Victim Number 8

2018 Spanish-language television series

Victim Number 8

Spanish| La víctima número 8
Genre|

* Action
* Drama
* Thriller

Created by|

* Sara Antuña
* Marc Cistaré

Directed by| Alejandro Bazzano
Starring|

* César Mateo
* María de Nati
* Verónika Moral

Country of origin| Spain
Original language| Spanish
No. of seasons| 1
No. of episodes| 8
Production
Production companies|

* EiTB
* Telemadrid
* Mediapro
* Globomedia
* K2000

Original release
Network|

* ETB 2
* Telemadrid

Release| October 10 (2018-10-10) –
November 28, 2018 (2018-11-28)

Victim Number 8 (Spanish: La víctima número 8) is a Spanish conspiracy thriller television series created by Sara Antuña and Marc Cistaré that originally aired on ETB 2 and Telemadrid from October 10 to November 28, 2018. It stars César Mateo, María de Nati, and Verónika Moral.

## Premise[edit]

Loosely inspired on the August 2017 Barcelona attacks,[1] the plot revolves around a jihadi attack in the Old Town of Bilbao with seven casualties and several more wounded, and the police investigation trying to catch those responsible for the killing.[2][3][4]

## Cast[edit]

* César Mateo [es] as Omar
* María de Nati as Edurne
* Verónika Moral as Koro
* Iñaki Ardanaz [es] as Gaizka
* Farah Hamed as Adila
* Lisi Linder as Almudena
* Khaled Kouka as Ibrahim
* Óscar Zafra as Gorostiza
* Jesús Ruyman as Comisario
* Alfonso Torregrosa as José María Azkarate
* Itziar Lazkano [es] as Concha
* Son Khoury as Zakir
* Youssef Bougarovaney as Aissa
* Marcial Álvarez [es] as Eche
* Gemma Martínez
* Itziar Aizpuru as María
* Álex Larumbe
* Gilen Xabier as Agente Morera
* Keiko Fayrori

Several EITB and Telemadrid journalists make cameo appearances as themselves.

## Production and release[edit]

It was co-produced by Mediapro (via its production companies K2000 and Globomedia), ETB and Telemadrid.[5] Alejandro Bazzano was the director of the series.[5]

Victim Number 8 premiered in Spain on October 10, 2018, simultaneously on ETB 2 and Telemadrid. The series was released worldwide on Netflix on August 16, 2019.[6]

## Episodes[edit]

Season| Episodes| Originally aired| Ref.

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|
|

First aired| Last aired| Network
1| 8| October 10, 2018 (2018-10-10)| November 28, 2018 (2018-11-28)| ETB 2 & Telemadrid| [7]

No.| Title| Original release date

|
|

1| "Omar"| October 10, 2018 (2018-10-10)
2| "Los milagros no existen"| October 17, 2018 (2018-10-17)
3| "Empezar a creer"| October 24, 2018 (2018-10-24)
4| "El tiro de gracia"| October 31, 2018 (2018-10-31)
5| "Una teoría de mierda"| November 7, 2018 (2018-11-07)
6| "Un tiburón que nos haga aún más ricos a todos"| November 14, 2018 (2018-11-14)
7| "El síndrome del nido"| November 21, 2018 (2018-11-21)
8| "Muy fácil o muy difícil"| November 28, 2018 (2018-11-28)

## Reception[edit]

Victim Number 8 has a rating of 3.5 stars out of 5 on the review website Ready, Steady, Cut.[6] Writing for Ready Steady Cut, Jonathan Wilson commented: “Tense and engrossing, this Spanish thriller offers a well-paced and tightly-written high-stakes story.”[8]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Mitchell, Molli (August 20, 2019). "Victim Number 8 Season 2 Netflix release date: Will there be another series?". Express. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
2. ^ "Crítica: 'La víctima número 8' es un thriller con ritmo sobre un atentado yihadista". Fuera de Series (in Spanish). Retrieved August 6, 2019.
3. ^ "'La víctima número 8', un thriller valiente que atrapa por su dosis de humanidad". Ver Tele (in Spanish). Retrieved August 6, 2019.
4. ^ "Stream It Or Skip It: 'Victim Number 8' On Netflix, A Spanish Thriller About a Man Framed For a Terrorist Attack". Decider. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
5. ^ a b "Bazzano dirige "La víctima número 8", sobre un atentado yihadista en Bilbao". La Vanguardia. 9 October 2018.
6. ^ a b Mitchell, Molli (August 20, 2019). "Victim Number 8 Season 2 Netflix release date: Will there be another series?". Express. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
7. ^ "La víctima número 8". TV Time. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
8. ^ Wilson, Jonathon (August 16, 2019). "Victim Number 8 Review: Another Tense And Engrossing Spanish Series Mistaken Identity?". Ready, Steady, Cut. Retrieved August 25, 2019.

## External links[edit]

* Victim Number 8 at IMDb
* Victim Number 8 on Netflix

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