La peste (TV series)

La peste
TV series poster
GenreHistorical drama
Crime drama
Created by
Written byRafael Cobos
Directed byAlberto Rodríguez
StarringPablo Molinero
Paco León
Manolo Solo
Patricia López
Lupe del Junco
Country of originSpain
Original languageSpanish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes12
Production
Executive producerMovistar+
Running time50 minutes (approx.)
Production companyAtípica Films
Original release
ReleaseJanuary 12, 2018 (2018-01-12) –
November 15, 2019 (2019-11-15)
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La peste (The Plague) is a Spanish historical drama television series created by Alberto Rodríguez and Rafael Cobos for Movistar+. It tells a crime story set in the 16th century Seville during an outbreak of the bubonic plague.[1] The series premiered on 12 January 2018 on Movistar+'s VOD service and on #0. Before it first aired, on 30 September 2017, it was announced that it had been renewed for a second season,[2] which premiered on 15 November 2019.[3]

  1. ^ "Histórico: 'La Peste', primera serie en la Sección Oficial del Festival de San Sebastián". El Confidencial (in Spanish). Titania Compañía Editorial, S.L. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  2. ^ Medina, Marta (30 September 2017). "'La peste': asesinatos, prostitución y epidemias en la Sevilla del Siglo de Oro". El Confidencial (in Spanish). Titania Compañía Editorial, S.L. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  3. ^ Arroyo, Mercedes (15 November 2019). "'La Peste': todo sobre la segunda temporada de la serie". Diez Minutos (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 December 2019.