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El hacker

2001 · 2 seasons

A brooding, cerebral cat-and-mouse of screens and secrets, rewarding viewers who lean in to follow its tangled technological threads.

Created by
Sebastián Ortega
Genres
Crime, Mystery, Drama
Starring
Carlos Calvo, Antonella Costa, Nahuel Mutti
Overview
Próspero is a renowned Argentine hacker who refused to participate in the Falklands War and now manipulates networks and complex technological devices using high-level computing techniques.

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Created by
Sebastián Ortega
Genres
Crime, Mystery, Drama
Starring
Carlos Calvo, Antonella Costa, Nahuel Mutti
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • technology
  • conspiracy
  • crime
  • mystery
  • power
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism6
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
crime, mystery, drama
Created by
Sebastián Ortega
Starring
Carlos Calvo, Antonella Costa, Nahuel Mutti, Nicolás Pauls, Belén Blanco, Alejo Ortiz
Length
2 seasons, 13 episodes
Country
Argentina

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