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A Espia (transl. 'The Spy') is a Portuguese historical drama television miniseries starring Daniela Ruah, Diogo Morgado and Maria João Bastos. It originally aired in 2020 on RTP1.

Premise

The fiction, taking place in between Lisbon, Porto and Galicia, starts in 1941, during World War II. It tracks the maze of espionage in 1940s Portugal by focusing on the Shell network, dealing with developments such as the provision of tungsten (a critical mineral in war time).

Cast

• Daniela Ruah as Maria João Mascarenhas.
• Diogo Morgado as Siegfried Brenner.
• Maria João Bastos as Rose Lawson.
• António Capelo [de] as Nicolau Mascarenhas.
• Luís Eusébio as Agent Paulo Santos.
• Adriano Carvalho as William Larenz.
• Marco D'Almeida as Richard Thompson.
• Pedro Lamares [pt] as Major Jack Beevor.
• Sisley Dias [pt] as Cândido de Oliveira.
• Patrícia Tavares as Alice.
• Adriano Luz as Agostinho Lourenço.
• Joaquim Nicolau [pt] as Captain Ribeiro Casais.

Production and release

Produced by Ukbar Filmes together with RTP, Ficción Producciones and with the support from ICA and PIC Portugal, it is a joint co-production by Portugal and Spain. Developed by José de Pina and Rui Cardoso Martins based on an original idea from Pandora da Cunha Telles, the writing team was formed by Raquel Palermo, Cláudia Clemente, Martim Baginha, Snir Wein, Pablo Iraola, Pandora da Cunha Telles, Rui Cardoso Martins and José de Pina.

Consisting of 8 episodes, shooting took place from May to July 2019 in Lisbon, Porto, Curia, Tomar, Figueira da Foz and Santiago de Compostela.

Directors included Jorge Paixão da Costa [pt], Edgar Pêra and João Maia. Historian Margarida de Magalhães Ramalho worked as historical advisor.

Awards and nominations

References

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5. ^ ""A Espia" – Estreia dia 8 na RTP1". voxpoptv. 31 March 2020.
6. ^ Tendinha, Rui Pedro (8 April 2020). "Maria João Bastos, uma espia feminista em estreia na RTP". dn.pt.
7. Calheiros, Sónia (8 April 2020). ""A Espia": O xadrez da espionagem na nova série da RTP1". Visao.
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9. ""Mosquito" de João Nuno Pinto lidera nomeados dos prémios de cinema Sophia". Observador. 19 May 2021.
10. Gonçalves, João (20 September 2021). "Conheça os vencedores da 10ª edição dos Prémios Sophia". Cinevisao.pt.

• 2020s Portuguese television series
• 2020 Portuguese television series debuts
• 2020 Portuguese television series endings
• Television shows set in Portugal
• Television shows set in Galicia (Spain)
• Television shows filmed in Portugal
• Television shows filmed in Spain
• Television series set in 1941
• Portuguese-language television shows
• Spy thriller television series
• Portuguese drama television series
• Rádio e Televisão de Portugal original programming