''The Barrier'' ('' es, La valla'') is a Spanish

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drama TV series created by

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and starring

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, Olivia Molina and

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. It first aired on

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in January 2020. It debuted internationally in September 2020 on

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Synopsis

In the 2040s, twenty years after World War III, Spain faces radiation, disease, and extreme shortages. A despotic government rises and places the country under martial law. Madrid is divided into two sectors separated by a wall. The wealthy and powerful live in relative safety and luxury, but everyone else lives in squalor and in fear of

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Cast

as Hugo Mujica * Olivia Molina as Julia Pérez Noval *

as Alma López-Durán * as Luis Covarrubias *

Ángela Molina Ángela Molina Tejedor (born 5 October 1955) is a Spanish actress. Aside from her performances in Spanish films, she has starred in multiple international productions, particularly in a number of Italian films and television series. Family Mol ...

as Emilia Noval * as Coronel Enrique * Daniel Ibáñez as Álex Mujica * Laura Quirós as Marta Mujica * Elena Seijo as Rosa * Óscar de la Fuente as Fernando * Ángela Vega as Begoña Sánchez * Nicolás Illoro as Iván Covarrubias * Belén Écija as Daniela Covarrubias * Yaima Ramos as Manuela * Alina Nastase as Chica espía.

Release

''The Barrier'' premiered on

on 19 January 2020. The finale aired on 12 April 2020. The free-to-air broadcasting run on Antena 3 started on 10 September 2020. The series was released on

on 11 September 2020.

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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