Muted (Spanish: El silencio, lit.'The Silence') is a Spanish psychological thriller television series created by Aitor Gabilondo starring Arón Piper.

Muted
Promotional release poster
SpanishEl silencio
Created byAitor Gabilondo
Directed byGabe Ibáñez
Starring
Country of originSpain
Original languageSpanish
No. of episodes6
Production
Production companyAlea Media
Original release
NetworkNetflix
ReleaseMay 19, 2023 (2023-05-19)

Plot

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Set in Bilbao, the show revolves around Sergio Ciscar, who has recently been released from detention. He has been temporarily mute during his childhood following to a traumatism and has recovered his faculty of speech only when his parents adopted a little sister. He has spent six years in detention for parricide and is now under the secret watch of a young psychiatrist, Ana Dussuel, and her team. She loves him secretly and she also receives help from Marta, a girl obsessed with Sergio.

Sergio desperately tries to find his younger sister, who was the only one in his family who treated him nicely.

During the course of the series, it’s discovered that Sergio is a genius quick to anger and that his mother, a psychiatrist, was experimenting on him without his father's consent/knowledge.

Towards the end we find out that Sergio is unstable and was on drugs and lashed out and pushed his parents over the balcony of their apartment to their death.

The police are also involved in the watch, but are corrupt and trying to derail the watch.[1]

Cast

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Production

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Created by Aitor Gabilondo,[4] Muted is an Alea Media production for Netflix.[5] Shooting locations included Bilbao and Madrid.[6][7]

Release

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Netflix released the series on May 19, 2023.[2]

Reception

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The series has become the second most streamed non-English speaking series on Netflix within the first week of release.[8]

References

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  1. ^ Onieva, Por Álvaro (2023-05-18). "De 'Élite' a empatizar con un parricida: Arón Piper y Manu Ríos estrenan la nueva serie de misterio de Netflix". Fotogramas (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2023-05-25.
  2. ^ a b c "Netflix lanza el teaser de 'El silencio' de Aitor Gabilondo y Aron Piper, que ya tiene mes de estreno". Vertele!. 27 February 2023 – via eldiario.es.
  3. ^ a b c d e f ""El silencio": Arón Piper y Manu Ríos protagonizan la nueva serie de Netflix". El Comercio. 28 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Primer vistazo a 'El silencio': Arón Piper y el creador de 'Patria' se unen en el nuevo thriller de Netflix". Cinemanía. 27 February 2023 – via 20minutos.es.
  5. ^ "'El silencio': Netflix anuncia su nueva serie española con Aron Piper de protagonista". Diez Minutos. 24 May 2022.
  6. ^ Arazulea, Ane (14 June 2022). "Bilbao acoge el rodaje de la nueva serie protagonizada por Aron Piper". Deia.
  7. ^ Belategui, Oskar (15 June 2022). "Netflix vuelve a apostar por Bilbao". El Correo. Grupo Vocento.
  8. ^ verTele, Redacción (2023-05-24). "'El silencio' arrasa en Netflix como el mejor estreno español en lo que va de 2023". Vertele (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-05-25.