Max’s Spanish Original ‘When No One Sees Us’ Blends Cultural Commentary, Crime Drama and Character Exploration to Subvert Its Procedural Format

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Jamie Lang Max‘s highly anticipated Spanish original series “When No One Sees Us” (“Cuando Nadie Nos Ve”) will premiere internationally on March 7 in all territories where the platform is currently available.

Directed by celebrated filmmaker and screenwriter Enrique Urbizu (“La Caja 507,” “No Rest for the Wicked”) and starring Spanish icon Maribel Verdú (“Pan’s Labyrinth,” “Y tu mama también”), Mariela Garriga (“Mission Impossible – Dead Reckoning,” “Luis Miguel: The Series”) and Austin Amelio (“The Walking Dead”), the Max Original promises to be a standout in the realm of Spanish crime dramas.

The series, which previewed at the 2024 San Sebastián Film Festival, has garnered local critics’ praise. Based on the book of the same name by Sergio Sarria, its story unfolds during Holy Week 2024, where the American way of life at the U.S.

Army airbase coexists almost entirely separate from the deep-rooted traditions of Andalusia. There, Civil Guard sergeant Lucía Gutiérrez (Verdú) investigates the unusual and hyper-violent suicide of a leading local figure and other strange events during the first Holy Week procession.