Riot Police (TV series)


Riot Police is a Spanish police drama thriller television series created by Isabel Peña and Rodrigo Sorogoyen for Movistar+. The series follows a group of riot policemen and an internal affairs agent who is investigating them. The six episodes debuted on October 16, 2020 on Movistar+.

Premise

In the midst of a messy house eviction in a corrala in Lavapiés, an African immigrant dies after falling to the ground. The police department of internal affairs takes over in order to determine if it was a case of involuntary manslaughter or negligence on the part of the six riot police agents that took part in the operation to remove the tenants.

Cast

Production

Created by Isabel Peña and Rodrigo Sorogoyen, Antidisturbios is a Movistar+ original production in collaboration with The Lab and Caballo Films. It was written by the Peña and Sorogoyen duo alongside Eduardo Villanueva. The series was filmed in 2019.
It was primarily shot on location in Madrid, the primary fictional setting, even though secondary part of the filming took part in Valencia, A Coruña and Barcelona. Shooting locations included a corrala in, Plaza del Callao, Plaza de Juan Goytisolo, the, a police premises in Moratalaz, the surroundings of the Santiago Bernabéu stadium, the Palacio de Congresos, the, or the AZCA undergrounds.

Release

Prior to its release, the first season was pre-screened in its entirety at the 68th San Sebastián International Film Festival on September 25, 2020.
The six episodes of the first season were released on October 16, 2020 on Movistar+.
In France, the series began airing on Polar+ on November 16, 2020.
International rights are distributed by Buendía Estudios.
As of 2021, HBO Max had released the series in Latin American territories.
In Portugal the series was made available through Disney+ on its Star hub, early in 2022.