Úrsula Corberó and Quim Gutiérrez star in this series inspired by the crime that took place in 2017 in the Foix reservoir, in Barcelona.
Úrsula Corberó and Quim Gutiérrez will be the protagonists of ‘The body on fire’, produced by Arcadia Motion Pictures for the Netflix series catalogue. The miniseries will be inspired by real events, taking as its starting point the appearance in 2017 of the charred corpse of a man in the Foix reservoir, in the province of Barcelona. It was shot in September and October in Barcelona, and it is ready to see the light in 2023.
Jorge Torregrossa, one of those responsible for ‘Fariña’ and ‘Intimacy’, acts as executive producer and directs ‘El cuerpo en llamas’ together with Laura Mañá (‘A boyfriend for my wife’), which is written by Laura Sarmiento (‘ Privacy’, ‘Slaughterhouse’). We review everything we know about ‘The Body on Fire’, from the release date to the cast. Will it be your new obsession on Netflix?
‘The body on fire’: release date on Netflix
So far, it has been confirmed that The release date of ‘The body on fire’ will be in 2023 on Netflix, but it has not been specified further. We will be attentive to more news!
‘The body on fire’: cast
As we pointed out, Úrsula Corberó and Quim Gutiérrez are the protagonists of ‘The body on fire’. They play Rosa and Albert, the two leading police officers.
Among the best films and series by Úrsula Corberó we find, of course, ‘La casa de papel’, the series that went from Antena 3 to Netflix, where a real revolution began that culminated in December 2021. We are talking about a production that is clearly among the best Spanish series in history, and that has elevated it as an international star. The series has been one of the great phenomena of our fiction, as well as being one of the best series on Netflix, dealing with productions like ‘The Squid Game’ or ‘Stranger Things’.
The first leading role of Quim Gutiérrez in ‘Azuloscurocasinegro’ earned him the Goya for Best New Actor in 2007. He is an interpreter who triumphs in all registers and for all audiences: from drama to comedy and from the most independent to the highest grossing films such as ‘Three too many weddings’ and ‘La gran familia española’. In 2014 he made the leap to French cinema with ‘The yellow eyes of crocodiles’ and became a spy in ‘Anacleto: secret agent’. On Netflix we already saw him in the series ‘El vecino’ and in the movie ‘Amor de madre’.
They will be accompanied by the cast of ‘El cuerpo en llamas’ by the performances of José Manuel Poga (‘The paper house’), Isak Férriz (‘Bajocero’) and Eva Llorach (‘Who will sing to you’) among others.
‘The body on fire’: synopsis
The miniseries ‘The body on fire’ is inspired by a real crime: the appearance in 2017 of the charred corpse of a man in the Foix reservoir, in Barcelona. The murder investigation brought to light a web of toxic relationships, deceit, sexual scandals and violence between various police officers in the city.
This is how the official synopsis of Netflix’s ‘The Body on Fire’ reads: “May 2017. The corpse of a man appears burned inside a car in the Foix reservoir, in Barcelona,” explains the official synopsis. “It is about Pedro (Poga), a police officer. The event quickly awakens the interest of public opinion, and more as the investigation reveals a network of toxic relationships, deceit, violence and sexual scandals that involve Pedro and two of his fellow police officers: his partner Rosa (Corberó) and her ex-boyfriend, Albert (Gutiérrez)”.
‘The body on fire’: trailer and images
There is still no official trailer for ‘The Body on Fire’, but there are first images that look this good:
Source: Fotogramas
Rose James is a Gossipify movie and series reviewer known for her in-depth analysis and unique perspective on the latest releases. With a background in film studies, she provides engaging and informative reviews, and keeps readers up to date with industry trends and emerging talents.
