''La mesías'' is a Spanish family thriller television series with musical, religious, psychological drama and science fiction elements created, written, and directed by

Javier Ambrossi Francisco Javier García de la Camacha Gutiérrez-Ambrossi (born 24 June 1984), better known as Javier Ambrossi, is a Spanish writer, producer, director and actor. He is best known for forming a creative duo with Javier Calvo, with whom he has ...

and Javier Calvo ('Los Javis') that was originally released on

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

from 11 October to 16 November 2023. Its cast features

Macarena García Macarena García de la Camacha Gutiérrez-Ambrossi (born 26 April 1988) is a Spanish actress. She won the Goya Award for Best New Actress for her performance in the 2012 silent film ''Blancanieves, Snow White''. She has since featured in films ...

, Roger Casamajor,

Lola Dueñas María Dolores Dueñas Navarro (born 6 October 1971), better known as Lola Dueñas, is a Spanish actress. She is the recipient of several accolades, including two Goya Awards for Best Actress. In addition to her contributions to Spanish cine ...

, Ana Rujas,

Carmen Machi María del Carmen Machi Arroyo (born 7 January 1963) is a Spanish actress. She become popular for her role as Aída in the television series ''7 vidas'' and ''Aída''. Biography María del Carmen Machi Arroyo was born on 7 January 1963 in Madr ...

, and Albert Pla, among others.

Plot

The setting switches from the 1980s to 1997 and 2013. Enric is a camera assistant working in a documentary about La Moreneta while staying in a hotel next to the Montserrat mountain together with UFO fanatics. Traumatised by a childhood under the grip of a religiously bigoted and over-controlling mother, he is shocked by a viral music video featuring Stella Maris, a

Christian pop Contemporary Christian music (CCM), also known as Christian pop, and occasionally inspirational music, is a genre of modern popular music, and an aspect of Christian media, which is lyrically focused on matters related to the Christian faith a ...

act formed by his

sisters A sister is a woman or a girl who shares parents or a parent with another individual; a female sibling. The male counterpart is a brother. Although the term typically refers to a familial relationship, it is sometimes used endearingly to r ...

Cast

Production

The series is a Movistar Plus+ original, produced in collaboration with Suma Content. Shooting locations in Catalonia included

Barcelona Barcelona ( ; ; ) is a city on the northeastern coast of 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 c ...

Girona Girona (; ) is the capital city of the Province of Girona in the autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain, at the confluence of the Ter, Onyar, Galligants, and Güell rivers. The city had an official population of 106,476 in 2024, but the p ...

Mataró Mataró () is the capital and largest town of the Maresme county in Catalonia, Spain. It is located on the Costa del Maresme, Maresme coast, to the south of Costa Brava, between Cabrera de Mar and Sant Andreu de Llavaneres, north-east of Barcel ...

Òrrius Òrrius () is a village and municipality in the comarca of Maresme in the province of Barcelona and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain. The municipality is delimited by La Roca del Vallès to the North, Vilassar de Dalt to the South East, A ...

Santa Eulàlia de Ronçana Santa Eulàlia de Ronçana () is a village in the province of Barcelona and autonomous community of Catalonia Catalonia is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationalities and regions of Spain, nationality'' by its Statute ...

Calaf Calaf () is the main town in the northern portion of the Comarques of Catalonia, ''comarca'' of the Anoia in Catalonia, Spain, situated on the Calaf Plain. The town holds an important weekly livestock market. It is served by the main N-II road ...

Arenys de Mar Arenys de Mar (, , ''arenys'' being Catalan for "sands (of a seasonal creek)", and ''de mar'' for "by the sea" as opposed to Arenys de Munt, "sands up hill") is one of the main municipalities of the comarca of Maresme, Barcelona Province, Cata ...

Manresa Manresa () is the capital of Bages county, located in the central region of Catalonia, Spain. Crossed by the river Cardener, it is an industrial area with textile, metallurgical, and glass industries. The houses of Manresa are arranged aro ...

, Gualba, and

Santa Susanna The Church of Saint Susanna at the Baths of Diocletian () is a Roman Catholic, Catholic parish church, parish and Cistercian conventual church located on the Quirinal Hill in Rome, Italy. There has been a titular church associated to its site as ...

. The series was lensed by Gris Jordana.

Raül Refree Raül Fernández Miró (Barcelona, 1976), better known as Raül Refree, is a Catalan music producer, musician and composer. Career In 1996, Raül joined the melodic hardcore group from Barcelona, Corn Flakes. In 2007, he created with the Ar ...

