A school trip ends up turning into a terrible nightmare in “Alma”, Netflix’s new commitment to Spanish fiction. Created by Sergio G. Sánchez, screenwriter of “The Orphanage” and “The Impossible” and director of “The Secret of Marrowbone”, the series is available on the platform this August 19th. a bet for “explore the new codes of the sector”daring to create for the small screen a story that combines science fiction, horror and fantasy.
‘Alma’ begins when a school bus, traveling through Asturias, enters a dangerous road, full of curves and in a mountainous area. Everything seems to be fine, until the bus enters a strange fog that makes the vehicle stop, after hearing a strange threat, the driver tries to escape from the fog, until some mysterious figures block their way and make get off the street bus, causing a terrible accident in which almost all students die. Among the survivors is Alma (Mireia Oriol), a young woman who has completely lost her memory after what happened.
A commitment to science fiction that reminds us that it is a genre little explored by Spanish television. “In my case, I’ve been working on more dramatic projects, with a realistic setting. In the end, it allows you to explore something that shows how important the imagination is and to try different genres.”, declares Oriol in an interview granted to eCartelera in Madrid.
“Yes, it puts you in another place, it puts you in a different perspective. The dialogues are written differently, there is another time. It’s great to get into this and finally there are more genres in fiction”adds Álex Villazán, who plays Tom in the fiction. “Sure, we have to take risks, it can be good or bad, but we have to dare”adds Claudia Roset, who is Deva, a mysterious young woman who warns of the accident.
Bet on the talent of the new generations
In addition to betting on science fiction, ‘Alma’ is a youth series (far from the concept of the popular ‘Elite’)which implies betting both on well-known faces, such as the case of Pol Monen, Milena Smit or other more veterans such as Josean Bengoetxea or Elena Irureta, new faces like Javier Morgade or Nil Cardoner joinwho have extensive experience in theater and regional productions but who with ‘Alma’ make the leap towards a more ambitious project.
“There are many new faces. It is true that almost all of us are actors who already have experience, who have worked, but we are aware that it is an opportunity to be in a very ambitious project. Furthermore, It’s a different production, usually not done here. He was reading the script, as well as seeing that Sergio G. Sánchez was behind it, and I could only say yes”says Javier Morgade, Martín in the series. “Also, I think, at the casting level, we were not looking for known or unknown faces, but who represented the charactersthat we had a synergy with them and this was the essence of the project “adds Milena Smit, who is Nico in ‘Alma’.
‘Alma’ comes in the latter part of the summer, at a time “ideal” to enjoy a horror story. “It is the perfect time to see ‘Alma’. We are in the height of summer and people want to switch off and it is the best time to watch the series. . I spend my August afternoons, after being on the beach or as a program with colleagues, watching the series. It’s the best time. “Oriol exhibits. “I recommend watching it with the blinds down and the volume turned up, as if you were in the cinema. It is made to enjoy like this “Villazán points out.
Directed by Sergio G. Sánchez and Kike Maíllo (‘Eva’, ‘Toro’), “Alma” consists of nine 50-minute episodes. Starring Mireia Oriol, Álex Villazán, Pol Monen, Javier Morgade, Nil Cardoner and Claudia Roset, the cast is completed by María Caballero, Marta Balaustegui, Josean Bengoetxea, Kandido Uranga, Nacho Fresneda, Alejandro Serrano, Elena Irureta and Katia Borlado. Available this August 19th on Netflix.
Source: E Cartelera
