Max Orders ‘When Nobody Sees Us’ As First Spanish Original Series; Enrique Urbizu To Direct
deadline.comMax has made its first series order in Spain. Last year, Max owner Warner Bros Discovery decided to pull out of production in much of Europe and underwent a period of painful cuts, but Spain was one of the few countries in Europe to avoid the cull.
Max has now greenlit the start of production on When Nobody Sees Us, an eight-part thriller from Zeta Studios and based on the Sergio Sarria novel of the same name.
This also marks the first Spanish production since HBO Max was combined with Discovery+ to create Max. Daniel Corpas leads the writing team, with the collaboration of Arturo Ruiz and Isa Sanchez.
Enrique Urbizu (No Rest for the Wicked, La Caja 507) will direct. Set against the dramatic backdrop of the Spanish Holy Week celebrations, the series is a thriller led by two policewomen trying to solve a series of crimes in the Andalusian town of Morón de la Frontera, in the political and cultural region of Seville’s so-called ‘deep Spain,’ which is home to one of the biggest international U.S.
Read more on deadline.com