| Surviving Escobar: Alias JJ | |
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| Genre | Crime drama |
| Based on | Sobreviviendo a Pablo Escobar by Jhon Jairo Velásquez |
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| Creative director | Guarnizo & Lizarralde |
| Music by | Jox |
| Country of origin | Colombia |
| Original language | Spanish |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 69 (list of episodes) Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox television with "list_episodes" parameter using self-link. See Infobox instructions and MOS:INFOBOXPURPOSE. |
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| Executive producer | Asier Aguilar |
| Editor | Fabián Rodríguez |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Production company | Caracol Televisión |
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| Network | Caracol Televisión Telemundo |
| Release | 8 February – 23 May 2017 |
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Surviving Escobar: Alias JJ (Spanish: Sobreviviendo a Escobar, Alias JJ) is a Colombian crime drama television series produced by Asier Aguilar,[1] based on the book Sobreviviendo a Pablo Escobar by Jhon Jairo Velásquez, the lieutenant and right hand of Pablo Escobar, and stars Juan Pablo Urrego as the titular character.[2] The series premiered in Colombia on Caracol Televisión on 8 February 2017 as Alias J.J., lo que pasa tras las rejas,[3] and concluded on 23 May 2017.[4] On Netflix the series premiered on 1 August 2017 with a total of sixty episodes.[5][6]
The first episode of the series debuted with a total of 8.4 million viewers in Colombia,[7] becoming the most watched production at 10:00pm, and surpassing El Comandante of RCN Televisión.[8] Due to its good acceptance by the Colombian audience, the series was extended to 69 episodes, of the 60 that had already been sold internationally.[9][10] The last episode aired on 23 May 2017, averaged a total of 9.8 million viewers, ranking third among the most viewed programs nationwide in Colombia.[11]
- ^ "Asier Aguilar de Caracol TV: Sobreviviendo a Escobar, Alias JJ es una producción de otro nivel". produ.com (in Spanish). 9 January 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ^ "Caracol Televisión inicia la grabación de la ambiciosa serie 'Sobreviviendo a Pablo Escobar "Alias JJ"'". audiovisual451.com (in Spanish). 20 September 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ^ Torres, Graciela. "Mucho tilín tilín y nada de paletas". kienyke.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 21 September 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ^ "Capítulo final: J.J. es recapturado, pero con su condena no podrá pagar el daño que hizo". Caracol Televisión (in Spanish). 23 May 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ^ "Netflix compra derechos de exitosas series de Caracol Televisión". Caracol Televisión (in Spanish). 14 June 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ^ "Calendario de las mejores series de agosto 2017: los estrenos y regresos más esperados". abc.es (in Spanish). 28 July 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ^ "'Alias J.J.' de Caracol sorprendió: fue la producción más vista por los colombianos". Publimetro (in Spanish). 9 February 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ^ "Sicario de Caracol remata a comandante de RCN: 'Alias JJ' lidera rating". pulzo.com (in Spanish). 9 February 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ^ Benassini, Óscar (24 August 2017). "Sobreviviendo al narco" (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ^ "Caracol habría recortado la serie 'Alias J.J.' por bajo rating". Publimetro (in Spanish). 17 February 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ^ "El Desafío arrasa con el rating en su estreno". kienyke.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 21 September 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.