Patria (TV series)

Patria
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GenreHistorical drama
Created byAitor Gabilondo
Based onPatria
by Fernando Aramburu
Written byAitor Gabilondo
Directed by
  • Félix Viscarret
  • Óscar Pedraza
Starring
ComposerFernando Velázquez[1]
Country of originSpain
Original languageSpanish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
CinematographyÁlvaro Gutiérrez[1]
Editors
  • Alberto del Campo
  • Victoria Lammers
[1]
Production company
  • Alea Media
Original release
NetworkHBO Europe
ReleaseSeptember 27 (2020-09-27) –
November 8, 2020 (2020-11-08)
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Patria is a 2020 Spanish historical drama television limited series produced by Alea Media for HBO Europe, with participation from HBO Latin America, based on the novel of the same name by Fernando Aramburu. Created and written by Aitor Gabilondo, the series follows two women who used to be close friends and become estranged when the husband of one of them is killed by Basque terrorist group ETA.[2] The first two episodes of the eight-part series premiered on September 27, 2020 on HBO Europe, HBO Go, HBO Now and HBO Max.[3][4][5][6]

  1. ^ a b c "PATRIA - OFFICIAL SELECTION - Special Screenings". sansebastianfestival.com. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  2. ^ Hopewell, John; Lang, Jamie (19 September 2020). "HBO Europe's 'Patria' Strikes a Chord in San Sebastian" (in European Spanish). Variety. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  3. ^ "HBO Europe's PATRIA To Premiere September 27 In Europe, The U.S. And Latin America". pressroom.warnermediagroup.com. 23 June 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  4. ^ "'Patria' se estrena el 27 de septiembre". El Correo (in European Spanish). 23 June 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  5. ^ "La 'Patria' de HBO atrapa, emociona y remueve, como la novela de Fernando Aramburu". El Confidencial (in European Spanish). 19 September 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  6. ^ "How Spanish writer's novel about Eta terror campaign became global hit". The Guardian. September 25, 2020.