Essentials
‘Invisible’: a teenage phenomenon that comes straight from the books
Preadolescence is one of the more difficult audiences for literature, cinema or series, because boys and girls of that age have too many stimuli in their lives to concentrate on something specific. But when they get into one thing, they become the fans more faithful, as in the case of the series Stranger Things or the Harry Potter books and movies. That is why they are also the most desired audiencethe one that all authors long to capture. The writer Eloy Moreno seems to have found that way to connect with them, and his novels become immediate successes. Without going any further, Invisibleon which this series is based, has 60 editionshas been translated into more than 15 languages and has become required reading in many institutes. And his series, in which the writer has been personally involved, has simultaneously been launched worldwide.
© Getty ImagesIn it, Capi, a 12-year-old boy who suffers bullyinghas a serious accident that causes severe post-traumatic stress. He finds support in a psychologist, to whom, over time, he tells that he has the power of invisibility and that he has nightmares about a dragon that chases him. But he is not the only adult who will support him: a mysterious recently arrived teacher will try to make the invisible visible. The production company has spared no resources for the series and counts among its adult actors Aura Garrido, Miki Esparbé, David Verdaguer and Marian Álvarez, the special effects of The Ranchito (the lord of the rings, game of thrones), and the music of Fernando VelazquezJ. J. Bayona’s regular composer.
We love it because… It deals with a sensitive topic—bullying—from a child’s point of view.
You’ll like it if you like… Stranger Things, The protected, harry potter, Heroes…
Where to see it: Disney+
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Sanctuary (science fiction)
In the future, after the climate disaster, women spend their pregnancies in the Sanctuary, a huge dome designed to prevent air pollution from affecting the pregnancy. There they live in peace, cared for and relaxed, away from their family and the rest of society. Or at least that’s what they’ve always been told. This adaptation of the successful podcast by Manuel Bartual and Carmen Pacheco features with Aura Garrido and Lucía Guerrero as its protagonists.
We will see it because… The podcast on which it is based is very addictive, and that is what we hope the series will be like.
Where to see it (12/22): Atresplayer
© Getty ImagesEnglish teacher (comedy)
Evan Marquez is a professor from Texas who often ends up immersed in the tangle of personal, professional, and political issues of working at an institute. Evan is accompanied by his group of friends from the faculty, including his best friend, Gwen Sanders, an optimistic and enthusiastic history teacher who always sees the best in people. But an incident from years ago forces the management to make the decision to remove him from the faculty. We will watch it because… It is a fresh review of comedies set in secondary schools.
Where to see it (12/18): Disney+
© Getty ImagesThe 5 Spanish series that you have to watch… before the end of the year
- Want (Movistar+): The story of a trial for abuse within marriage is a beautiful and painful series about family relationships and patriarchy.
- See you in another life (Disney+): The book by journalist Manuel Jabois about the boy who provided the 11-M explosives taken to series. Essential and with a great Pol López.
- Cristóbal Balenciaga (Disney+): The Spanish master of haute couture in a beautiful and very careful miniseries.
- New years (Movistar+): Ana and Óscar’s birthdays coincide with the celebration of New Year’s Eve. This is the story of their relationship on 10 New Year’s Eve.
- Celeste (Movistar+): A tax inspector is commissioned, the day before she retires, to investigate the tax fraud of a successful singer. comedy of the year.
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The Specialist (action comedy)
A movie double (an action scene specialist) mistreated and out of fashion finds himself working on a shoot with the star for whom he acted as a stuntman a long time ago and who replaced him, and in which a camera operator with whom he is in love. But suddenly disappearances and deaths begin to occur during filming and both will be forced to join forces to find out what is happening.
We will see it because… Blunt and Gosling make a super attractive couple and give free rein to their comedic vision.
Where to see it: SkyShowtime
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