(score) and

Hidrogenesse Hidrogenesse is a Catalan pop band whose members are Carlos Ballesteros (singer) and Genís Segarra (synthesizers, also of the band Astrud). Influences Hidrogenesse is an electronic duo formed by Carlos Ballesteros and Genís Segarra in Ba ...

(original songs) were responsible for the music.

Release

The series was presented as a non-competitive screening in the official selection of the

71st San Sebastián International Film Festival The 71st San Sebastián International Film Festival ran 22–30 September 2023 in San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Spain. The awards were announced on 30 September 2023, with '' The Rye Horn'' winning the Golden Shell, being the first film directed by ...

on 29 September 2023. It debuted on

on 11 October 2023. The original broadcasting run ended on 16 November 2023, with the release of episode 7. HBO LatAm and Movistar Plus+ International agreed on a deal for the distribution of the series in Latin American territories. The series was selected to have its international premiere in a showcase at the

2024 Sundance Film Festival The 2024 Sundance Film Festival took place from January 18 to 28, 2024. The first lineup of competition films was announced on December 6, 2023. Among the highlighted events included the premiere of a documentary about the 1980s rock band Dev ...

Arte Arte (, , ; ' ('), sometimes stylised in lowercase or uppercase in its logo) is a European Union, European public service Television channel, channel dedicated to culture. It is made up of three separate companies: the Strasbourg-based Europea ...

acquired rights for France and Germany as well as other European countries such as Switzerland, Austria, Belgium, Andorra, Monaco, and Luxembourg.

Accolades

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29th Forqué Awards The 29th Forqué Awards, organised by , were presented on 16 December 2023 at the IFEMA Palacio Municipal in Madrid. Background Organised by EGEDA, the ceremony has the participation of Ayuntamiento de Madrid, the Madrid regional administratio ...

, , colspan = "2" , Best TV Series , , , , rowspan = "5" , , - , rowspan = "2" , Best Actor in a TV Series , , Albert Pla , , , - , Roger Casamajor , , , - , rowspan = "2" , Best Actress in a TV Series , , Ana Rujas , , , - , Lola Dueñas , , , - , rowspan = "20" , , rowspan = "11" ,

11th Feroz Awards The 11th Feroz Awards ceremony, presented by the Asociación de Informadores Cinematográficos de España, took place at the Palacio Vistalegre Arena in Madrid, on 26 January 2024, to recognize the best in Spanish cinema and television. The gala ...

, , colspan = "2" , Best Drama Series , , , , rowspan = "11" , , - , rowspan = "3" , Best Main Actress in a Series , , Lola Dueñas , , , - , Macarena García , , , - , Ana Rujas , , , - , Best Main Actor in a Series , , Roger Casamajor , , , - , rowspan = "3" , Best Supporting Actress in a Series , , Amaia , , , - , Irene Balmes , , , - , Carmen Machi , , , - , rowspan = "2" , Best Supporting Actor in a Series , , Albert Pla , , , - , Biel Rossell Pelfort , , , - , Best Screenplay in a Series , , Javier Calvo, Javier Ambrossi, Nacho Vigalondo, Carmen Jiménez , , , - , rowspan = "6" ,

32nd Actors and Actresses Union Awards The 32nd Actors and Actresses Union Awards ceremony was held on 11 March 2024 at the Circo Price in Madrid. It was hosted by , , and . In addition to the competitive awards, "the actresses who changed the language of cinema in Spain" were recogni ...

, , rowspan = "2" , Best Television Actress in a Leading Role , , Ana Rujas , , , , rowspan = "6" , , - , Lola Dueñas , , , - , rowspan = "2" , Best Television Actress in a Minor Role , , Gracia Olayo , , , - , Vicenta Ndongo , , , - , rowspan = "2" , Best New Actress , , Cristina Rueda , , , - , Irene Balmes , , , - , rowspan = "2" , 11th Platino Awards , , Best Actress in a Miniseries or TV Series , , Lola Dueñas , , , , rowspan = "2" , , - , Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or TV Series , , Carmen Machi , , , - , 71st

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 , , , ,

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mesias, La 2023 Spanish television series debuts 2023 Spanish television series endings 2020s Spanish drama television series Television shows filmed in Spain Television shows set in Catalonia Movistar+ original programming Television series about religion Spanish thriller television series Television series set in the 1980s Television series set in 1997 Television series set in 2013 Television series about sisters