SACRADA FAMILIA
DRAMA / THRILLER
SPAIN
2022-2023
SAGRADA FAMILIA (Int. Title: Holy Family) is a thriller drama television series created by Manolo Caro for Netflix. It received a streaming release on 14 October 2022. It was renewed for a second and final season on 15 November 2022 which premiered on 17 November 2023. SAGRADA FAMILIA consists of 16 episodes of 40 minutes.
STORY: The plot starts in Melilla in 1998. It later moves to the well-off neighbourhood of Fuente del Berro. The relationship of friendship forged between different women (all mothers) is upended by the haunting past of one of them, Gloria (Najwa Nimri) (a purported single mother living with her son and her childminder Aitana) and a new arrival to the neighbourhood.
GAY COUPLE STORYLINE: Gloria (Nawja Nimri) and her two children, Aitana (Carla Campra) and Abel (Iván Pellicer), who they start a new life in Madrid based on mysteries and lies that little by little are revealed. Germán (Alex García) and Caterina (Alba Flores) move to their same neighbourhood with dark intentions, although the most unexpected thing is to see how a secret relationship is born between him and Gloria's son Abel, which continues to develop in the new season, which is also the last in the series.
Abel Santos (Iván Pellicer) & Germán (Alex Garcia)
IVÁN PELLICER (2022-2023) February 1, 1997, Murcia, Spain
ALEX GARCIA (2022-2023) November 14, 1981, San Cristóbal de la Laguna,
Tenerife, Spain
SPECIAL: The series talks about surrogacy, through the events and characters within the show, the creator sheds light on the topic of surrogacy and different forms of motherhood. Given that the leading characters in the show are all mothers with unique families, the idea of what constitutes a family is undoubtedly one that is explored in great detail.
AWARDS: ‘SAGRADA FAMILIA’ 4 nominations
6.5 IMDB