''Riot Police'' ( es, Antidisturbios, links=no) is a Spanish

police drama The police show, or police crime drama, is a subgenre of procedural drama and detective fiction that emphasizes the investigative procedure of a police officer or department as the protagonist(s), as contrasted with other genres that focus on eithe ...

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. He won the Goya Award for Best Director and the Goya Award for Best Original Screenplay for '' The Realm''. He was previously nominated for the Goya ...

for

Movistar+ Movistar Plus+ (formerly Movistar+) is the trade name of the subscription platform for digital television owned by Telefónica, which operates in Spain. The service is distributed via optical fiber and ADSL and as well as with satellites such as ...

. 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 who act in the role of riot police in particular situations or they may be separate units organize ...

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 Vicky Luengo (born 7 April 1990) is a Spanish film, television and stage actress. Biography She was born on 7 April 1990 in Palma de Mallorca, but after fours years she moved with her mother and brother to Barcelona, where she was raised. She ...

as Laia Urquijo *

Raúl Arévalo Raúl Arévalo Zorzo (born 22 November 1979) is a Spanish actor and director, known by international audiences for his role in the film '' Summer Rain'', directed by Antonio Banderas. Career Raúl Arévalo Zorzo was born on 22 November 1979 in ...

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

Hovik Keuchkerian Hovik Keuchkerian (born 14 November 1972) is a Spanish actor and former boxer best known for the role of Bogotá in '' Money Heist''. Biography Born in Beirut, Lebanon to an ethnic Armenian father and a Spanish mother, he moved with his famil ...

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 2016 Goya Award for Best Actor for his performance as Javier Alfaro in ''May ...

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'' and ''Riot Police'' ...

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 ( va, València) is the capital of the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Valencian Community, Valencia and the Municipalities of Spain, third-most populated municipality in Spain, with 791,413 inhabitants. It is ...

A Coruña A Coruña (; es, La Coruña ; historical English: Corunna or The Groyne) is a city and municipality of Galicia, Spain. A Coruña is the most populated city in Galicia and the second most populated municipality in the autonomous community and s ...

and

Barcelona Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci ...

. 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 cal ...

undergrounds.

Release

Prior to its release, the first season was pre-screened in its entirety at the

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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

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, , - , 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 Leading Actress in a TV Series ,

, , - , rowspan = 3 , Best Leading Actor in a TV Series ,

, , - , Álex García , , - ,

, , - , Best Supporting Actor in a TV Series ,

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

and Eduardo Villanueva , , , , align = "center" , , - , rowspan = "3" ,

8th Platino Awards The 8th Platino Awards recognized excellence in the Ibero-American audiovisual industry, presented by the Entidad de Gestión de Derechos de los Productores Audiovisuales (EGEDA) and the Federación Iberoamericana de Productores Cinematográficos y ...

, , 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 The Premios Ondas (Spanish: literally "wave awards", also known in English as the Ondas Awards or simply The Ondas) have been given since 1954 by Radio Barcelona, a subsidiary of Cadena SER, in recognition of professionals in the fields of radio ...

, , 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

Fotogramas de Plata Fotogramas de Plata are a series of Spanish annual film, theatre and television awards awarded by ''Fotogramas'' film magazine since 1951. On 5 February 1951, ''Fotogramas'' magazine awarded their first Placa de San Juan Bosco award to actor Jes� ...

, , 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 Law enforcement in fiction Television shows filmed in Spain