''La unidad'' () is a Spanish police thriller television series. Produced by

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in collaboration with Vaca Films, created by

Dani de la Torre Daniel de la Torre Alvaredo (born 4 January 1975) is a Spanish film and television director and screenwriter from Galicia. Life and career Daniel de la Torre Alvaredo was born on 4 January 1975 in Monforte de Lemos. His debut film, action th ...

and

Alberto Marini Alberto "Beto" Marini (born 1972) is an Italian screenwriter and producer based in Spain. Biography Alberto Marini was born in Turin in 1972. He earned a degree in law, with specialisation in audiovisual law. Based in Barcelona since 1999, he ...

, and starring

Nathalie Poza Nathalie Poza Maupain (born 7 March 1972) is a Spanish film, stage, and television actress. She is the recipient of several accolades including two Goya Awards, one Platino Awards, Platino Award, and five Actors and Actresses Union Awards. In ...

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, Raúl Fernández, Carlos Blanco and

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, it was released on Movistar + on 15 May 2020. It was renewed for a second season on 22 May 2020, which was released on 18 March 2022. It then got renewed for a third and final series, titled ''Kabul''.

Premise

The plot follows an

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special police unit of the

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investigating a

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cell seeking to carry out a terrorist attack in Spain. The fiction is set in different locations such as

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Cast

as Carla. *

as Marcos. *

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as Miriam. *

as Sergio. * as Nawja. * as Roberto. * as Ramón. *

as Sanabria. * Amina Leony as Amina. * Moussa Echarif as Myaz.

Production and release

Created by Dani de la Torre and

, Dani de la Torre directed the episodes while Alberto Marini and authored the screenplay. Domingo Corral, Fran Araújo, Ismael Calleja, Emma Lustres and Borja Pena were credited as executive producers. worked as cinematography director. The series is a

production, in collaboration with Vaca Films. The budget of the series was in the top-tier of Movistar+'s productions, similar to that of ''

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s first season, about 10 million €. While some outdoor shots were filmed in

and

, most of the filming (about 85%) took place in Galicia. Some scenes were filmed in

and a complex terrorist attack scene was shot in

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, Preciados and Sol in

. The series, consisting of six 50-minute episodes, was released on 15 May 2020 on Movistar+, both in the subscription platform and the Movistar+ Lite VoD service. Filming of Season 2 began in April 2021 and wrapped in July 2021. Oskar Santos and Dani de la Torre directed the episodes whereas the screenplay was written by Alberto Marini, Amèlia Mora, Alfred Pérez-Farga and Roger Danès.

Accolades

, - , rowspan = "4" align = "center" , 2021 , rowspan = "4" , 8th , colspan = "2" , Best Drama Series , , align = "center" rowspan = "4" , , - , Best Direction , , Dani de la Torre , , , - , Best Drama Actor , ,

, , , - , Best Drama Actress , ,

, , , - , align = "center" , 2022 , ,

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, , colspan = "2" , Best TV Series , , , , , - , rowspan = "5" align = "center" , 2023 , , rowspan = "3" ,

10th Feroz Awards The 10th Feroz Awards ceremony, presented by the Asociación de Informadores Cinematográficos de España, took place at the Auditorio de Zaragoza in Zaragoza, Spain, on 28 January 2023, to recognize the best in Spanish cinema and television. This ...

, , Best Actress in a TV Series , , Nathalie Poza , , , , rowspan = "3" , , - , Best Supporting Actress in a TV Series , , Marian Álvarez , , , - , Best Supporting Actor a TV Series , , Luis Zahera , , , - , rowspan = "2" , 31st Actors and Actresses Union Awards , , Best Television Actress in a Leading Role , , Nathalie Poza , , , , rowspan = "2" , , - , Best Television Actress in a Minor Role , , Yassmine Othman , ,

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Unidad, La 2020 Spanish television series debuts Movistar+ network series Spanish television series about terrorism 2020s Spanish drama television series Television shows filmed in Spain Television shows set in Galicia (Spain) Television shows set in Madrid Television shows set in Catalonia Television shows set in Lagos Television shows set in Morocco Television shows set in France Television shows set in Syria Spanish-language television shows