Desaparecidos is a Spanish police procedural television series starring Juan Echanove, Elvira Mínguez, Maxi Iglesias and Michelle Calvó, dealing about the work of a police unit specialised on cases of missing people. Produced by Mediaset España and Plano a Plano, the first season was originally released on Amazon Prime Video on 19 June 2020.
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| Created by | Curro Royo |
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| Composer | Cesar Benito |
| Country of origin | Spain |
| Original language | Spanish |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
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| Running time | 72 min (approx.) |
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| Distributor | Mediterráneo Mediaset España Group |
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| Original network | Amazon Prime Video |
| Original release | 19 June 2020 (2020-06-19) |
The fiction tracks the work of the Brigada Central de la Policía's Grupo 2 de Desaparecidos (transl. 'Group 2 of Missing People') police unit led by Santiago Abad (Juan Echanove) after the incorporation of Inspector Sonia Ledesma (Michelle Calvó).[1][2] It also features the police collaboration with an association for support of missing person cases, 'Ayuda Desaparecidos'.[1]
Created by Curro Royo [es] based on an original idea by Javier Ugarte, Jorge Guerricaechevarría and Patxi Amezcua [eu],[5][6] the first season of Desaparecidos was produced by Mediaset España in collaboration with Plano a Plano.[7] The writing team of the first season was formed by Curro Royo, Miguel Ángel Fernández, Irene Olaciregui, Mercedes Cruz, Juan Vicente Pozuelo, Joaquín Górriz and Eva Peris,[6] whereas the episodes were directed by Miguel Ángel Vivas (who directed the key episodes),[8] Inma Torrente and Jacobo Martos.[9] Shooting took place in 2019 in Madrid.[10]
Featuring a running time of around 72 minutes, the 13 episodes comprising the first season were released on Amazon Prime Video on 19 June 2020.[8]
While Mediaset España renovated Desaparecidos for a second season, they broke the collaboration with the production company Plano a Plano, due to financial disagreements,[6] tasking instead the production of the second season to Unicorn Content, the company led by Xelo Montesinos and Ana Rosa Quintana.[11]
| Series | Episodes | Originally aired | Ref. | |||
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| First aired | Last aired | Network | ||||
| 1 | 13 | 19 June 2020 (2020-06-19) | Amazon Prime Video | [8][12] | ||
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
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| 1 | 1 | "Seguimos buscando" | 19 December 2020 (2020-12-19) |
| 2 | 2 | "Lo que parece" | 19 December 2020 (2020-12-19) |
| 3 | 3 | "Los seres queridos" | 19 December 2020 (2020-12-19) |
| 4 | 4 | "Desestructurados" | 19 December 2020 (2020-12-19) |
| 5 | 5 | "Huir y proteger" | 19 December 2020 (2020-12-19) |
| 6 | 6 | "Al mando" | 19 December 2020 (2020-12-19) |
| 7 | 7 | "No puedo vivir sin ti" | 19 December 2020 (2020-12-19) |
| 8 | 8 | "Asuntos propios" | 19 December 2020 (2020-12-19) |
| 9 | 9 | "La culpa" | 19 December 2020 (2020-12-19) |
| 10 | 10 | "Truco y trato" | 19 December 2020 (2020-12-19) |
| 11 | 11 | "Ellos" | 19 December 2020 (2020-12-19) |
| 12 | 12 | "Lo que pasó" | 19 December 2020 (2020-12-19) |
| 13 | 13 | "Final y principio" | 19 December 2020 (2020-12-19) |
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 2021 | 8th MiM Series Awards [es] | Best Drama Series | Nominated | [13] | |
| Best Drama Actor | Juan Echanove | Nominated | |||