Led by Star Elena Rivera, Team Behind Global Hit ‘Alba’ Back for Atresmedia’s ‘Perdiendo el Juicio’ (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comJohn Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Following on “Alba,” one of Spain’s biggest recent Netflix hits, star Elena Rivera, Spanish network Atresmedia and Madrid-based production powerhouse Boomerang TV will reteam on “Perdiendo el juicio,” a 10-episode drama which will go into production this summer.
Set to air on Antena 3, Atresmedia’s most-watched free-to-air channel, and its streaming service Atresplayer, “Perdiendo el Juicio” production is led by executive producer Luis Santamaría and Montse García, Atresmedia director of Fiction, both of whom were behind “Alba.” “Alba” scribes Susana López Rubio and Javier Holgado also repeat on “Perdiendo el juicio,” where they are joined by Jaime Olías (“Cómo mandarlo todo a la mierda”).
A legal drama like “Alba,” but of a completely different tenor, “Perdiendo el juicio” stars Rivera as a high-flying lawyer who suffers a massive OCD outbreak during a crucial case.
Obliged to downgrade from her hard-driving company to a law firm of under-achievers now on its last legs, though she is married, she begins to feel attracted to her new boss… “Perdiendo el juicio” – which in Spanish can mean “Losing the Case” or “Going Out of One’s Mind” – is currently in pre-production, completing its key cast.
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