Liza Foreman Spanish public broadcaster RTVE, Prime Video and Telekom Srbija have boarded “Cicatriz,” a high-end action thriller, based on the best-selling Spanish novel of the same name by Juan Gómez-Jurado.
It is a first, large-scale co-production between Spain and the Adriatic countries, the partners said. Spanish powerhouse Plano a Plano and Mexico’s Dopamine will produce, in collaboration with Asacha Media Group and Adrenalin.
It is the latest project to be packaged by Asacha Media Group, the pan-European production studio. The Serbian production company Adrenalin will serve as filming partners in Serbia.
Representatives from the new partners were at Mip on Tuesday to talk up the landmark project to press and buyers. Adapted by Pablo Roa and Fernando Sancristóbal, co-writers of Netflix hit megabit “La Casa De Papel” (“Money Heist”) and Verónica Marzá (“Toy Boy,” “Diablero”), the eight-part drama is scheduled to go into production at the end of the year, filming in Spain and Serbia.
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