El pueblo (TV series)

Did You Know?

• The plot concerns the arrival of a group of urbanites to a tiny Sorian village presumed to be abandoned, drawn by an offer of affordable housing.
• The village happens to preserve a small number of native inhabitants with whom the urban immigrants interact.

Production and release

The comedy series El pueblo was created by Alberto Caballero, Julián Sastre, and Fernando Abad. Mediaset España produced it with Conturbernio Films, with executive producers Alberto Caballero (for Contubernio Films) and Arantxa Écija (for Mediaset España). Directing duties were handled by Alberto Caballero, Laura Caballero, and Roberto Monge, while Daniel Deorador and Araceli Álvarez de Sotomayor joined the three creators on the writing team. The first season had eight episodes, each roughly 70 minutes long, and was filmed entirely in the province of Soria. The fictional village of Peñafría was mainly represented by Valdelavilla, with additional shooting in San Pedro Manrique, Valdeavellano de Tera, Los Rábanos, and Soria. Before its free-to-air broadcast, Mediaset España’s distributor, Mediterráneo Mediaset España Group, gave Amazon Prime Video exclusive rights for a period. The first season debuted on Prime Video on 14 May 2019. Filming for the second season finished in October 2019. This season also had eight episodes, running 50 minutes on Amazon and 70 minutes for later free-to-air airing, and was released on Prime Video on 14 February 2020.