ATRESERIES premieres 'Matadero,' its new original series

Latin America - español

USA - español

'Matadero' is a story set in a rural area, where suspense and dark humor provide the atmosphere that pervades this series

Its cast includes Pepe Viyuela, Lucía Quintana, Carmen Ruíz, Tito Valverde, Ginés García Millán, Antonio Garrido, Miguel de Lira and Filipe Duarte

This 10-episode series, produced by ATRESMEDIA, has a closed ending and was filmed entirely in real locations

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Feb 07, 2019, 14:20 ET

MADRID, Feb. 7, 2019 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ --

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ATRESERIES is premiering its new original series, 'Matadero'. With this thriller, ATRESMEDIA's international channel is kicking off a year of exclusive premieres and, in the process, cementing its standing as the best provider of Spanish series on the audiovisual market.

Produced by ATRESMEDIA, in collaboration with Diagonal TV, 'Matadero' features 10 episodes with a closed ending that tell a story of suspense with hints of dark humor, where the strength of its characters stands out above the plot.

The easygoing life in a small-town changes suddenly after the death of Francisco, the owner of a local slaughterhouse. The residents, completely normal people, will see how totally unexpected circumstances lead them to commit acts that will take them past the point of no return.

Featuring a cast starring Pepe Viyuela, Lucía Quintana, Carmen Ruíz, Tito Valverde, Ginés García Millán, Antonio Garrido, Miguel de Lira, Filipe Duarte, and others, 'Matadero' is directed by Jordi Frades – with episodes directed by Joan Noguera and Salvador García -, and written by Daniel Martín Sáez de Parayuelo (series creator and showrunner), Laura Sarmiento, Fernando Navarro, Nacho Cabana and Chus Vallejo.

A look at episode 1, 'The ostrich's secret'

Francisco runs an abattoir in Torrecillas, where he slaughters animals to sell the meat. He also buys low-quality hogs from Portugal to sell the meat on the cheap and drive down prices in the entire area. He does this with his brother-in-law Alfonso, a veterinarian who doesn't want his little secret, which Francisco knows about, to be made public and ruin his nice married life with his wife, María José. And so Francisco keeps Alfonso in a constant state of blackmail for his own profit. And the thing is, it's not the meat that interests Francisco: the animals he's bringing in from Portugal are hiding something else.

The story begins when Don Julio, one of the drug traffickers in the area, finds out about Francisco, and sends his men, Teo and Pascual, to Torrecillas to deal with him.

AIR TIMES
Premiere – Monday, February 11

20:00hrs / México, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua
21:00hrs / Colombia, Ecuador, Panamá y Perú
22:00hrs / Bolivia, Puerto Rico, R. Dominicana, Venezuela
23:00hrs / Argentina, Chile, Paragua, Uruguay