''Dafne and the Rest'' ( es, Todo lo otro, links=no; ) is a Spanish television series created, written, directed and starred by
Abril Zamora
Abril Zamora Peláez (born 11 November 1981) is a Spanish actress, screenwriter, and director with a long career in film, television, and theater. She rose to prominence as Luna in the FOX Spain television series '' Vis a Vis'', which gave visi ...
for
HBO Max
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. It is one of the first Spanish original titles of the HBO Max catalogue, which debuted in Europe on 26 October 2021.
Premise
The fiction (a dramedy)
follows Dafne, a young transgender woman with a
precarious job who has just left a relationship, and finds out to be infatuated with her closest friend instead.
It takes place in
Madrid
Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), an ...
.
Cast
Production and release
Created, written and directed by Abril Zamora, the series was produced by (via its subsidiary Campanilla Films S.L.) for
Warner Media
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It was originally established in 1972 by ...
.
It consists of 8 episodes featuring an average running time of 30 minutes.
Miguel Salvat, Steve Matthews and
Antony Root
Antony Root is a British television executive and producer. He has worked in the United Kingdom, Europe and the United States. He is currently the executive vice-president of HBO Europe and head of original production for WarnerMedia EMEA.
Edu ...
were credited as executive producers on behalf of WarnerMedia whereas Santi Botello was credited on behalf of Campanilla Films.
Shooting wrapped in
Madrid
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towards May 2021.
The series was originally intended to be a
HBO Europe
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original, but following the preparation for the
HBO Max
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rollout in selected European countries in the Fall of 2021, it was ensuingly branded as a HBO Max original. The first teaser trailer was released on 13 September 2021. The series was presented together with other HBO Max originals (''
Venga Juan'', ''Sin novedad'' and ''
¡GarcÃa!
''¡GarcÃa!'' (or ''GarcÃa!'') is a Spanish television series based on the graphic novel by Santiago GarcÃa and Luis Bustos. Created by Sara Antuña and Carlos de Pando for HBO Max, it stars Francisco Ortiz and Veki Velilla. Eugenio Mira direc ...
'') at the 69th
San Sebastián Film Festival in September 2021.
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2021 Spanish television series debuts
Television shows filmed in Spain
Spanish-language television shows
Television shows set in Madrid
Spanish comedy-drama television series
HBO Max original programming
Spanish LGBT-related television shows
2020s Spanish drama television series
2020s Spanish comedy television series
Television series by Producciones Mandarina