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Spanish thriller television limited series

Someone Has to Die
Spanish Alguien tiene que morir
Genre Thriller
Created by Manolo Caro
Written by Fernando Pérez Monika Revilla Manolo Caro
Starring Carmen Maura Cecilia Suárez Ernesto Alterio Ester Expósito
Country of origin Spain Mexico
Original language Spanish
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 3
Production
Executive producers Rafael Ley María José Córdova Carlos Taibo Manolo Caro[1]
Production company Noc Noc Cinema
Original release
Network Netflix
Release October 16, 2020 (2020-10-16)

Someone Has to Die (Spanish: Alguien tiene que morir)[2] is a Spanish-Mexican thriller television limited series created by Manolo Caro, creator of the Netflix series The House of Flowers.[3] The series takes place in 1950s Spain and consists of three episodes revolving around a conservative and traditional society during the Franco regime "where appearances and family ties play a key role".[4] The series features an all-star cast,[5] including Carmen Maura and Caro regular Cecilia Suárez.[1] All three episodes were released simultaneously by Netflix on October 16, 2020.[6]

A young man is recalled to Spain from Mexico by his wealthy family after a 10-year absence as they have found a suitable young woman for him to marry. However, he brings a male ballet dancer with him, sending shockwaves through his conservative town.[7]

An extensive cast list was published in October 2019 by Cosmopolitan.[8]

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 Cinema, is credited as the main production company on the show.[7] The show deals with themes of homophobia, conservatism, family, and change against a backdrop of 1950s Spain.[9]

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.[10]

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.[11] It is the first acting role for Mexican ballet dancer Hernández,[10] who is "considered one of the best dancers in the world".[9] John Hopewell of Variety wrote that, by putting actors like Maura and Suárez together, Caro was "furthering [the] Spanish-language star system".[12]

Awards and nominations

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  1. ^ a b c Barro, Xisela (1 November 2019). "El primer thriller de Manolo Caro, con Carmen Maura". La Región (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 1 November 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  2. ^ a b 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. Archived from the original on 2 June 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d Betancourt, Manuel (25 October 2019). "'La Casa de las Flores' Creator Is Making a Netflix Miniseries Starring Carmen Maura & Cecilia Suarez". Remezcla. Archived from the original on 3 March 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  4. ^ Moreno, Adriano (24 October 2019). "Ester Expósito, de 'Élite', firma su segunda serie en Netflix". Los 40 (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 6 January 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  5. ^ a b c Arteaga, Sandra (24 October 2019). "Alguien tiene que morir, nueva serie de Netflix ambientada en España". ComputerHoy (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  6. ^ Jew, Linda. "Someone Has to Die: Netflix Sets Global Premiere Date for Spanish Thriller – The Euro TV Place". Archived from the original on 2 October 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Alguine tiene que morir" (Press release) (in Spanish). 1 November 2019. Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019 – via Netflix Media Center.
  8. ^ Taibo, Marieta (23 October 2019). "Netflix presenta el reparto de 'Alguien tiene que morir', la nueva serie de Manolo Caro". Cosmopolitan España (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on 2 November 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  9. ^ a b González, Paloma (23 October 2019). "Alguien tiene que morir, el nuevo thriller de Manolo Caro para Netflix". GQ México (in Mexican Spanish). Archived from the original on 5 December 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  10. ^ a b García, Ángel (24 October 2019). "'Alguien tiene que morir', la nueva miniserie de Manolo Caro para Netflix". Forbes México (in Mexican Spanish). Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  11. ^ "María León será la hermana de Paco en La casa de las flores de Netflix". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 19 February 2019. Archived from the original on 3 November 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  12. ^ Hopewell, John (17 January 2020). "'House of Flowers' Manolo Caro Confirmed as Iberseries Jury President". Variety. Archived from the original on 19 March 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  13. ^ Gardner, Chris (8 April 2021). "GLAAD Media Awards: 'Schitt's Creek,' 'Happiest Season,' Sam Smith Take Top Prizes". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 29 April 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2023.