El padre de Caín is a two-part Spanish television miniseries directed by Salvador Calvo adapting the novel of the same name by Rafael Vera. It stars Quim Gutiérrez, Aura Garrido and Oona Chaplin.
El padre de Caín | |
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Genre | Drama |
Based on | El padre de Caín by Rafael Vera |
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Directed by | Salvador Calvo |
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Composer | Víctor Reyes |
Country of origin | Spain |
Original language | Spanish |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 2 |
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Original network | Telecinco |
Original release | 6 December (2016-12-06) – 7 December 2016 (2016-12-07) |
Set in the 1980s, the plot follows the story of a Civil Guard agent who requests a transfer to the barracks of Intxaurrondo [es] (in the Basque Country), when ETA was most active.[1]
Based on the novel of the same name by Rafael Vera [es],[3] the series was written by Alejandro Hernández and Michel Gaztambide and directed by Salvador Calvo.[4] Produced by Telecinco in collaboration with Boomerang TV,[4] it was filmed in Asturias (including Avilés), the Madrid region and San Sebastián.[5] Filming wrapped by August 2015 after 5 weeks of production.[5][6][7] The score was composed by Víctor Reyes [ca].[2] The series premiered on 6 December 2016. The first part earned good viewership figures (3,223,000 average viewers and a 19% audience share).[8] The finale aired a day later, on 7 December, commanding significantly less attention from the audience (2,518,000 viewers and a 14.5% share).[8]
Series | Episodes | Originally aired | Viewers | Share (%) | Ref. | |||
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1 | 2 | 6 December 2016 (2016-12-06) | 7 December 2016 (2016-12-07) | Telecinco | 2,842,000 | 16.6 | [9] |
No. | Title | Directed by | Original air date |
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1 | "La tortuga y el águila" | Salvador Calvo | 6 December 2016 (2016-12-06) |
2 | "Síndrome del norte" | Salvador Calvo | 7 December 2016 (2016-12-07) |