The Minions of Midas

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The Minions of Midas
Spanish Los Favoritos de Midas
Genre
  • Crime
  • Drama
  • Thriller
Based on"The Minions of Midas"
by Jack London
Starring
Country of originSpain
Original languageSpanish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
Running time49–57 minutes
Production companyNostromo Pictures
Original release
NetworkNetflix
Release13 November 2020 (2020-11-13)

The Minions of Midas (Spanish: Los Favoritos de Midas) is a 2020 Spanish thriller drama web television limited series created by Miguel Barros and Mateo Gil and starring Luis Tosar, Marta Belmonte and Guillermo Toledo. [1] [2] It is loosely based on the same-titled short story [3] by Jack London. [4]

Contents

Cast

Episodes

No.TitleOriginal release date
1"Dilemma"
(Dilema)
November 13, 2020 (2020-11-13)
2"Random"
(Azar)
November 13, 2020 (2020-11-13)
3"Guilt"
(Culpa)
November 13, 2020 (2020-11-13)
4"Crack"
(Grieta)
November 13, 2020 (2020-11-13)
5"Departure"
(Salida)
November 13, 2020 (2020-11-13)
6"Fight"
(Lucha)
November 13, 2020 (2020-11-13)

Release

The Minions of Midas was released on 13 November 2020 on Netflix.

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References

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