Dafne and the Rest

Dafne and the Rest is a Spanish television series created, written, directed and starred by Abril Zamora for HBO Max. It is one of the first Spanish original titles of the HBO Max catalogue, which debuted in Europe on 26 October 2021.

Premise

The show follows Dafne, a young transgender woman with a precarious job who has just left a relationship. She lives her life day by day all while discovering she has unrequited feelings for her best friend. It takes place in Madrid.

Production and release

Created, written and directed by Abril Zamora, the series was produced by for Warner Media. It consists of 8 episodes featuring an average running time of 30 minutes. Miguel Salvat, Steve Matthews and Antony Root were credited as executive producers on behalf of WarnerMedia whereas Santi Botello was credited on behalf of Campanilla Films. Shooting wrapped in Madrid towards May 2021. The series was originally intended to be a HBO Europe original, but following the preparation for the HBO Max rollout in selected European countries in the Fall of 2021, it was ensuingly branded as a HBO Max original. The first teaser trailer was released on 13 September 2021. The series was presented together with other HBO Max originals at the 69th San Sebastián Film Festival in September 2021.