Feria: The Darkest Light (Spanish: Feria: La luz más oscura) is a Spanish fantasy thriller television series created by Agustín Martínez and Carlos Montero, produced by Filmax. It is set in 1990s Andalusia, where two sisters must face a new reality—and supernatural elements—as it is revealed their parents participated in a cult ritual ending in 23 deaths. The series premiered on Netflix on 28 January 2022[1] and was canceled after the first season due to lukewarm reception.[2]
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| Spanish | Feria: La luz más oscura |
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| Country of origin | Spain |
| Original language | Spanish |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
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| Production company | Filmax |
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| Network | Netflix |
| Release | 28 January 2022 |
Premise
editThe plot of the fantasy thriller series is set in an Andalusian village in the mid 1990s and it follows two teenage sisters, Eva and Sofía, who find out that their parents, who have just disappeared, have committed a crime with a toll of 23 deaths.[3][4][5] Sofia, wishing to see her mother again, follows the cult to open the doorway to the 'Kingdom' (aka hell). Eva is having trouble finding her sister and has constant hallucinations. Their parents tried to stop the doorway to the 'Kingdom' and the mother was trapped there for stopping it. Sofia opens it and realizes too late she unleashed the devil. But she hopes to be able to get her mother out of the 'Kingdom'.
Cast
edit- Ana Tomeno as Eva[5]
- Carla Campra as Sofía[5]
- Marta Nieto[5] as Elena
- Patricia López[5] as Sandra
- Isak Férriz[5] as Guillén
- Ernest Villegas[5] as Pablo
- Ángela Cremonte[5] as Blanca
- Jorge Motos[6] as Chisco
Production and release
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Feria is created by Carlos Montero and Agustín Martínez.[3] Produced by Filmax and directed by Jorge Dorado and Carles Torrens,[8] it consists of 8 episodes with a running time of about 50 minutes.[4][9] Netflix announced the start of the filming on 16 November 2020.[10][11] After shooting in Minas de Riotinto (province of Huelva),[12] production moved to Zahara de la Sierra (province of Cádiz), where shooting started on 26 February 2021.[13] The presence of the production team reportedly gave some relief to the tourism-centered economy of the village, in the off-season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]
Episodes
edit| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date [14] |
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| 1 | "The Red Lake" | Jorge Dorado | Agustín Martínez & Carlos Montero | 28 January 2022 |
| 2 | "Babylon" | Jorge Dorado | Agustín Martínez & Carlos Montero | 28 January 2022 |
| 3 | "Offering" | Jorge Dorado | Agustín Martínez, Carlos Montero & Mikel Santiago | 28 January 2022 |
| 4 | "The Temple" | Jorge Dorado | Agustín Martínez & Carlos Montero | 28 January 2022 |
| 5 | "The God of Fire" | Carles Torrens | Agustín Martínez & Carlos Montero | 28 January 2022 |
| 6 | "Bloody Feria" | Carles Torrens | Agustín Martínez, Carlos Montero & Mikel Santiago | 28 January 2022 |
| 7 | "The Apocalypse According to Pablo" | Carles Torrens | Agustín Martínez & Carlos Montero | 28 January 2022 |
| 8 | "The Solitary King" | Jorge Dorado | Agustín Martínez & Carlos Montero | 28 January 2022 |
References
edit- ^ Guo, Anying (28 January 2022). "What to watch on Friday: 'The Afterparty' on Apple TV Plus". The Washington Post. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ "Has Feria: The Darkest Light been renewed for Season 2? Here's what we know:". thereviewgeek.com. 4 February 2022.
- ^ a b Hopewell, John; Lang, Jamie (22 October 2020). "Netflix Orders Seven New Originals in Spain, Building on 'Money Heist' Success". Variety.
- ^ a b "Desde series de diez minutos a un monólogo de Dani Rovira: Netflix presenta sus nuevas producciones españolas para los próximos meses". Espinof. 22 October 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Herruzo Martínez, Ignacio (16 November 2020). "'Feria': Marta Nieto protagonizará la nueva serie de Netflix". Diez Minutos.
- ^ "Netflix lanza el tráiler de 'Feria', su nuevo thriller español de los creadores de 'Élite' y 'La caza'". Vertele!. eldiario.es. 29 December 2021.
- ^ a b Fdez. Quintanilla, Pablo (23 March 2021). "El rodaje de Netflix en Zahara, una historia de amor: "Que vuelvan. Yo ya veo dragones volando en el Castillo"". La Voz del Sur.
- ^ Silvestre, Juan (16 November 2020). "'Feria': Netflix arranca el rodaje de su nuevo thriller fantástico". Fotogramas.
- ^ Gómez, Susana C. (16 February 2021). ""No hay que renunciar al localismo o borrar la identidad española con la intención de cruzar fronteras"". Diario de Sevilla.
- ^ Serradell, Man Hoh Tang (16 November 2020). "Netflix inicia el rodaje de su nuevo thriller "Feria" producido por Filmax". Revista Young.
- ^ "La actriz murciana Marta Nieto encabeza el reparto de 'Feria', el nuevo 'thriller' fantástico de Netflix". La Verdad. 16 November 2020.
- ^ Melgar, Vanessa (19 January 2021). "Cientos de aspirantes a extras en Ronda en el casting de la nueva serie de misterio de Netflix". Diario Sur.
- ^ Armario, Elisa (26 February 2021). "Netflix revoluciona Zahara de la Sierra". Diario de Cádiz.
- ^ "Shows A-Z – Feria: The Darkest Light on Netflix". The Futon Critic. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
