''The Neighbor'' ( es, El Vecino) is a Spanish

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series, created by Miguel Esteban and Raúl Navarro based on the comic series ''El Vecino'' by Santiago García and Pepo Pérez. The series stars

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, Adrián Pino and Catalina Sopelana. It premiered on

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on 31 December 2019. In February 2020, the series was renewed for a second and final season, which premiered on 21 May 2021.

Synopsis

''The Neighbor'' follows the story of a hapless man, who one day inadvertently gains a mysterious power. With the help of his friendly neighbor, he begins to master his newfound abilities to fight evil and at the same time, conceal them from the public eye, including his suspicious ex-girlfriend.

Cast

as Javier *

as Lola * Adrián Pino as José Ramón * Catalina Sopelana as Julia *

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as Alienígena * Sergio Momo as Rober * Paula Malia as Alicia * Denis Gómez as Camello * Aníbal Gómez as Adolfo * Nacho Marraco as Marcelo * Aitziber Garmendia as Marta *

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(season 2) * Gracia Olayo (season 2) *

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(season 2) * Celia de Molina (season 2)

Episodes

Season 1 (2019)

Season 2 (2021)

Production

Development

On 6 February 2019, it was announced that

had given the production a series order for a first season consisting of ten episodes. The series was created by Miguel Esteban and Raúl Navarro who are also credited as executive producers. Additional executive producers include Carlos de Pando and Sara Antuña. Production companies involved with the series include Zeta Audiovisual. The first season was released on 31 December 2019. On 20 February 2020, Netflix renewed the series for a second and final season, which premiered worldwide on 21 May 2021. For the second season, the series was directed by Ernesto Sevilla, Raúl Navarro, Víctor García León and Mar Olid and written by Raúl Navarro, Miguel Esteban and Marc Crehuet. Additionally, Josep Gatell and Teresa de Rosendo join as showrunners, with Eneko Gutiérrez credited as an executive produced for the second season.

Casting

Sometime after the series was ordered by Netflix, it was confirmed that Quim Gutiérrez, Clara Lago, Adrián Pino and Catalina Sopelana would star in the series. On 29 May 2020, it was confirmed that Fran Perea, Gracia Olayo, Javier Botet, and Celia de Molina would join the cast for the second season.

Release

Premiere

On 15 November 2019, the series held its official premiere with the screening of the first two episodes at the Gijón International Film Festival in

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Marketing

On 15 November 2019, Netflix released the official trailer for the series. On 7 May 2021, Netflix released the official trailer for the second season.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Neighbor, The 2019 Spanish television series debuts 2010s comedy-drama television series Television shows based on comics Superhero television series Comedy-drama web series Spanish-language Netflix original programming 2010s Spanish comedy television series Television series by Zeta Studios