Scripted series · Antena 3
Locked Up
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Najwa Nimri
Zulema Zahir
40 eps
Maggie Civantos
Macarena Ferreiro
40 eps
Carlos Hipólito
Leopoldo Ferreiro
24 eps
Berta Vázquez
Rizos Kabila
40 eps
Roberto Enríquez
Fabio Martínez
24 eps
Alba Flores
Saray Vargas
40 eps
Inma Cuevas
Anabel Villaroch
32 eps
Cristina Plazas
Miranda Aguirre
24 eps
María Isabel Díaz Lago
Sole Núñez
40 eps
Ramiro Blas
Carlos Sandoval
32 eps
Marta Aledo
Tere González
40 eps
Laura Baena
Antonia Trujillo
40 eps
María Salgueiro
Encarna Molina
24 eps
Itziar Castro
Goya Fernández
9 eps
Huichi Chiu
Akame
8 eps
Alberto Velasco
Antonio Palacios
32 eps
Abril Zamora
Luna Garrido
8 eps
Javier Lara
Álex Moncada
8 eps
Cristina Marcos
Magdalena Cruz
8 eps
Daniel Ortiz
Román Ferreiro
24 eps
Benjamín Vicuña
Antonio Hierro
8 eps
Luis Callejo
Andrés Frutos
8 eps
Harlys Becerra
Ismael Valbuena
24 eps
Adriana Paz
Altagracia Guerrero
16 eps
Ruth Díaz
Mercedes Carrillo
8 eps
Ana Marzoa
Pruden Mosqueira
9 eps
Jesús Castejón
Damián Castillo
27 eps
Adil Koukouh
Repartidor
1 eps
Miriam Rodríguez
Presa del coro
1 eps
Alexia Mimiaga
Lucía Osborne
4 eps
Anna Casas
Presa
1 eps
Joseba Pinela
Juez
1 eps
Paco Déniz
Ricardo Guzmán
1 eps
Belén Cuesta
Yolanda Montero
2 eps
Ramón Rados
Simón Mateos
2 eps
Ana Labordeta
La Gobernanta
3 eps
Manel Dueso
Abogado Álvarez
1 eps
Marcos Zhang
Inspector Ling Chun
4 eps
Pablo Lammers
Policía
1 eps
Melina Matthews
Locutora
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Locked Up actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Locked Up reads strongest on Character Depth, Emotional Weight and Serialized.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
Set up to take the blame for corporate fraud, young Macarena Ferreiro is locked up in a high-security women's prison surrounded by tough, ruthless criminals in this tense, provocative Spanish thriller.
The run
Seasons
4 seasons · 40 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
201511 episodes
6.8IMDbBest episode · S01E02 Sewing Tinkerbell
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
201613 episodes
7.7IMDbBest episode · S02E01 Two Guns for One Monkey
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
20188 episodes
7.8IMDbBest episode · S03E03 One Grain of Rice
Season 4 · Complete
Season 4
20188 episodes
8.0IMDbBest episode · S04E07 Back Home
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S03E03
One Grain of Rice
Altagracia learns an upsetting truth about Unai. Saray receives shocking news from her mother. The Chinese gang spots Anabel stealing their drug trade.
- Directed by Sandra Gallego
- Written by Iván Escobar, Juan María Ruiz Córdoba
S03E02
Very Easy or Very Difficult
The Chinese gang gives Mercedes a mission. Fabio pays Macarena a visit. Altagracia executes an illicit plan to find out who killed her colleague.
- Directed by Jesús Colmenar
- Written by Iván Escobar, Marc Cistaré
S03E08
What We Know About Monsters
Altagracia sets out to avenge Unai's murder. Zulema decides to fulfill her promise to Saray. Mercedes gets caught in a showdown between sibling rivals.
- Directed by Jesús Rodrigo, David Molina Encinas
- Written by Iván Escobar, Juan María Ruiz Córdoba
S03E04
The Flag on the Wall
Zulema learns about the Chinese gang's escape plan and drug-smuggling method, and takes steps to hijack both. Sole seeks to avenge her husband's murder.
- Directed by Sandra Gallego
- Written by Iván Escobar, José Javier Reguilón
S03E05
Someone Who Doesn't Give a Shit About You
Mercedes's daughter goes missing. Altagracia's investigation of the cash found in Unai's locker puts a target on her back. Tere again faces temptation.
- Directed by David Molina Encinas
- Written by Iván Escobar, Juan María Ruiz Córdoba
S03E06
Six Months Is a Long Time
A smuggling malfunction causes chaos in the henhouse. Mercedes learns who was actually behind her daughter's disappearance. Rojas shares her bad news.
- Directed by David Molina Encinas
- Written by Iván Escobar, José Javier Reguilón
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S04E08
The Yellow Tide
- Directed by Sandra Gallego
- Written by Lucía Carballal
S04E07
Back Home
- Directed by Ramón Salazar
- Written by Lucía Carballal, Juan María Ruiz Córdoba
S04E06
Bad Person
- Directed by Sandra Gallego
- Written by Iván Escobar, Juan María Ruiz Córdoba
S04E05
Betrayal
- Directed by Carles Torrens
- Written by José Javier Reguilón
S04E03
Threshold of Pain
- Directed by Sandra Gallego
- Written by Iván Escobar, Juan María Ruiz Córdoba
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Esther Martínez Lobato
Creator
Daniel Écija
Creator
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Iván Escobar
Creator
Álex Pina
Showrunner
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Alberto Úcar
Writer
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Raúl Encinar
Writer
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Esther Morales
Writer
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Adriana Rivas
Writer
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Javier Andrés Roig
Writer
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Jesús Cañadas
Writer
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Lucía Carballal
Writer
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Juan María Ruiz Córdoba
Writer
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Santiago San Martín
Writer
Alejandro Mateos
Writer
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Pablo Roa
Writer
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Vicente Bendicho
Writer
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José Javier Reguilón
Writer
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Marc Cistaré
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Writing
- Esther Martínez LobatoWriter
- Alberto ÚcarWriter
- Raúl EncinarWriter
- Iván EscobarWriter
- Esther MoralesWriter
- Adriana RivasWriter
Direction
- Jesús RodrigoDirector
- David Molina EncinasDirector
- Carles TorrensDirector
- Marc VigilDirector
- Sandra GallegoDirector
- Alex RodrigoDirector
Recognition
Awards
1 win
Premios Ondas
1 win · latest 2015
- WinnerPremios Ondas2015
Locked Up · Q19413951
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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