The Boarding School: Las Cumbres

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The Boarding School: Las Cumbres
SpanishEl Internado: Las Cumbres
Genre Mystery
Thriller
Teen drama
Created by
  • Laura Belloso
  • Asier Andueza
Directed by
Ending theme"Corre" by Natalia Lacunza
Country of originSpain
Original languageSpanish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes22
Production
Running time50 min (approx.)
Production companies Atresmedia Studios
Globomedia  [ es ]
Original release
Network Amazon Prime Video
Release19 February 2021 (2021-02-19) 
7 April 2023 (2023-04-07)
Related
El Internado

The Boarding School: Las Cumbres (Spanish: El Internado: Las Cumbres) is a Spanish mystery and teen drama-thriller television series, which premiered on Amazon Prime Video on 19 February 2021. [1] Produced by Atresmedia Studios and Globomedia (The Mediapro Studio), it is a reboot of the popular series El Internado , which originally aired from 2007 to 2010.

Contents

Premise

The fiction takes place in a boarding school for troubled teenagers located in an ancient monastery isolated from the world in which the students endure strict discipline. Four students, Manuel Villar, Amaia Torres, Paul Uribe, and his sister Adele Uribe plot to run away from Las Cumbres, a boarding school for "problem children". Adele backs out at the last minute and Paul cannot bring himself to leave his sister behind, so Amaia and Manuel run off into the woods. Manuel stumbles and is knocked out. Amaia watches in disbelief as a dark figure resembling a plague doctor picks him up and carries him away. When she is caught shortly afterwards by Mara the headmistress and Mario the gym teacher, they dismiss her claims as fantasy. Amaia and Paul, and later their friends, take it upon themselves to find out what happened to Manuel Villar. Their efforts lead to an ancient secret society, La Logia del Nido del Cuervo—the "Raven's Nest" (or "Crow's Nest") Lodge— and to other mysteries at Las Cumbres. [2] [3]

Cast

Key
  Main cast (credited)
  Recurring cast (3 or more episodes)
  Guest cast (1–2 episodes)
Main characters, by credits order of performer
ActorCharacterSeasons
123
Asia Ortega [2] Amaia Torres Main Also starring
Albert Salazar Paul UribeMain
Ramiro Blas Darío MendozaMainDoes not appear
Joel Bosqued Álvaro LeónMain
Alberto Amarilla ElíasMainDoes not appear
Mina El Hammani ElviraMain
Claudia Riera Inés Mendoza Vázquez/Alicia BernalMain
Carlos Alcaide Manuel "Manu" VillarMain
Paula del Río Paz EspinosaMainDoes not appear
Daniela Rubio Adele UribeMain
Daniel Arias Eric GuerreroMainDoes not appear
Gonzalo Díez Julio RamírezMainDoes not appear
Natalia Dicenta MaraMain
Lucas Velasco Mario Salazar Recurring Main
Lydia Pavón Zoe CruzDoes not appearMain
Introduced in season 2

Episodes

Series overview

SeriesEpisodesOriginally releasedNetwork
1 819 February 2021 (2021-02-19) Amazon Prime Video
2 81 April 2022 (2022-04-01)
3 67 April 2023 (2023-04-07)

Season 1 (2021)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
11"Episode 1"Jesús RodrigoStory by: Asier Andueza and Laura Belloso
Teleplay by: Laura Belloso
19 February 2021 (2021-02-19)
22"Episode 2"Jesús RodrigoStory by: Asier Andueza, Sara Belloso and Laura Belloso
Teleplay by: Asier Andueza and Laura Belloso
19 February 2021 (2021-02-19)
33"Episode 3" Carles Torrens Story by: Verónica Marzá, Asier Andueza, Sara Belloso and Laura Belloso
Teleplay by: Sara Belloso
19 February 2021 (2021-02-19)
44"Episode 4"Denis RoviraStory by: Sara Belloso, Abraham Sastre, Asier Andueza and Laura Belloso
Teleplay by: Asier Andueza and Laura Belloso
19 February 2021 (2021-02-19)
55"Episode 5"Denis RoviraAbraham Sastre, Sara Belloso, Asier Andueza and Laura Belloso19 February 2021 (2021-02-19)
66"Episode 6"Carles TorrensStory by: Laura Belloso, Asier Andueza, Abraham Sastre and Sara Belloso
Teleplay by: Abraham Sastre and Sara Belloso
19 February 2021 (2021-02-19)
77"Episode 7"Denis RoviraStory by: Abraham Sastre, Sara Belloso, Asier Andueza and Laura Belloso
Teleplay by: Laura Belloso and Asier Andueza
19 February 2021 (2021-02-19)
88"Episode 8"Carles TorrensStory by: Abraham Sastre, Sara Belloso, Asier Andueza and Laura Belloso
Teleplay by: Laura Belloso and Asier Andueza
19 February 2021 (2021-02-19)

