Vis a vis (TV series)
| Vis a vis | |
|---|---|
| Genre |
Serial drama Crime Thriller |
| Created by |
Iván Escobar Esther Martínez Lobato Álex Pina Daniel Écija |
| Starring |
Maggie Civantos Najwa Nimri Carlos Hipólito Roberto Enríquez Berta Vázquez Alba Flores |
| Country of origin | Spain |
| Original language(s) | Spanish |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 24 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 70 minutes approx. |
| Production company(s) | Globomedia |
| Release | |
| Original network | Antena 3 |
| Original release | April 20, 2015 – June 22, 2016 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
| Production website | |
Vis a vis (Vis-à-vis, meaning Conjugal visit), known as Locked Up in the United Kingdom, is a Spanish serial drama television series produced by Globomedia for Antena 3. It premiered on April 20, 2015.[1] The series focuses on a young woman who is sent to prison.
On May 26, 2015, Antena 3 renewed the series for a second season.[2]
Plot
Macarena Ferreiro is a young naive woman who falls in love with her boss and, because of him, commits several accounting manipulation and misappropriation crimes. She is accused of four tax crimes, and consequently she is imprisoned at the Cruz del Sur Prison as a precautionary measure. She has to face the emotional shock that getting jailed means to her, as well as the complicated relationship between the inmates; among them Zulema stands out as the most dangerous prisoner.
In prison Macarena will soon realize the chance to survive her seven-year sentence depends on changing, evolving and becoming a very different person. Meanwhile, in order to pay the bail, her family outside gets involved in finding a large sum of money hidden somewhere, in dispute with Zulema's boyfriend, who will lead the Ferreiros to a terrible situation.
Cast and characters
The following is the cast of the series.[3]
Current characters
| Actor | Character | Episodes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | Season 2 | ||
| Maggie Civantos | Macarena Ferreiro | 1-11 | TBA |
| Carlos Hipólito | Leopoldo Ferreiro | 1-11 | TBA |
| María Salgueiro | Encarna Molina | 1-11 | TBA |
| Daniel Ortiz | Román Ferreiro | 1-11 | TBA |
| Najwa Nimri | Zulema Zahir | 1-11 | TBA |
| Berta Vázquez | Estefanía Kabila "Rizos" | 1-11 | TBA |
| Alba Flores | Saray Vargas de Jesús | 1-11 | TBA |
| María Isabel Díaz | Soledad "Sole" Núñez | 1-11 | TBA |
| Inma Cuevas | Ana Belén "Anabel" Vila | 1-11 | TBA |
| Marta Aledo | Teresa "Tere" González | 1-11 | TBA |
| Laura Baena | Antonia Trujillo | 1-11 | TBA |
| Dunia Rodríguez | María Prieto "Casper" | 1-11 | TBA |
| Roberto Enríquez | Fabio Martínez | 1-11 | TBA |
| Alberto Velasco | Antonio Palacios | 1-11 | TBA |
| Harlys Becerra | Ismael Valbuena | 1-11 | TBA |
| Cristina Plazas | Miranda Aguirre | 1-11 | TBA |
| Ramiro Blas | Doctor Carlos Sandoval | 1-11 | TBA |
| Jesús Castejón | Inspector Damián Castillo | 1-11 | TBA |
= Lead character
= Macarena Ferreiro's relatives
= Inmates
= Prison staff
= Police inspectors
= People related to Zulema Zahir
Past characters
Deceased characters
| Actor | Character | Cause of death | Responsible for death | Episodes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | Season 2 | ||||
| Belén Cuesta | Yolanda Montero | Burnt by steam | Zulema Zahir | 1-2 | TBA |
| Ana Labordeta | Paloma Garrido "La Gobernanta" | Shot | Hanbal Hamadi "El Egipcio" | 1-3 | TBA |
| Marcos Zhang | Inspector Ling Chun | Shot | Hanbal Hamadi "El Egipcio" | 1; 3-5 | TBA |
| Alexia Mimiaga | Lucía | Hit by a car | Hanbal Hamadi "El Egipcio" | 1; 8; 10-11 | TBA |
| Adryen Mehdi | Hanbal Hamadi "El Egipcio" | Shot | Leopoldo Ferreiro | 2-11 | TBA |
Other characters
| Actor | Character | Description | Episodes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp. 1 | Temp. 2 | |||
| Ramón Rados | Simón | Macarena's former boss and lover | 1-3 | TBA |
| Sonia Almarcha | Lidia | Román's fiancée. She cancels the wedding. | 1; 10-11 | TBA |
| Irene Arcos | Carolina | Fabio's wife | 2; 5; 11 | TBA |
List of episodes
Season 1
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Original air date | Viewers (in millions) (share) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Un mal día" | Jesús Colmenar | April 20, 2015 | 4.3 (22.4%) |
| 2 | 2 | "Cosiendo a campanilla" | Jesús Rodrigo | April 27, 2015 | 4.0 (21.4%) |
| 3 | 3 | "Lo que sucede, conviene" | Sandra Gallego | May 4, 2015 | 3.8 (20.9%) |
| 4 | 4 | "Un día de campo" | David Molina Encinas | May 11, 2015 | 3.9 (21.2%) |
| 5 | 5 | "La cruda realidad" | Jesús Colmenar | May 18, 2015 | 3.9 (21.1%) |
| 6 | 6 | "Te vendrán a buscar..." | Jesús Rodrigo | May 28, 2015 | 3.2 (17.9%) |
| 7 | 7 | "A las cinco en punto de la tarde" | Sandra Gallego | June 4, 2015 | 3.0 (17.7%) |
| 8 | 8 | "Pretty Woman" | David Molina Encinas | June 11, 2015 | 3.5 (20.9%) |
| 9 | 9 | "Negra, negrita, negrata" | Jesús Colmenar | June 18, 2015 | 3.0 (17.7%) |
| 10 | 10 | "Gato gris" | Jesús Rodrigo | June 25, 2015 | 2.9 (17.8%) |
| 11 | 11 | "El principio de las tortugas" | Sandra Gallego | July 2, 2015 | 3.1 (19.4%) |
Reception
When the premise of the series was first announced, it was immediately compared to American television series Orange Is the New Black and some media accused it of being a mere copy. When the pilot episode was screened for critics, they noted both series are different in tone as Vis a vis is mostly a thriller while Orange Is the New Black is a comedy-drama. Besides the comparisons, the series received favourable reviews.[4][5][6]
International broadcasts
Season 1 was broadcast in the United Kingdom from 17 May 2016 on Channel 4's Walter Presents video on demand service.[7]
References
- ↑ "El estreno de 'Vis a vis' se impone por 300.000 espectadores al regreso de 'La que se avecina'". TeInteresa.es (in Spanish). 21 April 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
- ↑ "«Allí abajo», «Vis a Vis» y «Bajo sospecha», tendrán segunda temporada" (in Spanish). 26 May 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
- ↑ "Personajes de 'Vis a Vis'". Antena 3 (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 August 2015.
- ↑ Hernández, Paula (17 April 2015). "'Vis a vis', una prueba de fuego para las series españolas". VerTele. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- ↑ Alabadi, Héctor (17 April 2015). "'Vis a vis', la reinvención de los desayunos de Globomedia". FormulaTV. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- ↑ Jabonero, Daniel (17 April 2015). "'Vis a Vis', el thriller que Antena 3 necesita para completar su baraja de ases". Bluper. El Huffington Post. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- ↑ Mayorga, Emilio (15 May 2016). "MipTV: Spanish 'Locked-Up' Jail Thriller Clinches U.K. Sale". Variety. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
External links
- Vis a vis at the Internet Movie Database