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Stories to Stay Awake

2021–2022 · 2 seasons

A slow-burning horror anthology that unsettles with psychological dread and grim twists, each episode a tense, eerie descent into guilt and obsession.

Created by
Chicho Ibáñez Serrador
Genres
Drama, Mystery, Sci-fi & fantasy
Starring
Dani Rovira, Inma Cuesta, Miki Esparbé
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Spanish television series

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Created by
Chicho Ibáñez Serrador
Genres
Drama, Mystery, Sci-fi & fantasy
Starring
Dani Rovira, Inma Cuesta, Miki Esparbé
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • fate
  • guilt
  • obsession
  • death
  • madness
Places
  • home
  • small town
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • anthology
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror8
Humour2
Realism5
Romance2
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Genres
drama, mystery, sci-fi & fantasy
Created by
Chicho Ibáñez Serrador
Written by
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Starring
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Length
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Network
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Country
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Languages
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