Atresmedia, in collaboration with Diagonal TV, begins production of 'Matadero'

This ten-episode thriller with a closed ending and directed by Jordi Frades will be filmed entirely in real locations in different towns in Madrid and Castilla y León.

Slaughterhouse, the new original series from Atresmedia Televisión has started filming this week. Recordings that will take place entirely in real locations in different parts of Castilla y León and the Community of Madrid.

Produced by Atresmedia Televisión in collaboration with Diagonal TV, it is a thriller structured in ten episodes with a closed ending. A story in which the strength of its characters is above the plots. Neighbors of a region of Castile, absolutely normal people who will see how totally unexpected circumstances lead them to commit acts until they reach a point of no return.

A thriller in which suspense and touches of black humor will make up the characteristic atmosphere of this new original production from the Series Atresmedia label.

Con Slaughterhouse, Atresmedia consolidates its relationship with Diagonal TV, a production company with which it has already worked on series such as Without identity, Love is forever o The Cathedral of the Sea.

This production will have a cast headed by Pepe Viyuela, Lucía Quintana, Antonio Garrido, Tito Valverde, Carmen Ruíz, Ginés García Millán, Pep Ambrós and Miguel de Lira.

Jordi Frades will direct the series alongside Joan Noguera and Salvador García. David Azcano and Raimon Lorda will be in charge of photography. Daniel Martín Sáez from Parayuelo is the creator and coordinator of a series in whose scripting Laura Sarmiento, Fernando Navarro, Nacho Cabana and Chus Vallejo will also participate.

Synopsis

In a town in Castile, endless fields of grain swayed by the wind stretch as far as the eye can see. There is a quiet municipality where the slaughterhouse of Francisco is located, a businessman who is dedicated to meat processing, importing cheap and low-quality pigs from Portugal and then selling them. His brother-in-law Alfonso, a veterinarian by profession, works at the slaughterhouse, a weak and somewhat cowardly man who deep down is tired of looking the other way, certifying animals of dubious quality and that anyone else would back down.

And all for what? Alfonso does not want his wife María José to find out about a little secret from the past that would ruin their peaceful marriage. This allows Francisco to keep his brother-in-law in permanent blackmail, covering up his illicit actions. What Alfonso does not know is that, in addition to validating this meat of dubious origin, a certain number of these Portuguese animals transport drugs.

However, an unexpected last-minute situation will disrupt the peaceful lives of these nondescript characters.