''Riot Police'' () is a Spanish

police drama The police procedural, police show, or police crime drama is a subgenre of procedural drama and detective fiction that emphasises the investigative procedure of police officers, police detectives, or law enforcement agencies as the protagonists, as ...

thriller television series created by

Isabel Peña Isabel Peña Domingo (born 1983) is a Spanish screenwriter. She often works in tandem with Rodrigo Sorogoyen. Biography Born in 1983 in Zaragoza, she became a fan of classical cinema when she was very young. She earned a degree in ''Comunicac ...

and

Rodrigo Sorogoyen Rodrigo Sorogoyen del Amo (born 16 September 1981) is a Spanish film director and screenwriter. After co-helming the sketch comedy film '' 8 Dates'' with Peris Romano in 2008, Sorogoyen has directed the features ''Stockholm'' (2013), '' May God ...

for

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. The series follows a group of

riot police Riot police are police who are organized, deployed, trained or equipped to confront crowds, protests or riots. Riot police may be regular police officers who act in the role of riot police in particular situations, or they may be separate unit ...

men and an internal affairs agent who is investigating them. The six episodes debuted on October 16, 2020 on Movistar+.

Premise

In the midst of a messy house eviction in a corrala in

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, an African immigrant dies after falling to the ground. The police department of internal affairs takes over in order to determine if it was a case of involuntary manslaughter or negligence on the part of the six

agents that took part in the operation to remove the tenants.

Cast

Vicky Luengo Victoria Luengo Saez (born 7 April 1990), also known as Vicky Luengo, is a Spanish film, television and stage actress. She gained recognition for her performance in the television series ''Riot Police (TV series), Riot Police'' (2020). She has s ...

as Laia Urquijo *

Raúl Arévalo Raúl Arévalo Zorzo (born 22 November 1979) is a Spanish actor and director. He has featured in films such as '' Dark Blue Almost Black'' (2006), '' Seven Billiard Tables'' (2007), '' The Blind Sunflowers'' (2008), '' Fat People'' (2009), '' Co ...

as Diego López Rodero * Álex García as Alexánder Parra Rosales *

Hovik Keuchkerian Hovik Keuchkerian Burgui (born 14 November 1972) is a Spanish actor, stand-up comedian, and former boxer. Biography Hovik Keuchkerian Burgui was born in 1972, to an Armenian father and a Spanish mother in Beirut, Lebanon. He moved with his fa ...

as Salvador Osorio *

Roberto Álamo Roberto Martínez Felipe (born 1 January 1970), better known as Roberto Álamo, is a Spanish actor who has appeared in more than fifty films since 1996. Álamo won the Goya Award for Best Actor for his performance as Javier Alfaro in ''May God S ...

as José Antonio Úbeda * Raúl Prieto as Elías Bermejo *

Patrick Criado Patrick Criado de la Puerta (born 23 September 1995) is a Spanish actor. He became popular for his role in the TV series ''Águila Roja''. He has also performed in series such as ''Mar de plástico'', ''Unauthorized Living'', ''Riot Police (TV s ...

as Rubén Murillo * as Moreno * David Lorente as Rosales

Episodes

Production

Created by

and

, ''Antidisturbios'' is a

original production in collaboration with The Lab and Caballo Films. It was written by the Peña and Sorogoyen duo alongside Eduardo Villanueva. The series was filmed in 2019. It was primarily shot on location in

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, the primary fictional setting, even though secondary part of the filming took part in

Valencia Valencia ( , ), formally València (), is the capital of the Province of Valencia, province and Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Valencian Community, the same name in Spain. It is located on the banks of the Turia (r ...

A Coruña A Coruña (; ; also informally called just Coruña; historical English: Corunna or The Groyne) is a city and municipality in Galicia, Spain. It is Galicia's second largest city, behind Vigo. The city is the provincial capital of the province ...

and

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. Shooting locations included a ''corrala'' in , Plaza del Callao, Plaza de Juan Goytisolo, the , a police premises in

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, the surroundings of the

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, the Palacio de Congresos, the , or the

AZCA AZCA, an acronym for ''Asociación Mixta de Compensación de la Manzana A de la Zona Comercial de la Avenida del Generalísimo'' ("Mixed Association for Compensation of the A Block of the Commercial Area of the Avenue of the Generalisimo", now ca ...

undergrounds.

