Express (TV series)
Spanish television series
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 a so-called express kidnapping, the story follows Bárbara, a criminal psychologist who falls victim to one of such short-lived abductions.
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Production
Created by Iván Escobar and written by Escobar together with Antonio Sánchez Olivas and Martín Suárez, 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). Elsewhere, the Mediapro Studio Distribution will serve as distributor. It is thus the first Starzplay original series produced in Spain. Filming began by mid March 2021 and wrapped by early June 2021. Directed by Gabe Ibáñez and Iñaki Peñafiel, Express was primarily shot in a film set in Madrid.
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