Now more than ever, it seems difficult to stand out the sea of film premieres which led to the rise of streaming. Thus, the public in general and subscribers in particular witness news of all types of genres every week that grow like wildfire in terms of popularity but, however, generally do not last in the minds of viewers, decreasing their interest so quickly. made his ascent. However, a little gem of national cinema has positioned itself for several days as the most viewed Spanish film from Prime Video. A film which represents a type of cinema to which the national industry is not at all accustomed: zombie movies.
The cassette in question is Apocalypse Z: The beginning of the end and adapts the novel of the same name by the Spanish writer Manel Loureiro, author of a trilogy which has managed to dazzle more than half a million readers around the world. In this case, the Spanish film Prime Video adapts the first of the novels and its triumph in the catalog perhaps predicts the cinematographic realization of a trilogy exclusively for the terminal. Premiered on October 4 at the Sitges Film Festival to great popular acclaim, this story of survival gave the jump on 31 to Prime Videotaking advantage of the Halloween holiday and achieving excellent audience results. The uniqueness of its plot and the fact that we are little accustomed to these post-apocalyptic worlds of Spanish cinema quickly made it gain popularity. the top 10 most viewed content from the video-on-demand brand originally founded by Jeff Bezos.
The person responsible for filming this streaming phenomenon is Carles Torrens. Filmmaker who debuted in 2011 with Emergo and little by little, it was refined into national series as recognized as Vis à vis And The Ministry of Time. Although his favorite genre has always been horror and mystery, he has previously participated Apocalypse Z in the creation of Boarding school: Las Cumbres And Just: the darkest light. Likewise, the person responsible for adapting Loureiro’s material was Acute Angelresponsible for creating the storyline of other horror stories such as Sweet home And Rocafort station.
What is “Apocalypse Z” about?
The official summary is as follows: “A kind of rage that turns people into aggressive creatures is spreading across the planet. Manel isolates himself with his cat in his house in Galicia, resorting to his ingenuity to survive. Soon they must go in search of food on land and sea, facing all kinds of dangers, beginning a journey of physical and emotional survival, on a path strewn with dangers.
The cast is mainly led by Francisco Ortizwho started acting on the small screen thanks to Tell me how it happened, The case. Chronicle of events, State secrets either The Cid. At 38 years old, it is not the first time that this Madrid native has participated in an original series on the platform, because in addition to the historical fiction of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, he has shared the spotlight with Yon González in the fiction Souvenir Mori. The cast also has the presence of Berta Vazquez (Vis à vis), Iria del Rio (riot police), Jose Maria Yazpik (Narcos), Jesus Lloveras (Theft of money) And Ana Garcia Molero (The heirs of the land), among others.
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It is much more common for this to happen on Netflix, but on this occasion a Spanish film triumphed on Prime Video. Apocalypse Z: The beginning of the end is the option most searched and played in the Spanish catalog, in direct competition with certain international competitors. The video on demand service is the second option in terms of the amount of content on the market and of course it has other great alternatives for zombie movie lovers, like Peninsula, Extinction or the first season of Fear the undead.
To our knowledge, the Nostromo Pictures studio and Prime Video are already working on the adaptation of the second book, entitled ‘Apocalypse Z: The Dark Days. The trilogy ends with “Apocalypse Z: The Wrath of the Righteous”. We don’t know if the studio will want one of them to go to theaters first or if, on the contrary, it is intended to be another Spanish film from Prime Video that shines among the national catalog.
