Movistar+ and Zeta Studios begin filming 'Kings of the Night'

Created by Cristóbal Garrido and Adolfo Valor and directed by Carlos Therón and Adolfo Valor, this new comedy is inspired by the golden age of Spanish sports radio in the 80s and 90s.

Movistar+ produces, in collaboration with Zeta Studios, Kings of the Night, a new comedy with a dose of drama created by Cristóbal Garrido (Fariña, Elite Corps) and Adolfo Valor (I leave it whenever I want, Ghost Promotion). The series is inspired by the historic rivalry between the two main figures of sports journalism in Spain. Filming began on Monday, July 27 in Madrid and will be released in 2021.

Kings of the Night the first filming of a new Movistar+ original series that gets underway after the break due to the health crisis. After having resumed the suspended filming of Hierro, Paraíso and Skam España, this new project reaffirms Movistar+'s commitment to Spanish culture and the audiovisual industry.

Los Six 30-minute episodes They place us in the late 1980s and early 1990s, a time when radio journalism was done in a very different way than today. In a comedy tone, and through the rivalry of these two characters, the series takes place at a time of change in our country, which was finally entering modernity.

Directed by the winner of a Goya, Carlos Therón (I'll leave it whenever I want, Look what you've done) and by the creator of the series, Aldolfo Valor, two-time Goya Award-winning actor Javier Gutierrez stars in Kings of the Night playing Francisco Javier Maldonado, known as Paco el Cóndor, the most respected journalist on the airwaves. Veteran and aggressive, his style causes admiration among his listeners.

Miki Esparbé (Losing the North, Losing the East) co-stars in this series in the role of Jota, the right-hand man of Paco el Cóndor. He will take Paco's place when his team leaves. Due to his character, he disapproves of the ways of the one who has been his mentor until now, but he will soon realize that he will only be able to compete with him using the same weapons.

The cast is completed by Itsaso Arana (Seventeen, The Virgin of August) in the role of Marga Laforet, the intelligent journalist who sees how her radio program is moved to the early hours of the morning to give priority to the program of Jota and his team.

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