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Plutón B.R.B. Nero is a Spanish science-fiction sitcom television series directed by Álex de la Iglesia. Produced by Pedro Costa and Pánico Films, its two seasons originally aired on La 2 from September 2008 to December 2009.

Production and release

Regarding the screenwriting, and besides de la Iglesia's recurrent partnership with Jorge Guerricaecheverria, he also collaborated with Pepón Montero and Juan Maidagán, writers of Camera Café.

The first episode premiered on 24 September 2008. Titled El origen de Roswell, it commanded a 5.8% share of audience, above the channel's average. The last episode aired in December 2009.

Premise

Year 2530. The ship Plutón BRB Nero travels across outer space, seeking to find a habitable planet as the Earth is fully built up.

Cast

Control room

• Antonio Gil, as Captain Valladares.
• Carlos Areces, as Querejeta, a pilot.
• Carolina Bang, as Lorna, an android.
• Enrique Villén, as Roswell, an alien.

Engine room

• Enrique Martínez [es], as Hoffman, a maintenance technician.
• Manuel Tallafé [es], as Wollensky, an android.

From Earth

• Gracia Olayo, as Merche, Valladares' wife.
• Mariano Venancio, as Macaulay Culkin III, the President.

References

1. "Álex de la Iglesia inicia su viaje espacial en Televisión Española". Vertele. 16 July 2008.
2. Gómez, Antonio (24 September 2008). "Álex de la Iglesia estrena en La 2 'Plutón BRB Nero'". El Periódico.
3. "Plutón BRB Nero ¿sí o no?". Espinof. 25 September 2008.
4. "'Hospital Central' supera con claridad a 'Los hombres de Paco'". FormulaTV. 25 September 2008.
5. ""Hay que salvar los cines, pero con las plataformas se vive una edad de oro"". Noticias de Gipuzkoa. 24 November 2020.
6. ^ ""Con 'Plutón BRBNero', el sueño de TVE se hace realidad"". Vertele. eldiario.es. 23 September 2008.
7. ^ ""Plutón BRB Nero", acción androide en La 2". La Nueva España. 24 September 2008.

External links

• Plutón B.R.B. Nero at IMDb

• La 2 (Spanish TV channel) network series
• Science fiction comedy
• Spanish science fiction television series
• Spanish television sitcoms
• 2008 Spanish television series debuts
• 2009 Spanish television series endings
• Television series set in the 26th century
• Television series set in outer space
• 2000s Spanish comedy television series