Círculo rojo (transl. 'Red Circle') is a Spanish thriller television series that originally aired on Antena 3 in 2007. The cast features María Adánez, María Botto, Carmen Maura, Emilio Gutiérrez Caba, Jaime Blanch, and Jorge Bosch, among others.

Círculo rojo
GenreThriller
Directed by
  • Juanma R. Pachón
  • Carlos Navarro
  • Iñaki Peñafiel
Starring
Country of originSpain
Original languageSpanish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes16
Production
Production companyIda y Vuelta
Original release
NetworkAntena 3
Release7 May (2007-05-07) –
23 July 2007 (2007-07-23)

Premise

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Upon the death of Clara Villalobos (a fashion designer), two former friends, Andrea Onieva and Patricia Villalobos (Clara's sister), meet again after 18 years.[1] They try to shed light on the mystery of Clara's death,[1][2] finding out on the fly that Clara actually had a double life and had been a victim of rape.[3]

Cast

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Production and release

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Círculo rojo was produced by Ida y Vuelta (a subsidiary of Boomerang TV).[2][4][5] It consisted of 16 episodes,[6] which were directed by Juanma R. Pachón, Carlos Navarro and Iñaki Peñafiel.[7] Goyo Quintana was credited as executive producer.[7] Shooting began on 21 August 2006.[8]

It premiered on 7 May 2007, earning a weak 2,2 million viewers and 12.7% audience share.[9] Moved to the late night slot, the finale aired on 23 July 2007, earning 1,022,000 viewers and a 19.5% audience share.[10] It was the first series to stream on the Antena 3's VOD service.[11]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Antena 3 sobre "Círculo rojo": "Creemos que los lunes hay un hueco para la ficción española"". Vertele!. eldiario.es. 5 May 2017.
  2. ^ a b Gallo, Isabel (5 May 2007). "Antena 3 y el misterio del 'Círculo rojo'". El País.
  3. ^ Pereira, Azucena (25 April 2015). "11 series cuyo tema principal son los abusos sexuales". FormulaTV.
  4. ^ "Círculo rojo". Vertele!. eldiario.es. 8 May 2007.
  5. ^ "Antena 3 estrena este lunes la serie de misterio 'Círculo rojo'". FormulaTV. 4 May 2007.
  6. ^ Rodríguez, M. (5 May 2007). "Antena 3 estrena 'Círculo rojo', nueva serie de intriga". El Norte de Castilla.
  7. ^ a b Aniorte, Carmen (7 May 2007). "Llega a Antena 3 "Círculo rojo", una serie de misterio con final cerrado". abcplay. ABC.
  8. ^ "´Círculo rojo´, un thriller protagonizado por Carmen Maura, María Adánez y Marta Calvó". Diario de Mallorca. 28 August 2006.
  9. ^ ""Círculo rojo", la ficción de Antena 3 para los lunes, arranca con debilidad". La Voz de Galicia. 8 May 2007.
  10. ^ ""Identity" sube y se sitúa como segunda opción en la noche del lunes". Vertele!. eldiario.es. 24 July 2007.
  11. ^ Galán Fajardo, Elena; Pino Romero, Cristina del (2010). "Jóvenes, ficción televisiva y nuevas tecnologías". Área Abierta (25). Madrid: Ediciones Complutense: 3. ISSN 2530-7592.