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David Victori filming his new series Tú también lo harías
- For this thriller, which is currently being shot, the director of Cross the Line is banking on a cast of actors headed up by Ana Polvorosa, Pablo Molinero and Elena Irureta
Monday 14 March saw the start of the shoot for the series Tú también lo harías (lit. “You Would Do the Same”), made up of eight episodes, each lasting 30 minutes, created and written by David Victori (who is revisiting this format after Red Sky) and Jordi Vallejo (The Innocent), and directed by the former. The shoot will last ten weeks and will take place on location in various towns and cities in the province of Barcelona, such as Manresa, the birth place of the director, who made his feature debut with The Pact [+see also:
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The cast is made up of Pablo Molinero (El verano que vivimos [+see also:
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The plot tells of how an armed robbery takes place on the bus line connecting the airport with various cities in the vicinity of Barcelona. The upshot is that three assailants are dead and one person has an arrest warrant on his head, with six witnesses unable to identify the fugitive. Officer Fran Garza (played by Pablo Molinero) and his professional partner – and ex – Rebeca Quirós (Ana Polvorosa) suspect that the witnesses are not telling the truth: they all claim not to have seen the killer’s face, but everything points to them having made a pact of silence to protect the person on the run. Soon enough, the case goes viral, and public opinion swings in support of the criminal, using the hashtag #YouWouldDoTheSame.
The series constitutes the first-ever partnership between Espotlight Media (which has also set in motion the project Los Farad by Mariano Barroso, in conjunction with Mod Producciones and for Amazon Prime Video – see the news) and Legendary Television, the international content division of Legendary Entertainment (Dune [+see also:
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Tú también lo harías is a co-production between Legendary Television and Espotlight Media, produced by Anxo Rodríguez and Anne Thomopoulos. The series will be aired on Disney+ in Spain, with Legendary Television taking care of the international sales in the remaining territories.
(Translated from Spanish)
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