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

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drama TV series created by Daniel Écija and starring Unax Ugalde, Olivia Molina and Eleonora Wexler. It first aired on Atresplayer Premium 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

* Unax Ugalde as Hugo Mujica * Olivia Molina as Julia Pérez Noval * Eleonora Wexler as Alma López-Durán * as Luis Covarrubias *

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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 Atresplayer Premium on 19 January 2020. The finale aired on 12 April 2020. The free-to-air broadcasting run on

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started on 10 September 2020. The series was released on

on 11 September 2020.

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Barrier, The Spanish-language television shows Atresplayer Premium original programming 2020 Spanish television series debuts 2020s Spanish drama television series Television series set in the 2040s Television shows set in Madrid Dystopian television series Television series by Good Mood