Félix (TV series)
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| Genre | Romantic thriller |
| Created by | Cesc Gay |
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| Directed by | Cesc Gay |
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| Country of origin | Spain |
| Original language | Spanish |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
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| Cinematography | Andreu Rebés |
| Running time | 45–60 minutes |
| Production company | Movistar+ |
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| Release | 6 April 2018 |
Félix is a Spanish romantic thriller limited television series with comedy elements created and directed by Cesc Gay. It stars Leonardo Sbaraglia, Mi Hoa Lee, Pere Arquillué and Ginés García Millán. It was released by Movistar+ on 6 April 2018.
Premise
[edit]Set in Andorra, the fiction follows the story of Félix, a literature teacher who falls in love with Julia as soon as he meets her. Barely three days after, she disappears,[1] changing the life of Félix forever.[2] Together with Óscar, Félix then embarks on a quixotic quest to find her.[3]
Cast
[edit]- Starring
- Leonardo Sbaraglia as Félix.[4]
- Mi Hoa Lee as Julia / May Lin.[5]
- Pere Arquillué as Óscar,[4] Félix's sidekick.[6]
- Ginés García Millán as Mario, an Andorran police agent.[7]
- Other
Production and release
[edit]Created by Cesc Gay,[2] Félix is a Movistar+ original production. The screenplay was written by Cesc Gay together with Tomás Aragay.[8][9] Arnau Bataller and Jordi Prats composed the score.[8] Domingo Corral, Marta Esteban, Ismael Calleja and Fran Araújo were credited as executive producers.[8]
Filming started in March 2017.[8] Following 11 weeks in Andorra, it moved to Barcelona.[6] It was wrapped after 20 weeks.[10] The series consists of 6 episodes with a running time ranging from 45 to 60 minutes.[3]
It was released on 6 April 2018.[11]
| Series | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
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| First aired | Last aired | Network | |||
| 1 | 6 | 6 April 2018 | Movistar+ | ||
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 2018 | 6th MiM Series Awards | Best Miniseries or TV Movie | Nominated | [12] | |
References
[edit]- ^ Such, Marina (6 April 2018). "Crítica: 'Félix' consigue un difícil equilibrio entre comedia y thriller". Fuera de Series.
- ^ a b Cerdeño, Mario (8 April 2018). "'Félix': las montañas de Andorra como entorno de terribles secretos". eldiario.es.
- ^ a b c d e Hernández Luján, Raquel (4 April 2018). "Crítica de Félix, la serie de Movistar + con Leonardo Sbaraglia". Hobby Consolas.
- ^ a b Albero, Enric (13 April 2018). "Félix. Segunda novela de un farsante". El Cultural.
- ^ Medina, Marta (5 April 2018). "Andorra, la guarida de la mafia china: así es 'Félix', la nueva serie de intriga de Movistar+". El Confidencial.
- ^ a b "'Félix': visitamos el rodaje de la serie de Cesc Gay". Fotogramas. 29 June 2017.
- ^ "El actor Ginés García Millán visita La Rambleta en un coloquio sobre la serie 'Félix'". Valencia Plaza. 1 June 2018.
- ^ a b c d "'Félix' de Cesc Gay llega a Movistar+: "En esta profesión te la juegas proyecto a proyecto"". Audiovisual451. 6 April 2018.
- ^ McGowan, Nadia (2018). "Félix. Thriller romántico en Andorra" (PDF). Cameraman: Revista técnica cinematográfica (97): 6–19. ISSN 2253-718X.
- ^ Salas, Javier (3 December 2017). "Se buscan creadores para series de culto 'made in Spain'". El País.
- ^ Alfonso, Miguel Ángel (18 April 2018). "Félix es un antihéroe". Las Provincias.
- ^ "'La otra mirada', 'Mira lo que has hecho' y 'Fariña', triunfadoras de los Premios MiM Series 2018". FormulaTV. 17 December 2018.
