Miniseries · Netflix
Someone Has to Die
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Ernesto Alterio
Gregorio
3 eps
Carmen Maura
Amparo
3 eps
Carlos Cuevas
Alonso
3 eps
Alejandro Speitzer
Gabino
3 eps
Cecilia Suárez
Mina
3 eps
Isaac Hernández
Lázaro
3 eps
Ester Expósito
Cayetana
3 eps
Mariola Fuentes
Rosario
3 eps
Pilar Castro
Belén
3 eps
Miri Pérez-Cabrero
Cristina
3 eps
Bruno Sevilla
Javier
2 eps
Eloi Costa
Pedro
3 eps
Javier Morgade
Martín
3 eps
Abril Montilla
Isabel
3 eps
Iván Sánchez
Jaime
3 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Someone Has to Die actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Someone Has to Die reads strongest on Character Depth, Serialized and Bingeability.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
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
In 1950s Spain, a couple summon their son home from Mexico to introduce him to his fiancée, but are shocked when he returns with a ballerino.
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E01
Release the Prey
- Directed by Manolo Caro
- Written by Manolo Caro, Fernando Pérez
S01E02
Take Aim
- Directed by Manolo Caro
- Written by Manolo Caro, Fernando Pérez
S01E03
Pull the Trigger
- Directed by Manolo Caro
- Written by Manolo Caro, Fernando Pérez
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Rafael LeyProducer
- Muhammed Mustafa ÖzdemirExecutive Producer
- María José CórdovaProducer
- Carlos TaiboProducer
Writing
- Manolo CaroWriter
- Fernando PérezWriter
- Monika RevillaWriter
Direction
- Manolo CaroDirector
Cinematography
- Ángel AmorósDirector of Photography
Where to watch
Streaming
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