Riders (TV series)

2021 Spanish TV series or program

Riders

Genre|

* Comedy thriller
* Dark comedy

Created by|

* Javi Valera
* Alejandro Alcaraz

Screenplay by|

* Javi Valera
* Alejandro Alcaraz

Directed by| Beatriz Abad
Starring|

* Ismael Abadal
* Catalina Sopelana
* Germán Alcarazu
* Dayana Contreras

Country of origin| Spain
Original language| Spanish
No. of seasons| 1
No. of episodes| 7
Production
Cinematography| Sandra Formatger
Running time| 20 min (approx.)
Production companies|

* RTVE
* LACOproductora

Original release
Network| playz
Release| 12 May 2021 (2021-05-12)

Riders is a Spanish comedy thriller streaming television series. Created and written by Javi Valera and Alejandro Alcaraz, it stars Ismael Abadal, Catalina Sopelana and Germán Alcarazu. It premiered on Playz in May 2021.

## Premise

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The fiction—a mix of thriller, comedy and elements of social drama—[1] starts with the homicide of a so-called rider working for 'Pillaloo' (a look-alike of delivery companies such as Glovo or Deliveroo).[2] It then follows Axel, an aspiring video game programmer entering to work as home-delivery driver in order to pay for his brother's debts.[3][2]

## Cast

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* Ismael Abadal as Axel[2][4]
* Catalina Sopelana as Clau[4]
* Germán Alcarazu as Luk[4]
* Dayana Contreras as Nancy[4]
* Mario Alberto as Orlando[4]
* Christian Mulas as Luismi[4]
* Denzel Atteen as Jorge[4]
* José Luis Barquero as Carlo[4]
* María Alfonso Rosso as Lili[5]
* Gabriel Guevara[3]
* Sara Socas as Chica Riders[4]
* Roi Méndez[1]
* Carlos Right[1]
* Alberto Casado [es] & Rober Bodegas as reponedores[5][4]
* Vicky Martín [es] as Jefa empresa videojuegos.[4]
* Itziar Castro[1]
* Kike Pérez as Camarero Arepas[4]
* Bruno Martín as Rider cuarentón[4]

## Production and release

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Produced by RTVE in collaboration with LACOproductora,[6] Riders was created and written by Javi Valera and Alejandro Alcaraz,[7] whereas it was directed by Beatriz Abad.[8] Sandra Formatger worked as director of photography.[4] Shooting began by September 2020 in Madrid.[9] Consisting of 7 episodes, the first two episodes premiered on 12 May 2021 on Playz.[8]

Series| Episodes| Originally released| Ref.

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First released| Last released| Network
1| 7| 12 May 2021 (2021-05-12)| 16 June 2021 (2021-06-16)| playz| [10]

No.| Title| Directed by| Original release date

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1| "Pedido 001"| Beatriz Abad| 12 May 2021 (2021-05-12)
2| "Pedido 002"| Beatriz Abad| 12 May 2021 (2021-05-12)
3| "Pedido 003"| Beatriz Abad| 19 May 2021 (2021-05-19)
4| "Pedido 004"| Beatriz Abad| 26 May 2021 (2021-05-26)
5| "Pedido 005"| Beatriz Abad| 2 June 2021 (2021-06-02)
6| "Pedido 006"| Beatriz Abad| 9 June 2021 (2021-06-09)
7| "Pedido 007"| Beatriz Abad| 16 June 2021 (2021-06-16)

Best Direction by Carballo Interplay 2021

## References

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1. ^ a b c d Such, Marina (12 May 2021). "Estas son las claves de 'Riders', la serie de Playz que retrata la precariedad de los jóvenes". Serielistas. Atresmedia.
2. ^ a b c Solà Gimferrer, Pere (13 May 2021). "La serie sobre 'Riders' que puedes ver gratis (y es muy recomendable)". La Vanguardia.
3. ^ a b Taibo, Marieta (20 May 2021). "'Riders', la serie de Playz que se convertirá en tu próximo enganche". Cosmopolitan.
4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Playz rueda 'Riders', nueva ficción ambientada en el mundo del reparto de comida a domicilio". RTVE. 14 September 2020.
5. ^ a b Marín Bellón, Federico (12 May 2021). "'Riders', comedia juvenil sobre los repartidores que llega en el momento justo". abcplay. ABC.
6. ^ "Las 15 series de la semana hacen 'Kung Fu', disparan con 'Los Pacos' y se mueven con los 'Riders'". Vertele!. eldiario.es. 12 May 2021.
7. ^ Rabazo, Jorge (11 May 2021). "'Riders', la brillante serie de Playz que te hará reflexionar cada vez que pidas comida a domicilio". Bluper. El Español.
8. ^ a b Hormigo, Guillermo (14 May 2021). "'Riders', la nueva serie de Playz, nos recuerda que ser repartidor no es un juego". InfoLibre.
9. ^ "TVE comença a rodar la nova sèrie juvenil "Riders" per Playz". Diari de Girona. 18 September 2020.
10. ^ "Riders". TV Time. Retrieved 27 June 2021.

## External links

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* Riders on RTVE Play

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Televisión Española original series

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film|

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