Express
Genre
Created byIván Escobar
Screenplay by
  • Iván Escobar
  • Antonio Sánchez Olivas
  • Martín Suárez
Directed by
  • Gabe Ibáñez
  • Iñaki Peñafiel
Starring
Country of originSpain
Original languageSpanish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Production companies
Original release
Release16 January 2022 (2022-01-16)

Express is a Spanish thriller television series created by Iván Escobar and directed by Gabe Ibáñez and Iñaki Peñafiel. Starring Maggie Civantos as lead character, the plot concerns the so-called express kidnappings. It is the first Starzplay original series produced in Spain. It was released on 16 January 2022.

Premise

Consisting of a dramatization of the so-called express kidnappings, the fiction (also featuring "comedy elements")[1] tracks the story of Bárbara (a criminological psychologist who suffers one of such short-lived abductions) and her family.[2]

Cast

Production

Created by Iván Escobar and written by Escobar together with Antonio Sánchez Olivas and Martín Suárez,[3] the series was produced by The Mediapro Studio, Starzplay (distributor in Spain and Latin-America) and Pantaya (distributor in the United States and Puerto Rico).[5][6][3] Elsewhere, the Mediapro Studio Distribution will serve as distributor.[6] It is thus the first Starzplay original series produced in Spain.[2] Filming began by mid March 2021 and wrapped by early June 2021.[4] Directed by Gabe Ibáñez and Iñaki Peñafiel,[1] Express was primarily shot in a film set in Madrid.[1] Shooting locations also included the Casa Huarte in the Puerta de Hierro area of Madrid.[7] Consisting of 8 episodes, it is set for a 16 January 2022 release.[8][9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Starzplay rueda 'Express', una radiografía pospandémica del miedo". El Periódico de Aragón. 31 May 2021.
  2. 1 2 Hernández Luján, Raquel (31 May 2021). "Starzplay presenta Express, su primera serie original rodada en España y producida por The Mediapro Studios". Hobby Consolas.
  3. 1 2 3 Rivera, Alfonso (7 June 2021). "Gabe Ibáñez e Iñaki Peñafiel han dirigido el thriller Express". Cineuropa.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "'Express', la primera serie española de Starzplay, termina su grabación en Madrid". Audiovisual451. 3 June 2021.
  5. ↑ Álvarez, Ana (7 June 2021). "'Express', o el secuestro tan rápido como la vida misma". El Periódico.
  6. 1 2 Hopewell, John (4 June 2021). "Starzplay, Pantaya, The Mediapro Studio Break Down Ivan Escobar's 'Express,' Company Priorities and Passions". variety.com.
  7. ↑ Roces, Pablo R. (5 June 2021). "La casa Huarte, una joya de la arquitectura de los 60 deshabitada y convertida en set para rodar series". El Mundo.
  8. ↑ Cano, Jose A (22 January 2021). "'Express', la primera serie española de Starzplay, se estrena el 16 de enero". cineconñ (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  9. ↑ "Starzplay pone fecha de estreno y lanza el tráiler de 'Express', su primera serie original en España". Vertele!. eldiario.es. 10 November 2021.
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