Jamie Lang HBO Max has revealed that principal photography has begun on a second season of its cult Spanish horror series “30 Coins,” from genre maestro Alex de la Iglesia, following an eight-episode commission.
Shooting for the globetrotting series will take place in Spain, Italy, the U.S., France and the U.K., with the second season scheduled to launch in 2023.HBO has also released a grim teaser to mark the occasion, which includes a brief look at Eduard Fernández’s Padre Vergara, looking worse for ware after the events of Season 1.A hit in its native Spain, the series also found success abroad as its became available on the WarnerMedia-owned streaming platform in more territories.
Rumors of a second season have been around since last September, when de la Iglesia and Pokeepsie Films, his production company, tweeted photos of the director in the quaint Pedraza city square where the action in “30 Coins” kicked off, and the words “Coming back.” In today’s teaser, that same square doesn’t look to be faring much better than Father Vergara himself.
But, questions loom. Is Father Vergera in the real Pedraza square, or some alternate version? Is he even alive? What about his arch nemesis Cardinal Santoro?As Season 2 picks up, several citizens of Pedraza have gone mad and been committed to a psychiatric hospital.
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