Señoras del (h)AMPA
Four mothers turn accidental homicide into a criminal career.
Señoras del (h)AMPA is a Spanish dark comedy television series created, written and directed by Carlos del Hoyos and Abril Zamora. Produced by Mediaset España and Producciones Mandarina, it stars Toni Acosta, Malena Alterio, Nuria Herrero and Mamen García. The first season aired on Telecinco in 2019, while the first part of the second season was released exclusively on Amazon Prime Video.
Quick Facts
- Genre
- Dark comedy
- Creator
- Carlos del Hoyo; Abril Zamora
- Starring
- Toni Acosta
- Malena Alterio
- Nuria Herrero, es
- Mamen García, es
- Country
- Spain
- Language
- Spanish
- Network
- Telecinco; Amazon Prime Video
- First aired
- 19 June 2019
- Seasons
- 2
Facts from the source article.
Premise
Four women meet at sessions of the AMPA, the parents' association at their children's school: Mayte, a food processor seller; Lourdes, a police station employee processing identity cards; Virginia, a young pregnant woman; and Amparo, an elderly woman caring for her grandson. They become involved in an involuntary homicide that leads them to escalate their criminal activities. Much of the story takes place in the streets of Carabanchel, Madrid.
Production and release
The series was produced by Mediaset España and Producciones Mandarina, created, written and directed by Carlos del Hoyo and Abril Zamora. Filming of the first season began in Madrid by July 2018. Executive producers include Carlos del Hoyo, Santi Botello and Arantxa Écija. At the 2019 MIPDrama Summit during Cannes' MIPTV fair, the series was selected as the buyers' favourite out of 10 pre-screened series. The first episode aired on 19 June 2019 on Telecinco, attracting 2,996,000 viewers and a 20.9% audience share, making it the most watched new fiction release on Telecinco that season. Filming for the second season started in October 2019, with Pilar Castro, Mariola Fuentes and Julia Molins added to the cast. Broadcasters including Belgian RTBF, Brazilian Globosat, Latin-American OnDIRECTV and German Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland TVNOW acquired rights to air the series, while adaptation rights were purchased in Italy, Greece, Romania and Hungary. The first part of the second season was released on Amazon Prime Video on 16 October 2020. By late 2020, creator Carlos del Hoyo reported work on a third and final season. The free-to-air release of season 2 on Telecinco on 26 April 2021 performed poorly, with a 6.3% audience share for the first episode, leading to its relocation to Cuatro and a move from Monday to Wednesday. In May 2021, NBC ordered a pilot for a US adaptation titled Dangerous Moms, written by Janine Sherman Barrois.
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