Malaka (TV series)

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Malaka
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Official poster
Genre Police crime drama
Thriller
Created by
  • Daniel Corpas Hansen
  • Samuel Pinazo
Directed by
Starring
Country of originSpain
Original languageSpanish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producers
  • Daniel Corpas Hansen
  • Javier Pons
  • Javier Olivares
  • Marc Vigil
  • Javier García Díaz
Production location Málaga
Cinematography
  • Manuel Aguado
  • Curro Ferreira
  • David Tudela
Editors
  • Laura Montesinos
  • Josu Martínez
  • Silvia Pizarro
Running time60 min
Production companyGlobomedia
Original release
Network La 1
ReleaseSeptember 9 (2019-09-09) 
October 21, 2019 (2019-10-21)

Malaka is a Spanish thriller television series created by Daniel Corpas Hansen and Samuel Pinazo, produced by Globomedia and Javier Olivares, and starring Maggie Civantos, Salva Reina and Vicente Romero. [1] [2] It is directed by Marc Vigil. [3] It premiered on La 1 on 9 September 2019.

Contents

Premise

Set in Málaga, the fiction starts with the disappearance of Noelia Castañeda (Helena Kaittani). [4] Two police officers—Blanca Gámez (Maggie Civantos) and Darío Arjona (Salva Reina)—are charged with the case. [4]

Cast

Production and release

Malaka was shot between April and July 2019 in Málaga, Andalusia. [5]

In advance of its television premiere, two episodes of the series received a preview screening at the 2019 FesTVal on 2 September 2019. [6] The series premiered on La 1 on 9 September 2019, with 2 back-to-back episodes. [7] [8]

SeriesEpisodesOriginally airedViewersShare (%)Ref.
First airedLast airedNetwork
189 September 2019 (2019-09-09)21 October 2019 (2019-10-21) tve 1,360,0009.6 [7]
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No. in
season
TitleViewersOriginal air dateShare (%)
1"Fenicios"1,874,0009 September 2019 (2019-09-09)13.5
2"Vivir dentro de una piedra"1,523,0009 September 2019 (2019-09-09)15.6
3"Tú no sabes quién soy yo"1,341,00016 September 2019 (2019-09-16)9.0
4"La palabra es plata, el silencio es oro"1,150,00023 September 2019 (2019-09-23)8.0
5"El secreto de Kali"1,269,00030 September 2019 (2019-09-30)8.5
6"Alquimia"1,233,0007 October 2019 (2019-10-07)8.4
7"Mañana todo aquí será como ayer"1,246,00014 October 2019 (2019-10-14)8.3
8"Y yo cobro"1,173,00021 October 2019 (2019-10-21)7.5

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominee(s)ResultRef.
20197th MiM Series Awards  [ es ]Best Drama SeriesNominated [9]
Best ScreenplayDaniel Corpas, Samuel Pinazo, Jordi Calfí, Sergio Sarriá, Santiago Díaz, Luis Miguel Pérez and Isabel SánchezNominated
Best Drama ActorSalva ReinaWon

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