El padre de Caín

El padre de Caín is a two-part Spanish television miniseries directed by Salvador Calvo adapting the novel of the same name by Rafael Vera. It stars Quim Gutiérrez, Aura Garrido and Oona Chaplin.

Premise

Set in the 1980s, the plot follows the story of a Civil Guard agent who requests a transfer to the barracks of Intxaurrondo, when ETA was most active.

Cast

Quim Gutiérrez as Eloy.
Aura Garrido as Begoña.
Oona Chaplin as Mercedes.
as sargento Delgado.
Luis Bermejo as comandante de Intxaurrondo.
Luis Zahera as Bermejo.
Eduardo Lloveras as Carmelo.
Cristina Plazas as madre de Mercedes.
Ricardo Gómez as Daniel.
Patrick Criado as Ander.

Production and release

Based on the novel of the same name by, the series was written by Alejandro Hernández and Michel Gaztambide and directed by Salvador Calvo. Produced by Telecinco in collaboration with Boomerang TV, it was filmed in Asturias, the Madrid region and San Sebastián. Filming wrapped by August 2015 after 5 weeks of production. The score was composed by. The series premiered on 6 December 2016. The first part earned good viewership figures. The finale aired a day later, on 7 December, commanding significantly less attention from the audience.