Victim Number 8
{{short description|2018 Spanish-language television series}}
{{Infobox television
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| genre = {{ubl|Action|Drama|Thriller}}
| director = Alejandro Bazzano
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| starring = {{ubl|César Mateo|María de Nati|Verónika Moral}}
| creator = {{ubl|Sara Antuña|Marc Cistaré}}
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| country = Spain
| language = Spanish
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 8
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| company = {{ubl|EiTB|Telemadrid|Mediapro|Globomedia|K2000}}
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| first_aired = {{Start date|2018|10|10}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2018|11|28}}
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Victim Number 8 ({{langx|es|La víctima número 8|links=no}}) is a Spanish conspiracy thriller television series created by Sara Antuña and Marc Cistaré that originally aired on ETB 2 and Telemadrid from October 10 to November 28, 2018. It stars César Mateo, María de Nati, and Verónika Moral.
Premise
Loosely inspired on the August 2017 Barcelona attacks,{{cite news|work=Express|title=Victim Number 8 Season 2 Netflix release date: Will there be another series?|date=August 20, 2019|author=Mitchell, Molli|access-date=August 25, 2019|url=https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/1167559/Victim-Number-8-season-2-Netflix-release-date-Will-there-be-another-series-renewed-called}} the plot revolves around a jihadi attack in the Old Town of Bilbao with seven casualties and several more wounded, and the police investigation trying to catch those responsible for the killing.{{cite web |url=https://fueradeseries.com/critica-la-victima-numero-8-en-telemadrid-y-etb-17e85ddb0b54 |title=Crítica: 'La víctima número 8' es un thriller con ritmo sobre un atentado yihadista |accessdate=August 6, 2019 |website=Fuera de Series |language=es}}{{cite web |url=http://vertele.eldiario.es/noticias/La-victima-numero-8-un-thriller-valiente-que-atrapa-por-sus-dosis-humanidad_0_2056294365.html |title='La víctima número 8', un thriller valiente que atrapa por su dosis de humanidad |accessdate=August 6, 2019 |website=Ver Tele |language=es}}{{cite web |url=https://decider.com/2019/08/16/victim-number-8-netflix-stream-it-or-skip-it/ |title=Stream It Or Skip It: 'Victim Number 8' On Netflix, A Spanish Thriller About a Man Framed For a Terrorist Attack |accessdate=August 17, 2019 |website=Decider }}
Cast
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- {{ill|César Mateo|es}} as Omar
- María de Nati as Edurne
- Verónika Moral as Koro
- {{ill|Iñaki Ardanaz|es}} as Gaizka
- Farah Hamed as Adila
- Lisi Linder as Almudena
- Khaled Kouka as Ibrahim
- Óscar Zafra as Gorostiza
- Jesús Ruyman as Comisario
- Alfonso Torregrosa as José María Azkarate
- {{ill|Itziar Lazkano|es}} as Concha
- Son Khoury as Zakir
- Youssef Bougarovaney as Aissa
- {{ill|Marcial Álvarez|es}} as Eche
- Gemma Martínez
- Itziar Aizpuru as María
- Álex Larumbe
- Gilen Xabier as Agente Morera
- Keiko Fayrori
}}
Several EITB and Telemadrid journalists make cameo appearances as themselves.
Production and release
It was co-produced by Mediapro (via its production companies K2000 and Globomedia), ETB and Telemadrid.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/vida/20181009/452275362627/bazzano-dirige-la-victima-numero-8-sobre-un-atentado-yihadista-en-bilbao.html|website=La Vanguardia|date=9 October 2018|title=Bazzano dirige "La víctima número 8", sobre un atentado yihadista en Bilbao}} Alejandro Bazzano was the director of the series.
Victim Number 8 premiered in Spain on October 10, 2018, simultaneously on ETB 2 and Telemadrid. The series was released worldwide on Netflix on August 16, 2019.{{cite news|work=Express|title=Victim Number 8 Season 2 Netflix release date: Will there be another series?
|date=August 20, 2019|author=Mitchell, Molli|access-date=August 25, 2019|url=https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/1167559/Victim-Number-8-season-2-Netflix-release-date-Will-there-be-another-series-renewed-called}}
Episodes
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| end1 = {{End date|2018|11|28}}
| network1 = ETB 2 & Telemadrid
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|Title = Omar
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 2
|Title = Los milagros no existen
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|10|17}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 3
|Title = Empezar a creer
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|10|24}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 4
|Title = El tiro de gracia
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|10|31}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 5
|Title = Una teoría de mierda
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|11|07}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 6
|Title = Un tiburón que nos haga aún más ricos a todos
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|11|14}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 7
|Title = El síndrome del nido
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|11|21}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 8
|Title = Muy fácil o muy difícil
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|11|28}}
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Reception
Victim Number 8 has a rating of 3.5 stars out of 5 on the review website Ready, Steady, Cut. Writing for Ready Steady Cut, Jonathan Wilson commented: “Tense and engrossing, this Spanish thriller offers a well-paced and tightly-written high-stakes story.”{{cite web|website=Ready, Steady, Cut|title=Victim Number 8 Review: Another Tense And Engrossing Spanish Series Mistaken Identity?|date= August 16, 2019 |author=Wilson, Jonathon |url=https://readysteadycut.com/tag/victim-number-8/|access-date=August 25, 2019}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|8500086}}
- {{Netflix title}}
Category:2010s Spanish drama television series
Category:Spanish-language television shows
Category:2018 Spanish television series debuts
Category:Television shows set in Biscay
Category:Fiction about Islamic terrorism
Category:Spanish television series about terrorism