Patria (TV series)

Patria is a 2020 Spanish historical drama television limited series produced by Alea Media for HBO Europe, with participation from HBO Latin America, based on the novel of the same name by Fernando Aramburu. Created and written by Aitor Gabilondo, the series follows two women who used to be close friends and become estranged when the husband of one of them is killed by Basque terrorist group ETA.^[2] The first two episodes of the eight-part series premiered on September 27, 2020 on HBO Europe, HBO Go, HBO Now and HBO Max.^[3][4][5][6]

Patria
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Genre	Historical drama
Created by	Aitor Gabilondo
Based on	Patria by Fernando Aramburu
Written by	Aitor Gabilondo
Directed by	Félix Viscarret Óscar Pedraza
Starring	Elena Irureta Ane Gabarain Loreto Mauleón Eneko Sagardoy Susana Abaitua Mikel Laskurain José Ramón Soroiz Íñigo Aranbarri Jon Olivares
Composer	Fernando Velázquez[1]
Country of origin	Spain
Original language	Spanish
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	8
Production
Cinematography	Álvaro Gutiérrez[1]
Editors	Alberto del Campo Victoria Lammers [1]
Production company	Alea Media
Original release
Network	HBO Europe
Release	September 27 (2020-09-27) – November 8, 2020 (2020-11-08)

Cast

• Elena Irureta as Bittori
• Ane Gabarain as Miren
• Loreto Mauleón as Arantxa
• Eneko Sagardoy as Gorka
• Susana Abaitua as Nerea
• Mikel Laskurain as Joxian
• José Ramón Soroiz as Txato
• Íñigo Aranbarri as Xabier
• Jon Olivares as Joxe Mari
• Alvar Gordejuela as Juancar
• Fernando Guallar as Quique
• Begoña Maestre as Aránzazu
• Borja Espinosa as Ramuntxo

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"Benign October" (Octubre benigno)	Félix Viscarret	Aitor Gabilondo	September 27, 2020 (2020-09-27)
2	"Encounters" (Encuentros)	Félix Viscarret	Aitor Gabilondo	September 27, 2020 (2020-09-27)
3	"Last Snacks" (Últimas meriendas)	Félix Viscarret	Aitor Gabilondo	October 4, 2020 (2020-10-04)
4	"Txato, Entzun" (Txato, entzun, pim, pam, pum)	Félix Viscarret	Aitor Gabilondo	October 11, 2020 (2020-10-11)
5	"The Land of the Silent" (El país de los callados)	Óscar Pedraza	Aitor Gabilondo	October 18, 2020 (2020-10-18)
6	"Homelands and Follies" (Patrias y mandangas)	Óscar Pedraza	Aitor Gabilondo	October 25, 2020 (2020-10-25)
7	"Bloody Bread" (Pan ensangrentado)	Óscar Pedraza	Aitor Gabilondo	November 1, 2020 (2020-11-01)
8	"Sunday Morning" (Mañana de domingo)	Óscar Pedraza	Aitor Gabilondo	November 8, 2020 (2020-11-08)

Release

The series was originally scheduled for a May 17, 2020 release but, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, post-production could not be completed.^[7] The release date was delayed to September 27, 2020. The first two episodes were made available on streaming in twenty one European countries via HBO Europe, and in the United States, Latin America and the Caribbean via HBO Go, HBO Now and HBO Max. The rest of the episodes were released on a weekly basis. The series also aired on HBO Latino from September 30, 2020.^[3] For promotional purposes, the first episode also aired on free-to-air commercial channel Telecinco in Spain on September 29, 2020.^[8][9]

Prior to its streaming premiere, the series was screened in its entirety at the 2020 San Sebastián International Film Festival on September 18, 2020.^[2]

Canal+ acquired the rights to air the series in France.^[10]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
2021	Forqué Awards	Best TV Series	Patria	Nominated	[11]
		Best Actress in a TV Series	Elena Irureta	Won	[11]
			Ane Gabarain	Nominated	[11]
	8th MiM Series Awards [es]	Best Miniseries		Won	[12]
		Best Screenplay	Aitor Gabilondo	Nominated
		Best Direction	Óscar Pedraza & Félix Viscarret	Nominated
		Best Drama Actress	Ane Gabarain	Joint winners
			Elena Irureta
	8th Feroz Awards	Best Drama Series		Nominated	[13]
		Best Main Actress in a Series	Ane Gabarain	Nominated
			Elena Irureta	Won
		Best Supporting Actress in a Series	Susana Abaitua	Nominated
			Loreto Mauleón	Won
		Best Supporting Actor in a Series	Mikel Laskurain	Nominated
			Eneko Sagardoy	Nominated
	8th Platino Awards	Best Ibero-American Miniseries or TV series	Patria	Won	[14][15]
		Best Series Creator	Aitor Gabilondo	Won
		Best Actress in a Miniseries or TV series	Elena Irureta	Won
		Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or TV series	Loreto Mauleón	Won
			Susana Abaitua	Nominated
	49th International Emmy Awards	Best Actress	Ane Gabarain	Nominated	[16]

References

1. "PATRIA - OFFICIAL SELECTION - Special Screenings". sansebastianfestival.com. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
2. Hopewell, John; Lang, Jamie (19 September 2020). "HBO Europe's 'Patria' Strikes a Chord in San Sebastian" (in European Spanish). Variety. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
3. "HBO Europe's PATRIA To Premiere September 27 In Europe, The U.S. And Latin America". pressroom.warnermediagroup.com. 23 June 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
4. "'Patria' se estrena el 27 de septiembre". El Correo (in European Spanish). 23 June 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
5. "La 'Patria' de HBO atrapa, emociona y remueve, como la novela de Fernando Aramburu". El Confidencial (in European Spanish). 19 September 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
6. "How Spanish writer's novel about Eta terror campaign became global hit". The Guardian. September 25, 2020.
7. "'Patria', otra serie damnificada por el coronavirus". La Vanguardia (in European Spanish). 20 March 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
8. "Telecinco anuncia por sorpresa el estreno en abierto del primer capítulo de 'Patria' de HBO". eldiario.es (in European Spanish). 10 September 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
9. "'Patria' ya tiene fecha de estreno en abierto en Telecinco, con una noche temática especial". eldiario.es (in European Spanish). 24 September 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
10. Keslassy, Elsa (20 August 2020). "HBO Europe's Series 'Patria' Sells to France's Canal Plus" (in European Spanish). Variety. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
11. "'Antidisturbios' y Elena Irureta ('Patria') se cubrieron de gloria en la emotiva gala de los Premios Forqué 2021". Vertele. eldiario.es. 17 January 2021.
12. "Premios Mim Series 'Servir y proteger', mejor serie diaria en unos Premios MiM Series que se reparten 'La unidad', 'Vida Perfecta' y 'Patria'". RTVE. 25 February 2021.
13. "Premios Feroz 2021: Antidisturbios, Patria, Vamos Juan y 30 Monedas, las series triunfadoras". Vertele!. eldiario.es. 2 March 2021.
14. "'El olvido que seremos' y 'Patria' encabezan las nominaciones a los Premios Platino". Cadena SER. 19 July 2021.
15. "Cultura Premios Platino 'El olvido que seremos' triunfa y cumple el sueño de los Premios Platino". RTVE. 3 October 2021.
16. Scott Roxborough (24 September 2021). "David Tennant, 'Call My Agent!' Among 2021 International Emmy Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 25 September 2021.

External links

• Patria at IMDb