Season 2 (2022)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
91"Episode 1"Denis RoviraLaura Belloso, Asier Andueza and Sara Belloso1 April 2022 (2022-04-01)
102"Episode 2"Denis RoviraSara Belloso, Asier Andueza and Laura Belloso1 April 2022 (2022-04-01)
113"Episode 3" Mikel Rueda Sara Belloso, Arantxa Cuesta and Laura Belloso1 April 2022 (2022-04-01)
124"Episode 4"Mikel RuedaAsier Andueza, Sara Belloso, Eva Mir and Laura Belloso1 April 2022 (2022-04-01)
135"Episode 5"Denis RoviraStory by: Laura Belloso, Eva Mir, Sara Belloso, Asier Andueza and Jesús Mesas Silva
Teleplay by: Sara Belloso and Jesús Mesas Silva
1 April 2022 (2022-04-01)
146"Episode 6"Mikel RuedaStory by: Sara Belloso, Eva Mir, Asier Andueza, Jesús Mesas Silva and Laura Belloso
Teleplay by: Asier Andueza and Eva Mir
1 April 2022 (2022-04-01)
157"Episode 7"Denis RoviraStory by: Sara Belloso, Jesús Mesas Silva, Asier Andueza, Eva Mir and Laura Belloso
Teleplay by: Sara Belloso and Jesús Mesas Silva
1 April 2022 (2022-04-01)
168"Episode 8"Mikel RuedaStory by: Asier Andueza, Eva Mir, Jesús Mesas Silva, Sara Belloso and Laura Belloso
Teleplay by: Asier Andueza, Eva Mir and Laura Belloso
1 April 2022 (2022-04-01)

Season 3 (2023)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date [7]
171"Episode 1"Alexandra GrafStory by: Asier Andueza, Sara Belloso, Eva Mir, Guillermo Cisneros and Laura Belloso
Teleplay by: Laura Belloso, Asier Andueza and Eva Mir
7 April 2023 (2023-04-07)
182"Episode 2"Oriol FerrerStory by: Sara Belloso, Guillermo Cisneros, Asier Andueza, Eva Mir and Laura Belloso
Teleplay by: Sara Belloso and Guillermo Cisneros
7 April 2023 (2023-04-07)
193"Episode 3"Alexandra GrafStory by: Sara Belloso, Guillermo Cisneros, Asier Andueza, Eva Mir and Laura Belloso
Teleplay by: Laura Belloso, Asier Andueza and Eva Mir
7 April 2023 (2023-04-07)
204"Episode 4"Oriol FerrerStory by: Sara Belloso, Guillermo Cisneros, Asier Andueza, Eva Mir and Laura Belloso
Teleplay by: Sara Belloso and Guillermo Cisneros
7 April 2023 (2023-04-07)
215"Episode 5"Laura BellosoAsier Andueza, Eva Mir and Laura Belloso7 April 2023 (2023-04-07)
226"Episode 6"Oriol FerrerLaura Belloso, Guillermo Cisneros and Sara Belloso7 April 2023 (2023-04-07)

Production and release

Created by Laura Belloso and Asier Andueza [8] and produced by Atresmedia Studios and Globomedia, [3] the series is a reboot of the series El internado , originally aired from 2007 to 2010, [9] and of which Belloso and Andueza were respectively co-creator and screenwriter. [8] Asier Andueza, Laura Belloso, Sara Belloso and Abraham Sastre were charged with writing the screenplay. [3] Denis Rovira, Carles Torrens and Jesús Rodrigo directed the episodes. [10] The rolling credits feature the theme "Corre" performed by Natalia Lacunza. [11] Filming started in Navarre on 3 March 2020. [12] Shooting locations included the Monastery of Irache in Navarre, San Sebastián, Hondarribia, Lazkao, Usurbil, Ergoien, Bilbao, Anglet and sets in the Zinealdea complex in Oiartzun. [3] The first season consisted of 8 episodes with a running time of roughly 50 minutes. [13] [14] On 6 May 2021, cast additions for season 2 were announced. [6] Directed by Denis Rovira and Mikel Rueda, shooting of the 8-episode season had already begun by then. [6]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Hobby Consolas 84/100 [15]
Noticias Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [16]

Reviewing for SensaCine  [ es ] before the series' general release, Alicia P. Ferreirós highlighted among the things working well in the first season aspects such as the presentation in the pilot episode, the mythology building, the scare factor and the season finale, while she negatively assessed the late and irregular development of some plots other than the central one as well as the appearance of some expendable secondary characters. [17] Likewise, Mariló Delgado of Hobby Consolas praised the mystery, the well-timed scares and the good performances by the cast members, while mentioning secondary plots having trouble getting started and apparently going nowhere as downside, giving it 84 out of 100. [15] Álvaro Cueva of Milenio considered the series as "all the greatness of El Internado, the original, but with today's editorial and technical possibilities". [18]

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