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La frontera

2025 · 1 season

A tense, brooding political thriller that keeps you leaning forward, weighing loyalties and violence in a grey, rain-soaked world.

Created by
Luis Marías, David Zurdo
Genres
Drama, Crime, War & politics
Starring
Javier Rey, Itsaso Arana, Vincent Perez
Overview
Year 1987. France begins to collaborate with Spain in the fight against the terrorist gang ETA while a dissident group of the organization plans to commit an attack in Paris.

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Created by
Luis Marías, David Zurdo
Genres
Drama, Crime, War & politics
Starring
Javier Rey, Itsaso Arana, Vincent Perez
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • politics
  • violence
  • betrayal
  • loyalty
  • conspiracy
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance2
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, crime, war & politics
Created by
Luis Marías, David Zurdo
Written by
Luis Marías
Starring
Javier Rey, Itsaso Arana, Vincent Perez, Goize Blanco, Kike Guaza, Amaia Aberasturi, Rebeca Matellán, Iman Perez
Length
1 seasons, 5 episodes, 50 min each
Network
Prime Video
Country
Spain
Languages
Spanish

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