2023 |
Premise
editThe plot follows an anti-terrorist special police unit of the General Commissariat of Information investigating a jihadist cell seeking to carry out a terrorist attack in Spain.[3] The fiction is set in different locations such as France (Toulouse), Nigeria (Lagos), Syria (Raqqa), Tangiers, Melilla, Catalonia (Girona), Vigo and Madrid.[4]
Cast
edit- Nathalie Poza as Carla.[5]
- Michel Noher as Marcos.[5]
- Marian Álvarez as Miriam.[5]
- Luis Zahera as Sergio.[5]
- Fariba Sheikhan as Nawja.[5]
- Raúl Fernández as Roberto.[5]
- Carlos Blanco as Ramón.[5]
- Fele Martínez as Sanabria.[6]
- Amina Leony as Amina.[6]
- Moussa Echarif as Myaz.[3]
Production and release
editCreated by Dani de la Torre and Alberto Marini,[7] Dani de la Torre directed the episodes while Alberto Marini and Amèlia Mora authored the screenplay.[8] Domingo Corral, Fran Araújo, Ismael Calleja, Emma Lustres and Borja Pena were credited as executive producers.[8] Josu Inchaustegui worked as cinematography director.[9]
The series is a Movistar+ production, in collaboration with Vaca Films.[10] The budget of the series was in the top-tier of Movistar+'s productions, similar to that of La peste's first season, about 10 million €.[11] While some outdoor shots were filmed in Nigeria, France and Tangiers, most of the filming (about 85%) took place in Galicia.[12] Some scenes were filmed in Melilla and a complex terrorist attack scene was shot in Callao, Preciados and Sol in Madrid.[12] The series, consisting of six 50-minute episodes,[13] was released on 15 May 2020 on Movistar+,[12] both in the subscription platform and the Movistar+ Lite VoD service.[11]
Filming of Season 2 began in April 2021 and wrapped in July 2021.[14][15] Oskar Santos and Dani de la Torre directed the episodes whereas the screenplay was written by Alberto Marini, Amèlia Mora, Alfred Pérez-Farga and Roger Danès.[15]
Accolades
edit| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 2021 | 8th MiM Series Awards | Best Drama Series | Won | [16] | |
| Best Direction | Dani de la Torre | Won | |||
| Best Drama Actor | Luis Zahera | Nominated | |||
| Best Drama Actress | Nathalie Poza | Nominated | |||
| 2022 | 28th Forqué Awards | Best TV Series | Nominated | [17] | |
| 2023 | 10th Feroz Awards | Best Actress in a TV Series | Nathalie Poza | Nominated | [18] |
| Best Supporting Actress in a TV Series | Marian Álvarez | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Actor a TV Series | Luis Zahera | Nominated | |||
| 31st Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Television Actress in a Leading Role | Nathalie Poza | Won | [19] | |
| Best Television Actress in a Minor Role | Yassmine Othman | Won | |||
References
edit- ^ Redacción (22 May 2020). "Movistar hace oficial la renovación de 'La Unidad' por una segunda temporada". Vertele (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 October 2021.
- ^ Herruzo Martínez, Ignacio (17 March 2022). "Movistar hace oficial la renovación de 'La Unidad' por una segunda temporada". Diez Minutos (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 March 2022.
- ^ a b Onieva, Álvaro (15 May 2020). "Crítica: 'La Unidad' es un thriller policial potente que va 'in crescendo'". Fuera de Series.
- ^ Viñas, María (18 May 2020). ""La Unidad": parecen Siria y Nigeria, pero son Vigo y Carballo". La Voz de Galicia.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Movistar+ presenta a los miembros de 'La Unidad' antes de su inminente estreno". Vertele!. eldiario.es. 29 April 2020.
- ^ a b Colino, Carmen (15 May 2020). "Movistar+ estrena 'La Unidad': capítulos, reparto de actores y trama". Tikitakas. AS.
- ^ Hernández Luján, Raquel (11 May 2020). "Entrevista a Dani de la Torre y Alberto Marini, creadores de La unidad". Hobby Consolas.
- ^ a b "'La Unidad' – estreno 15 de mayo en Movistar+". Audiovisual451. 11 May 2020.
- ^ Hernández Luján, Raquel (30 April 2020). "Crítica de La unidad, la serie policiaca de Movistar que te asombrará". Hobby Consolas.
- ^ Fernández, Miguel Anxo (16 May 2020). ""La unidad": El arte del buen narrar en imágenes seriadas". La Voz de Galicia.
- ^ a b Cordero, Gonzalo; Cortés, Blanca (15 May 2020). "El arma secreta de 'La unidad' para ser la serie más realista sobre la lucha antiterrorista". Esquire.
- ^ a b c Marcos, Natalia (25 May 2020). "Objetivo: recrear aquel infierno terrorista". El País.
- ^ "Tráiler y póster de La Unidad, la nueva y potente serie de Movistar+". Europa Press. 2 April 2020.
- ^ "Series 'La Unidad' de Movistar+ comienza el rodaje de su temporada 2 y lanza sus primeras imágenes". Vertele!. eldiario.es. 30 April 2021.
- ^ a b "'La Unidad' termina el rodaje de su temporada 2 en Movistar y comparte sus primeras imágenes". Vertele!. eldiario.es. 22 July 2021.
- ^ "Premios Mim Series 'Servir y proteger', mejor serie diaria en unos Premios MiM Series que se reparten 'La unidad', 'Vida Perfecta' y 'Patria'". RTVE. 25 February 2021.
- ^ "Alcarràs', 'Cinco lobitos', 'As bestas' y 'Modelo 77', finalistas en los Premios Forqué". rtve.es. 7 November 2022.
- ^ "'La Ruta' y 'No me gusta conducir', series favoritas en las nominaciones televisivas de los Premios Feroz". vertele!. 24 November 2022 – via eldiario.es.
- ^ Aller, María (14 March 2023). "Premios Unión de Actores 2023: 'As bestas' y 'Cinco lobitos', las películas más premiadas". Fotogramas.