El Inmortal. Gangs of Madrid

El Inmortal. Gangs of Madrid is a Spanish crime drama television series produced by Movistar+, Telemundo International Studios and DLO Producciones. It stars Álex García in the leading role.

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Premise

The plot consists of the fictionalization of the story of 'Los Miamis', a criminal organization led by "El inmortal" that controlled cocaine trafficking in Madrid in the 1990s.

Production

El inmortal was created by José Manuel Lorenzo. Produced by Movistar+ and Telemundo International Studios in collaboration with DLO Producciones, the series was written by Diego Sotelo and David Moreno and directed by David Ulloa and Rafa Montesinos. Consisting of eight 50-minute-long episodes, the series began shooting in Madrid on 4 May 2021. Shooting took place in locations of the Madrid region and the province of Alicante and wrapped by August 2021.

Release

The series had its world premiere at the 2022 Canneseries competing for the Long Form competition. The series was presented at the Vitoria-based FesTVal. It premiered on Movistar+ on 27 October 2022.

Reception

Raquel Hernandez Luján of HobbyConsolas rated the series 70 points citing the good performances and setting, as well as the soundtrack featuring 90s hits as the best things about the series, while also highlighting two important question marks such as the anticlimactic ending and the poor sound production, with dialogues requiring to be guessed on the fly as inaudible as they are.