''The Innocent'' ( es, El inocente) is a Spanish television

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thriller miniseries directed by Oriol Paulo and based on the Harlan Coben novel of the same name. The show stars

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, Alexandra Jiménez,

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and

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. It was released on

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on 30 April 2021.

Premise

9 years after getting himself involved in a quarrel and accidentally killing a man, Mateo (

) attempts to start over with his wife Olivia (

). They will, however, be surprised by new developments that will tear their lives apart again.

Cast

Background, production and release

''The Innocent'' is one of 14 Harlan Coben novels to be made into

series, following Coben's signing of a deal with the company in August 2018. It was announced by Netflix in November 2019, and production began in September 2020. Consisting of 8 episodes, the series is produced by Sospecha Films and Think Studio. Oriol Paulo, Jordi Vallejo and

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wrote the screenplay. Oriol Paulo, Sandra Hermida, Jesús de la Vega, Eneko Lizarraga, Belén Atienza, Laura Rubirola and Harlan Coben are credited as executive producers. Largely set in

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, the series was shot in different locations across

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. The secondary setting in

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was recreated in the

Maresme Maresme () is a '' comarca'' (county) located along the Catalan Mediterranean coast in Spain, between the ''comarques'' of Barcelonès (at the Southwest) and Selva (at the Northeast), and also bordering with Vallès Oriental (at the west). It ...

(

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) and Lloret de Mar. The trailer was released on 5 March 2021, and the premiere date of 30 April 2021 announced.

Episodes

References

External links

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