Someone Has to Die

Someone Has to Die (Spanish: Alguien tiene que morir)[2] is an upcoming Spanish thriller web television limited series created by Manolo Caro, creator of the series The House of Flowers.[3] The series takes place in 1950s Spain and has three episodes, revolving around a conservative and traditional society during the Franco regime, "where appearances and family ties play a key role".[4] It has an all-star cast,[5] featuring Carmen Maura and Cecilia Suárez.[1] It is set to premiere on Netflix in 2020.[3]

Someone Has to Die
SpanishAlguien tiene que morir
GenreThriller
Created byManolo Caro
Written by
  • Fernando Pérez
  • Monika Revilla
  • Manolo Caro
Starring
Country of originSpain
Original language(s)Spanish
Production
Executive producer(s)
  • Rafael Ley
  • María José Córdova
  • Carlos Taibo
  • Manolo Caro[1]
Production company(s)Noc Noc Cinema
DistributorNetflix
Release
Original networkNetflix

Synopsis

A young man is recalled to Spain from Mexico by his family, who announce that they have found someone for him to marry. However, he brings back male ballet dancer Lázaro with him, surprising his conservative town.[6]

Cast

An extensive cast list was published in October 2019 by Cosmopolitan.[7]

Production

After his successful Netflix series The House of Flowers, Caro was signed to an exclusive deal with the streaming company, and began production on a new three-part miniseries, Someone Has to Die.[2] As well as co-producing and directing, Caro co-wrote the show with Fernando Pérez and Monika Revilla;[5] Caro's production company Noc Noc worked on the show.[6] The show is said to deal with themes of homophobia, conservatism, family, and change.[8]

The show is Caro's first work entirely made in Spain, and his first non-comedic work.[5] Some parts of the second season of The House of Flowers had been set in Spain, with Manuel Betancourt of Remezcla suggesting that the country had become his "latest muse".[3] The show began filming in Madrid on 23 October 2019.[9]

Caro has called the cast of the show "a dream"; he had worked with several of them before: Suárez is his constant collaborator and Casanova was in the Spanish scenes of The House of Flowers.[3] Betancourt wrote that the inclusion of "Pedro Almodóvar's OG muse" in Maura made the series a "must-see event".[3] Maura had visited Caro and Suárez while they were filming in Madrid for The House of Flowers in February 2019 to discuss the show.[10] It is the first acting role for Mexican ballet dancer Hernández,[9] who is "considered one of the best dancers in the world".[8] John Hopewell of Variety wrote that, by putting actors like Maura and Suárez together, Caro was "furthering [the] Spanish-language star system".[11]

References
  1. Barro, Xisela (1 November 2019). "El primer thriller de Manolo Caro, con Carmen Maura". La Región (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  2. White, Peter (9 May 2019). "Netflix Strikes Overall Deal With 'The House Of Flowers' Creator Manolo Caro & Sets Spanish Period Drama 'Someone Has To Die'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  3. Betancourt, Manuel (25 October 2019). "'La Casa de las Flores' Creator Is Making a Netflix Miniseries Starring Carmen Maura & Cecilia Suarez". Remezcla. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  4. Moreno, Adriano (24 October 2019). "Ester Expósito, de 'Élite', firma su segunda serie en Netflix". Los 40 (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  5. Arteaga, Sandra (24 October 2019). "Alguien tiene que morir, nueva serie de Netflix ambientada en España". ComputerHoy (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  6. "Alguine tiene que morir" (Press release) (in Spanish). 1 November 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019 – via Netflix Media Center.
  7. Taibo, Marieta (23 October 2019). "Netflix presenta el reparto de 'Alguien tiene que morir', la nueva serie de Manolo Caro". Cosmopolitan España (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  8. González, Paloma (23 October 2019). "Alguien tiene que morir, el nuevo thriller de Manolo Caro para Netflix". GQ México (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  9. García, Ángel (24 October 2019). "'Alguien tiene que morir', la nueva miniserie de Manolo Caro para Netflix". Forbes México (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  10. "María León será la hermana de Paco en La casa de las flores de Netflix". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 19 February 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  11. Hopewell, John (17 January 2020). "'House of Flowers' Manolo Caro Confirmed as Iberseries Jury President". Variety. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
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