The detoxification processes from substances such as drugs or alcohol can become a tortuous path for many people. Screenwriter and director Javier Giner recounted his own detoxification process in a book titled I’m addicted and from October 30, you will be able to start watching the series on the Disney+ streaming platform based on this shocking novel. A new fiction of only 6 episodes between 40 and 45 minutes which dazzled everyone at the San Sebastian Film Festival where it was presented last week. The series I’m addicted It surprises with its rawness, its honesty and its way of delving into the most sordid and darkest of the world of addictions. The protagonist of this series is Giner, a professional in the audiovisual world who, plunged into a self-destructive spiral of alcohol, drugs and sex, desperately decides to seek professional help.
The series I’m addicted It was created by Giner himself with Aitor Gabilondo (Country) and the stars Oriol Pla (Wild sunflowers, tell me who I am). This original fiction was filmed in different locations in Barcelona and its episodes were directed by Javier Giner and Elena Trapé. The project’s executive producers are Aitor Gabilondo, Laura Rubirola Sala and Javier Giner and the screenplay is by Javier Giner, Aitor Gabilondo, Jorge Gil and Alba Carballal.
the book Me, drug addict became one of the literary phenomena of recent years and it currently has eight editions. Actor Oriol Pla plays the role of the protagonist in this twisty series and the cast of the series includes actors such as Nora Navas, Ramón Barea, Marina Salas, Victoria Luengo and Omar Ayuso.
What happens in the series I’m addicted?
The protagonist of this series is Javier Giner, press officer linked to the film industry for years. A distraught man who decides at age 30 to voluntarily enter a detoxification center. Javier feels incapable of managing the anxiety of life and the suffering it generates for himself and for others; For several years he has been plunged into a self-destructive spiral of addiction to alcohol, drugs and sex.
Javier Giner has a successful professional career, but he fights alone and in silence a silent battle against his addictions. This series reflects how the constant stress of the film world, the demands of his job and social pressure lead him into an increasingly destructive addiction. A series in which we will be shown the hell that this man goes through before deciding to enter a detoxification center and during the severe treatment that he must undergo.
According to the official synopsis of the series I’m addicted: “In the moment of maximum darkness, decide seek professional help driven by a desperate survival instinct. Without knowing it, this gesture will change his life, becoming a new person. The months he spends in a rehab center in the suburbs of Barcelona are a journey of personal discovery, from guilt to reconciliation, a painful path to healing and redemption, full of incredible characters: his treatment partners, the professionals of the center, their families. … “.
The cast of this series
The protagonist of the series I’m addicted East actor Oriol Pla which brings Javier Giner to life. Pla is a Spanish television, film and theater actor, known mainly for his roles in television series such as Merlí, The day after tomorrow, The itinerary either Tell me who I am and in the movies Ebro, from cradle to battle, Truman And uncertain glory. The actor did an incredible acting job that surprised the San Sebastian Festival.
Also in the distribution of I’m addicted are other famous actors such as Nora Navas, Alex Brendemühl, Victoria Luengo, Ramón Barea, Itziar Lazkano, Bernabé Fernández, Marina Salas, Omar Ayuso, Catalina Sopelana and Pilar Bergés, among others.
we all remember Other films dealing with substance abuse issues as Living in Las Vegas by Mike Figgs, Ray by Taylor Hackford, Russell Brand: From Addiction to Recovery, train tracking by Danny Boyle. The series also stands out The Knick, Euphoria, Skins and Breaking Badamong many others.
This series is one of the big bets of the Disney+ streaming platform under the Star label for this fall month, with others like Return to Las Sabinas which premieres on October 11 or the miniseries The machine visible from October 9. We’ll have to wait for Disney+ to release the series I’m addicted to see the reaction of the spectators.