Release

Prior to its release, the first season was pre-screened in its entirety at the 68th San Sebastián International Film Festival on September 25, 2020. The six episodes of the first season were released on October 16, 2020 on

. In France, the series began airing on Polar+ on November 16, 2020. International rights are distributed by Buendía Estudios. As of 2021,

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had released the series in

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n territories. In Portugal the series was made available through

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on its Star hub, early in 2022.

Awards and nominations

, - , align= center rowspan="25" , 2021 , rowspan = 5 , 26th Forqué Awards , colspan = 2 , Best TV Series , , align = "center" rowspan = "5" , , - , rowspan = 3 , Best Actor in a TV Series ,

, , - , Álex García , , - ,

, , - , Best Actress in a TV Series ,

, , - , rowspan=6,

8th Feroz Awards The 8th ceremony of the Feroz Awards was held at the Teatro Coliseum in Madrid, on 2 March 2021. The ceremony was hosted by Pilar Castro. Originally scheduled to take place on 8 February 2021 at the Teatro Ciudad de Alcobendas in Alcobendas, the ...

, colspan = 2 , Best Drama Series , , align = "center" rowspan = "6" , , - , Best Main Actress in a Series ,

, , - , rowspan = 3 , Best Main Actor in a Series ,

, , - , Álex García , , - ,

, , - , Best Supporting Actor in a Series ,

, , - , 3rd ALMA Awards , , Best Screenplay (drama series) , ,

and Eduardo Villanueva , , , , align = "center" , , - , rowspan = "3" , 8th Platino Awards , , colspan = "2" , Best Ibero-American Miniseries or TV series , , , , align = "center" rowspan = "3" , , - , Best Series Creator , ,

, , , - , Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or TV series , , Patrick Criado , , , - , rowspan = "2" , 68th Ondas Awards , , colspan = "2" , Best Drama Series , , , , align = "center" rowspan = "2" , , - , Best Actress in Spanish Fiction (TV) , , Vicky Luengo , , , - , rowspan = "6" , 23rd Iris Awards , , colspan = "2" , Best Fiction , , , , rowspan = "6" , , - , Best Actor , , Raúl Arévalo , , , - , Best Actress , , Vicky Luengo , , , - , Best Direction , , Rodrigo Sorogoyen , , , - , Best Screenplay , , Rodrigo Sorogoyen, Isabel Peña and Eduardo Villanueva , , , - , Best Production , , Domingo Corral, Fran Araujo, Sofía Fábregas
Rodrigo Sorogoyen and Isabel Peña , , , - , rowspan = "2" , 71st

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, , Best Television Actress , , Vicky Luengo , , , , rowspan = "2" , , - , Best Television Actor , , Álex García , , , - , align = "center" rowspan = "8" , 2022 , , rowspan = "5" , 9th , , colspan = "2" , Best Miniseries , , , , rowspan = "5" , , - , Best Direction , , Rodrigo Sorogoyen, Borja Soler , , , - , Best Drama Actress , , Vicky Luengo , , , - , Best Drama Actor , , Hovik Keucherian , , , - , Best Screenplay , , Isabel Peña, Rodrigo Sorogoyen, Eduardo Villanueva , , , - , rowspan = "3" , 30th Actors and Actresses Union Awards , , rowspan = "2" , Best TV Actor in a Leading Role , , Raúl Arévalo , , , , rowspan = "3" , , - , Álex García , , , - , Best TV Actor in a Minor Role , , Patrick Criado , ,

References

External links

* {{Movistar+ original series 2020s Spanish drama television series 2020 Spanish television series debuts Movistar+ network series Spanish-language television shows Television shows set in Madrid Fiction about law enforcement Television shows filmed in Spain