A Espia
Genre
Created byPandora da Cunha Telles
Developed by
Directed by
  • Jorge Paixão da Costa
  • Edgar Pêra
  • João Maia
Starring
Country of origin
  • Portugal
  • Spain
Original languages
  • Portuguese
  • English
  • German
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Production companies
  • Ukbar Filmes
  • RTP
  • Ficción Producciones
Original release
NetworkRTP1
Release8 April (2020-04-08) –
27 May 2020 (2020-05-27)

A Espia (transl. 'The Spy') is a Portuguese historical drama television miniseries starring Daniela Ruah, Diogo Morgado and Maria João Bastos. It originally aired in 2020 on RTP1.

Premise

The fiction, taking place in between Lisbon, Porto and Galicia, starts in 1941, during World War II.[1] It tracks the maze of espionage in 1940s Portugal by focusing on the Shell network, dealing with developments such as the provision of tungsten (a critical mineral in war time).[2]

Cast

Production and release

Produced by Ukbar Filmes together with RTP, Ficción Producciones and with the support from ICA and PIC Portugal, it is a joint co-production by Portugal and Spain.[6] Developed by José de Pina and Rui Cardoso Martins based on an original idea from Pandora da Cunha Telles,[7] the writing team was formed by Raquel Palermo, Cláudia Clemente, Martim Baginha, Snir Wein, Pablo Iraola, Pandora da Cunha Telles, Rui Cardoso Martins and José de Pina.[4]

Consisting of 8 episodes,[4] shooting took place from May to July 2019 in Lisbon, Porto, Curia, Tomar, Figueira da Foz and Santiago de Compostela.[4]

Directors included Jorge Paixão da Costa, Edgar Pêra and João Maia.[6] Historian Margarida de Magalhães Ramalho worked as historical advisor.[6]

SeriesEpisodesOriginally airedRef.
First airedLast airedNetwork
188 April 2020 (2020-04-08)27 May 2020 (2020-05-27)RTP1[8]

Awards and nominations

Year Award CategoryNominee(s) ResultRef.
202110th Sophia AwardsBest Series or TV MovieNominated[9][10]

References

  1. ↑ Sobral, Cláudia (8 April 2020). "A Espia. Os alemães, os ingleses e duas espias portuguesas no país de Salazar durante a II Guerra". i.
  2. ↑ "'A Espia'. RTP1 estreia série que tem Daniela Ruah como protagonista". atelevisao.com. 2 April 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Almeida, Sebastião (8 April 2020). "'A Espia' é a nova série da RTP passada durante a II Guerra Mundial". Timeout.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ""A Espia" estreia hoje: traições e segredos dos espiões em Portugal revelados na nova série da RTP1". mag.sapo.pt. 8 April 2020.
  5. 1 2 3 ""A Espia" – Estreia dia 8 na RTP1". voxpoptv. 31 March 2020.
  6. 1 2 3 Tendinha, Rui Pedro (8 April 2020). "Maria João Bastos, uma espia feminista em estreia na RTP". dn.pt.
  7. ↑ Calheiros, Sónia (8 April 2020). ""A Espia": O xadrez da espionagem na nova série da RTP1". Visao.
  8. ↑ "A Espia". TV Time. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  9. ↑ ""Mosquito" de João Nuno Pinto lidera nomeados dos prémios de cinema Sophia". Observador. 19 May 2021.
  10. ↑ Gonçalves, João (20 September 2021). "Conheça os vencedores da 10ª edição dos Prémios Sophia". Cinevisao.pt.
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