Sky Rojo

Sky Rojo (transl. Red Sky)[3] is an upcoming Spanish action crime drama television series, created by Álex Pina and Esther Martínez Lobato. The series traces three prostitutes who flee from their pimp. According to the creators, the series shows "the impunity, ambiguity and brutal reality of prostitution, and the psychological portraits of those on both sides of the scale".[1] Pina and Martínez Lobato, also creators of Money Heist, have described the series as "Latin pulp".

Sky Rojo
Genre
Created by
Written by
  • Álex Pina
  • Esther Martínez Lobato
  • David Barrocal
  • David Oliva
  • Javier Gómez Santander
  • Juan Salvador López
  • Mercedes Rodrigo
Directed by
Starring
Country of originSpain
Original languageSpanish
Production
Executive producers
  • Álex Pina
  • Esther Martínez Lobato
  • Jesús Colmenar
Producers
  • Juan López Olivar
  • Cristina López Ferraz
Cinematography
  • Migue Amoedo
  • David Azcano
  • David Acereto
Running time25 minutes
Production companiesNetflix
Vancouver Media
DistributorNetflix

Produced by Vancouver Media and distributed by Netflix, the series is set to premier on March 19, 2021. Two seasons of eight 25-minute episodes each were announced.[1][2]

Premise

Coral, Wendy, and Gina, three prostitutes, go on the run in search of freedom while being chased by Romeo, their pimp from Las Novias Club, and his henchmen, Moisés and Christian. Together, the women embark on a frantic, chaotic journey during which they must face dangers of all kinds and live every second as if it were their last, while strengthening their friendship and discovering the most important thing: that together they are stronger and have more options to recover their lives.[2]

Announcement

On January 19, 2021 it was announced via a teaser trailer that the series would premiere exactly two month later, on March 19. The first look the Netflix trailer shows the prostitutes' glamorous lives working the poles in a variety of disguises and sequin studded outfits, flashing pouts in sexy poses and strutting their stuff in sky-high shoes. Despite the skyscraper heels, one of the strippers manages to hit the pedal to the metal and accelerate away in a frenzied car journey from the club. Meanwhile, the trio are seen strolling the highway suggesting they may well have broken free from their pimp – for now. In later scenes things look more grim with car crashes, bullets shot and the strippers covered in blood. Yet perhaps the ladies might get the last laugh, with the trailer ending with a sequin-studded stripper (played by Lali Espósito) pointing a gun at someone, and saying "good boy".

Cast and characters

Production

Filmed on location in Madrid and Tenerife, Sky Rojo was produced by Vancouver Media for Netflix. Álex Pina and Esther Martínez Lobato are the creators and executive producers of Sky Rojo alongside Jesús Colmenar, with support from co-executive producers David Barrocal, Migue Amoedo and David Victori. The original series is directed by Jesús Colmenar, Óscar Pedraza, David Victori, Albert Pintó, Javier Quintas and Eduardo Chapero-Jackson. The scriptwriting team is made up of Álex Pina, Esther Martínez Lobato, David Barrocal, David Oliva, Javier Gómez Santander, Juan Salvador López and Mercedes Rodrigo. Migue Amoedo has taken the lead as cinematographer alongside David Azcano and David Acereto, while Juan López Olivar and Cristina López Ferraz are heading up production management.

Filming began in Madrid on November 18, 2019,[1] and later moved to Arico, Tenerife.[4] Filming was set to move to Castilla–La Mancha in early 2020 and take place there for approximately four months.[5] However, the project, which was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic and filming continued in October 2020 Madrid.[6]

The series is set to last two seasons of eight 25-minutes episodes each. In a joint statement, the creators said: "We wanted Sky Rojo to have the same frenetic action as always, but to use that 25-minute runtime to underline the dynamic nature of the plot: the getaway, the race for survival. The third act of a movie or an episode is where all the energy converges to produce the most vibrant explosion of all the conflicts that are being narrated. What we set out to do was to make a constant third act, to funnel our entire story through that frenzied energy".[2]

References
  1. "Silvestre, Etxeandia y Auquer, en la nueva serie española de Netflix". elperiodico.com (in Spanish). 14 November 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  2. Fox, Sarah (January 19, 2021). "'Sky Rojo' Sets March Premiere Date on Netflix". Slanted. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  3. Esther (14 November 2019). "Netflix announces that filming of 'Red Sky' begins, the new series of the creator of 'The paper house'". Asapland. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  4. "La serie 'Sky Rojo', del creador de 'La Casa de Papel', se rodará en Arico". eldiario.es (in Spanish). 18 November 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  5. "El creador de 'La Casa de Papel' grabará en Castilla-La Mancha su próxima serie, 'Sky Rojo'". vocesdecuenca.com (in Spanish). 8 December 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  6. Cage, Matthew (January 19, 2021). "Sky Rojo already has a release date and official trailer". Somag News. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
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