La caza. Monteperdido
GenreCrime
Psychological thriller
Mystery
Created by
Based onMonteperdido
by Agustín Martínez
Starring
Country of originSpain
Original languageSpanish
No. of episodes8
Production
Production companies
  • RTVE
  • DLO Producciones
Original release
NetworkLa 1
Release25 March (2019-03-25) –
20 May 2019 (2019-05-20)
Related

La caza. Monteperdido is a Spanish crime thriller limited television series starring Megan Montaner, Francis Lorenzo and Alain Hernández. A self-contained story, the plot concerns the disappearance of two girls in the Aragonese Pyrenees and the ensuing investigation carried out five years later by UCO agents as one of the girls appears. Produced by RTVE in collaboration with DLO Producciones, it aired on La 1 from March to May 2019. It spawned a sequel/second season, La caza. Tramuntana.

Premise

Two girls, Ana and Lucía, disappear in the Pyrenees in the province of Huesca.[1][2] Five years later Ana appears.[1] Santiago Baín and Sara Campos, two Central Operative Unit (UCO) agents arriving from Madrid, take over the investigation on Ana's disappearance and Lucía's whereabouts,[1] partnering with a local officer, Víctor Gamero.[2]

Cast

Production and release

Part of the series was shot in the Valle de Benasque

Consisting of an adaptation of the novel Monteperdido by Agustín Martínez, the series was created by Martínez himself together with Luis Moya[5] and produced by RTVE in collaboration with DLO Producciones.[6] Filming took place in the Aragonese Pyrenees and was wrapped up by December 2018.[7] Shooting locations included Benasque, Cerler, Sesué, Sahún, the Llanos del Hospital ski resort, the Remuñe gorge and the Ésera river.[3]

The first episode premiered in prime time on 25 March 2019.[8] The weekly broadcasting run ended on 20 May 2019.[8] Averaging a 14.0% audience share, it was one of the most successful free-to-air Spanish series in 2019.[9]

A new installment concerning a wholly unrelated crime case and characters (in a sort of anthology series) was reportedly the original plan to continue the series if it was successful,[10] but the sequel/second season (La caza. Tramuntana), while indeed set in a new location, eventually came to feature the reprise of the roles of Sara Campos (Megan Montaner) and Víctor Gamero (Alain Hernández), thus connecting both fictions.[11]

SeriesEpisodesOriginally airedViewersShare (%)Ref.
First airedLast airedNetwork
1825 March 2019 (2019-03-25)20 May 2019 (2019-05-20)tve2,158,87514.0[8]
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No. in
season		TitleViewersOriginal air dateShare (%)
1"El deshielo"2,400,00025 March 2019 (2019-03-25)15.2
2"Trémols"2,335,0001 April 2019 (2019-04-01)14.9
3"El baile de los hombres"2,306,0008 April 2019 (2019-04-08)14.8
4"Oscuros de Liestra"2,052,00015 April 2019 (2019-04-15)13.7
5"Lago"1,991,00029 April 2019 (2019-04-29)12.8
6"La guardia"1,917,0006 May 2019 (2019-05-06)12.8
7"La batida"1,996,00013 May 2019 (2019-05-13)12.8
8"La cierva blanca"2,274,00020 May 2019 (2019-05-20)15.0

Remake

A French remake series titled Rivière-Perdue (also set in the Pyrenees) entered development in 2023.[12]

Accolades

Year Award CategoryNominee(s) ResultRef.
2019FesTVal Vitoria-GasteizFesTVal AwardWon[13]
21st Iris AwardsBest ActorAlain HernándezNominated[14]
Best ActressMegan MontanerNominated
Best FictionNominated
Best ProductionProduction team of La caza. MonteperdidoNominated
Prix Europa AwardsBest TV FictionNominated[15][16]
Venice TV AwardsBest SeriesFinalist[16]
7th MiM Series AwardsBest Drama ActressMegan MontanerNominated[17]
Best Drama ActorAlain HernándezNominated
2020Festival des créations télévisuelles de LuchonAudience Award for the Spanish selectionWon[16]

References

  1. 1 2 3 ""La caza. Monteperdido" convertirá al espectador de La 1 en un "investigador"". La Vanguardia. 22 March 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Megan Montaner, a 'La caza' de un secuestrador de niñas". El Periódico. 24 March 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Megan Montaner, a 'La caza' de un secuestrador de niñas". El Periódico de Aragón. 25 March 2019.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 "La 1 estrena 'La caza. Monteperdido', thriller sobre la desaparición de dos niñas plagado de secretos inesperados". RTVE. 22 March 2019.
  5. ↑ Vázquez Prieto, Paula (11 August 2020). "Streaming: La caza. Monteperdido: sólido thriller sobre la desaparición de dos chicas en Aragón". La Nación.
  6. ↑ García, Mariano (25 March 2019). "Benasque y sus paisajes son muy reconocibles en 'La caza. Monteperdido'". Heraldo.
  7. ↑ Arenas, Óscar (18 December 2018). "'La caza. Monteperdido', próxima serie de La 1, finaliza su rodaje en el Pirineo aragonés". FormulaTV.
  8. 1 2 3 "'La caza. Monteperdido' resuelve su misterio con un 14% de media". FormulaTV. 21 May 2019.
  9. ↑ Marcos, Natalia (19 January 2021). "'La caza', del aislamiento del Pirineo al de Mallorca". El País.
  10. ↑ "La segunda temporada de 'La caza' contará con una cara de 'Monteperdido'". La Vanguardia. 25 June 2019.
  11. ↑ Puig, Francesc (11 January 2021). "'La caza' se traslada a la isla de Mallorca". La Vanguardia.
  12. ↑ "'La caza. Monteperdido' prepara remake francés". rtve.es. 7 July 2023.
  13. ↑ Herruzo Martínez, Ignacio (28 August 2019). "'La Caza. Monteperdido' se lleva el Premio FesTVal de Vitoria". Diez Minutos.
  14. ↑ Prieto, Beatriz (18 November 2019). "Lista completa de los ganadores de los Premios Iris 2019 de la Academia de Televisión". FormulaTV.
  15. ↑ "La serie 'La caza. Monteperdido', nominada en los Prix Europa 2019". El Periódico Mediterráneo. 28 August 2019.
  16. 1 2 3 "'Monteperdido' sigue cazando premios, esta vez en el Festival de Luchon". Vertele!. eldiario.es. 8 February 2020.
  17. ↑ "Unos repartidos Premios MiM Series reconocen la diversa cosecha de ficción española de 2019". Audiovisual451. 18 December 2019.
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