Movistar Plus+ International, the platform’s new division focused on international markets, will be
present at the upcoming MIPTV in Cannes.
The original series ‘Offworld’, currently filming, will be presented at one of the most important
television events in Europe.
‘Offworld’ is a series directed by 5 renowned figures from the Spanish audiovisual industry:
Rodrigo Sorogoyen (‘Riot Police’), Isa Campo (‘The Next Skin’), Raúl Arévalo (‘The Fury of a Patient
Man’), Alberto Rodríguez (‘The Plague’) and Isaki Lacuesta (‘Entre dos aguas’).
The scripts are the work of Isabel Peña, Alberto Marini, Rafael Cobos and Isa Campo, under the
creative coordination of Fran Araújo.
This original Movistar Plus+ series produced by Buendía Estudios will premiere in 2022.
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Online version of the press release.
Movistar Plus+ International will be attending the upcoming MIPTV (April 4-6) to present its catalog
of original content across all genres.
Movistar Plus+ International will be participating in the relaunched on site version of the event with
‘Offworld’, a Movistar Plus+ original series produced by Buendía Estudios, which is scheduled to
premiere later this year.
With 5 interconnected 50-minute episodes, this drama deals with the impact of a solar storm
hitting the Earth, causing a general blackout. In this new reality, five stories unfold as the characters
struggle to adapt to a world without electricity, telecommunications or means of transport, in which
they must address their most basic needs, instincts and fears.
Each episode of the series will be directed by a renowned director. Contributing their personal
visions will be: director Rodrigo Sorogoyen and screenwriter Isabel Peña (‘Riot Police’); director
Raúl Arévalo (‘The Fury of a Patient Man’) and screenwriter Alberto Marini (‘Retribution’, ‘Sleep
Tight’); director and screenwriter Isa Campo (‘Entre dos aguas’, ‘Maixabel’); director Alberto
Rodríguez (‘Marshland’, ‘The Plague’) and screenwriter Rafael Cobos (‘Smoke & Mirrors’, ‘The
Plague’); and director Isaki Lacuesta (‘Entre dos aguas’) and screenwriters Isa Campo (‘The Next
Skin’, ‘Maixabel’) and Fran Araújo (‘Hierro’).
The presence of the international branch of Movistar Plus+ at this event is a continuation of the
international expansion strategy recently announced by the company. In addition to presenting
‘Offworld’, the new division will expand the global reach of other original content within the market,
including non-fiction titles such as ‘Lola’ and ‘Raphaelismo’.