Alba (TV series)

Alba
GenreDrama
Based onFatmagül'ün Suçu Ne?
Directed by
  • Pablo Guerrero
  • Carlota Martínez-Pereda
  • Humberto Miró
Country of originSpain
Original languageSpanish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13
Production
Executive producers
  • Pablo Guerrero
  • Montse García
  • Luis Santamaría
Running time50 min (approx.)
Production companies
Original release
NetworkAtresplayer Premium
Release28 March 2021 (2021-03-28)
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Alba is a Spanish drama television series produced by Atresmedia and Boomerang TV, consisting of an adaptation of the Turkish series Fatmagül'ün Suçu Ne?. It premiered on Atresplayer Premium on 28 March 2021.[1]

Premise

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The series is set in the Marina Baixa.[2] Alba, a student at the university in Madrid,[3] is in a relationship there with Bruno, a young man from her hometown.[3][4] One night, after returning to her hometown for the holidays, she is the victim of a gang rape and wakes up on the beach in the morning with no memory of the event.[4] Alba soon learns that the three male perpetrators are Bruno's best friends, and that Bruno was also on the scene during the crime. Seeking justice, Alba and Bruno must resist pressure and threats from the wealthy and powerful Entrerríos family.[4]

Cast

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Production and release

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Alba is an adaptation of the popular Turkish series Fatmagül'ün Suçu Ne?, known as Fatmagül in Spain.[3] Coproduced by Atresmedia and Grupo Boomerang,[9] it consists of 13 episodes with a running time of roughly 50 minutes.[3] The scriptwriting team was formed by Irma Correa, Susana López [es], Javier Holgado, Carlos Vila [es], Ignasi Rubio and Carlos Martín.[3] Filming began in June 2020.[10] Shooting locations included the Madrid region, Villajoyosa and other cities in the Costa Blanca such as Benidorm and Finestrat.[4] The 6-month-long filming wrapped by December 2020.[4] Atresmedia set the date of the premiere for 28 March 2021.[11] Netflix acquired the series in 2022 and released it on 15 July.[12]

References

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  1. ^ Higueras, Laura (28 March 2021). "'Alba': un crudo y doloroso retrato de la violación múltiple que por fin les señala a ellos". Vertele!. eldiario.es.
  2. ^ Albero, Enric (30 March 2021). "Series españolas: modelo import/export". El Cultural.
  3. ^ a b c d e Solà Gimferrer, Pere (16 February 2021). "Lo que sabemos de 'Alba', la adaptación de 'Fatmagül'". La Vanguardia.
  4. ^ a b c d e Herrera, Nuria (11 December 2020). "Nuevas imágenes de 'Alba'. La serie protagonizada por Elena Rivera termina su rodaje". Diez Minutos.
  5. ^ "Álvaro Rico y Pol Hermoso se suman al reparto de 'Alba', la 'Fatmagül' española de Antena 3". El Periódico. 16 May 2020.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g Keller, Joel (15 July 2022). "Stream It Or Skip It: 'Alba' On Netflix, A Spanish Thriller Where A Woman Finds Out That Her Boyfriends' Buddies Sexually Assaulted Her". decider.com.
  7. ^ a b c d "Tito Valverde, Álvaro Rico y Pol Hermoso fichan por 'Alba', la nueva apuesta de Antena 3 para su prime time". Vertele!. eldiario.es. 16 May 2020.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h Ortega Mingo, Jesús (18 February 2021). "Alba: fecha de estreno en Atresplayer Premium del remake de Fatmagül y actores protagonistas". Qué!.
  9. ^ "Elena Rivera, en shock tras rodar una violación grupal en 'Alba'". Bluper. El Español. 15 July 2020.
  10. ^ "Antena 3 inicia el rodaje de 'Alba' y desvela su reparto al completo". El Periódico. 17 June 2020.
  11. ^ "Atresplayer Premium cierra la fecha de estreno de su 'Alba', con Elena Rivera". Vertele!. eldiario.es. 10 March 2021.
  12. ^ Meek, Andydate=18 July 2022 (19 July 2022). "The brutal new Netflix series that people say is too hard to watch". bgr.com. Retrieved 24 August 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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