Spanish streaming platform Atresplayer continues to ramp up its original productions, launching “33 Days” (“33 Dias”) and Season 2 of its breakout hit series: “La Ruta. Vol. 2: Ibiza” at the San Sebastian Film Festival and at Madrid confab Iberseries & Platino Industria.
“33 Days” is the first television series created by renowned true-crime investigative journalist Carles Porta.
Inspired by the real-life escape of two inmates from the Lleida prison in 2001, “33 Days” chronicles their breakout which triggered a 33-day manhunt by Catalonia’s police force, the Mossos d’Esquadra.
The series focuses on the Mossos’ investigative team and the escapees, whose plan begins to unravel, forcing them to improvise. Then a newly established police force, the Mossos faced mounting pressure and institutional criticism as they faced new challenges at every turn.
“We changed the names of the real people involved in order to protect their privacy and also to allow us more creative freedom,” said Porta at the presentation.
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