Arde Madrid

Arde Madrid
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GenreComedy drama
Created byPaco León
Anna R. Costa
Written byPaco León
Anna R. Costa
Fernando Pérez
Directed byPaco León
StarringPaco León
Inma Cuesta
Debi Mazar
Anna Castillo
Country of originSpain
Original languagesSpanish
(some dialogue in English)
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producerMovistar+
Running time30 minutes (approx.)
Original release
Release8 November 2018 (2018-11-08)
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Arde Madrid is a Spanish period comedy-drama limited television series created by Paco León and Anna R. Costa, which premiered on November 8, 2018, on Movistar+. León also directed every episode of the series and stars in it, alongside Debi Mazar, Inma Cuesta and Anna Castillo. The series tells the story of the period which American actress Ava Gardner spent in Francoist Spain.[1][2] On 14 November 2018, Movistar+ renewed the series for a second season, but on 3 May 2019, the creators announced their decision to not continue the series.[3][4] The series premiered May 5, 2020 in the US and Canada on MHz Choice, a subsidiary of MHz Networks.

  1. ^ Medina, Marta (29 November 2017). "Madrid 1961: cuando Ava Gardner se lo bebió y se lo metió todo". El Confidencial (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Arde Madrid se estrenará el 8 de noviembre en España y Latinoamérica de forma simultánea" (in Spanish). Europa Press. 30 October 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Arde Madrid tendrá una segunda temporada en Movistar+". EFE (in Spanish). El Mundo. 14 November 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  4. ^ García, Rocío (3 May 2019). "'Arde Madrid' cancela su segunda temporada por decisión de sus creadores". El País (in Spanish). El País. Retrieved 3 May 2019.