| Victim Number 8 | |
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| Spanish | La víctima número 8 |
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| Directed by | Alejandro Bazzano |
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| Country of origin | Spain |
| Original language | Spanish |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
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| Release | October 10 (2018-10-10) – November 28, 2018 (2018-11-28) |
Victim Number 8 (Spanish: La víctima número 8) is a Spanish conspiracy thriller television series created by Sara Antuña and Marc Cistaré that originally aired on ETB 2 and Telemadrid from October 10 to November 28, 2018. It stars César Mateo, María de Nati, and Verónika Moral.
Premise
Loosely inspired on the August 2017 Barcelona attacks, the plot revolves around a jihadi attack in the Old Town of Bilbao with seven casualties and several more wounded, and the police investigation trying to catch those responsible for the killing.
Cast
- César Mateo [es] as Omar
- María de Nati as Edurne
- Verónika Moral as Koro
- Iñaki Ardanaz [es] as Gaizka
- Farah Hamed as Adila
- Lisi Linder as Almudena
- Khaled Kouka as Ibrahim
- Óscar Zafra as Gorostiza
- Jesús Ruyman as Comisario
- Alfonso Torregrosa as José María Azkarate
- Itziar Lazkano [es] as Concha
- Son Khoury as Zakir
- Youssef Bougarovaney as Aissa
- Marcial Álvarez [es] as Eche
- Gemma Martínez
- Itziar Aizpuru as María
- Álex Larumbe
- Gilen Xabier as Agente Morera
- Keiko Fayrori
Several EITB and Telemadrid journalists make cameo appearances as themselves.
Production and release
It was co-produced by Mediapro (via its production companies K2000 and Globomedia), ETB and Telemadrid. Alejandro Bazzano was the director of the series.
Victim Number 8 premiered in Spain on October 10, 2018, simultaneously on ETB 2 and Telemadrid. The series was released worldwide on Netflix on August 16, 2019.
Episodes
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | Ref. | |||
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| 1 | 8 | October 10, 2018 (2018-10-10) | November 28, 2018 (2018-11-28) | ETB 2 & Telemadrid | ||
| No. | Title | Original release date |
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| 1 | "Omar" | October 10, 2018 (2018-10-10) |
| 2 | "Los milagros no existen" | October 17, 2018 (2018-10-17) |
| 3 | "Empezar a creer" | October 24, 2018 (2018-10-24) |
| 4 | "El tiro de gracia" | October 31, 2018 (2018-10-31) |
| 5 | "Una teoría de mierda" | November 7, 2018 (2018-11-07) |
| 6 | "Un tiburón que nos haga aún más ricos a todos" | November 14, 2018 (2018-11-14) |
| 7 | "El síndrome del nido" | November 21, 2018 (2018-11-21) |
| 8 | "Muy fácil o muy difícil" | November 28, 2018 (2018-11-28) |
Reception
Victim Number 8 has a rating of 3.5 stars out of 5 on the review website Ready, Steady, Cut. Writing for Ready Steady Cut, Jonathan Wilson commented: “Tense and engrossing, this Spanish thriller offers a well-paced and tightly-written high-stakes story.”
References
- Mitchell, Molli (August 20, 2019). "Victim Number 8 Season 2 Netflix release date: Will there be another series?". Express. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
- "Crítica: 'La víctima número 8' es un thriller con ritmo sobre un atentado yihadista". Fuera de Series (in Spanish). Retrieved August 6, 2019.
- "'La víctima número 8', un thriller valiente que atrapa por su dosis de humanidad". Ver Tele (in Spanish). Retrieved August 6, 2019.
- "Stream It Or Skip It: 'Victim Number 8' On Netflix, A Spanish Thriller About a Man Framed For a Terrorist Attack". Decider. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
- ^ "Bazzano dirige "La víctima número 8", sobre un atentado yihadista en Bilbao". La Vanguardia. 9 October 2018.
- ^ Mitchell, Molli (August 20, 2019). "Victim Number 8 Season 2 Netflix release date: Will there be another series?". Express. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
- "La víctima número 8". TV Time. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- Wilson, Jonathon (August 16, 2019). "Victim Number 8 Review: Another Tense And Engrossing Spanish Series Mistaken Identity?". Ready, Steady, Cut. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
