Production Begins for “When Nobody Sees Us”

Warner Bros. Discovery has announced the greenlight and start of production of its first new Spanish series for Max, crime thriller “When Nobody Sees Us,” whose eight episodes will be directed by Spain’s Enrique Urbizu (“No Rest for the Wicked”). The series will be produced by “Elite” producer Zeta Studios. 

Plot and Cast

Based on the same title novel by Sergio Sarria, “When Nobody Sees Us” has been written by lead writer Daniel Corpas (“The Ministry of Time,” “Malaka”) heading a writing team with the collaboration of Arturo Ruiz and Isa Sánchez. Set against Spain’s 2023 Holy Week celebrations, the series is set in Morón de la Frontera, south east of Seville in Andalusia’s deep Spain, next to a U.S. Army Air Force base. The cast includes Spanish Civil Guard sergeant Lucía Gutiérrez and U.S. Army military police sergeant Magaly Castillo, investigating the bizarre suicide of a neighbor and strange events at the first Holy Week float processions. The two women soon discover that the two investigations are connected, and the case is more intricate than they had initially assumed, connecting Morón’s townspeople and U.S. Base military personnel.

Production Team

Antonio Asensio, Paloma Molina, and Salvador Yagüe are executive producers for Zeta Studios. Miguel Salvat, Antonio Trashorras, and Patricia Nieto serve as executive producers for Warner Bros. Discovery. Production services for the series are provided by Cuando Nadie Nos Ve La Serie, a Zeta Studios company, for Warner Bros. Discovery.

About the Director

No director knows Hollywood classic like Urbizu, whose contempt film noir “No Rest for the Wicked” won a 2012 Spanish Academy Goya for best picture. Urbizu also bowed in cinemas and on Movistar Plus+ the movie/series “Libertad,” part Western, part daily survival thriller.

Director’s Comments

“I have made several thrillers with different intensity and themes,” said Urbizu, calling the series “a first and exciting incursion into the television serial of detectives and pure investigation.” The two women protagonists, “share mysteries, dangers and confidences. Both in tone and rhythm, this is a new adventure for me,” he added.

Production Company’s Comments

The series is “a bet on the purest thriller” exploring “the limits of different frontiers in themes and narrative,” said Salvat. “Of course, there is the border between good and evil, but also the clashes between two ways of life, between countries and cultures, and the weight of tradition,” he continued. “We believe that Enrique Urbizu has all the tools to tell this story that will surprise and engage us all, no matter which side of the border we find ourselves on.” Added Antonio Asensio, Zeta Studios, president: “It is very exciting to see a project to which we have dedicated so much time and affection come to fruition.”

Streaming Service

WBD’s enhanced streaming service combining all of HBO Max with favorites from Discovery+ on a single platform, Max will be rolling out in Latin America later this year, before launching in 22 European countries that currently offer HBO Max, including Spain, from early 2024.