Depicting Spain’s ‘rape culture,’ ’El Castillo,’ one of Movistar Plus’ biggest plays at Mipcom, is hailed in Spain as the Spanish series of the year
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'The Castle' ('El Castillo') Courtesy of Movistar Plus “Zodiac” with sex clubs, but a case also seen from the POV of the perpetrator and a victim, “The Castle” “El Castillo”) a big hit at San Sebastián, marks the series creator debut of Isabel Peña, part with Rodrigo Sorogoyen of one of the most exciting tandems not only in Spain, but Europe, behind “The Beloved,” “The Beasts” and “The New Years.”.
Here, she partners with Eduardo Villanueva, a co-scribe with Peña and Sorogoyen on “Riot Police.” “The Castle” indeed recalls the genre mash structure of the 2021 series: genre in an ongoing criminal investigation, a character odyssey and a drama-thriller set in a damning local context: Real estate speculation in “Riot Police,” the transformation of Spain’s sex trade into a sophisticated nationwide mafia in “The Castle.”
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