Metástasis

This article is about the television show. For the disease, see metastasis.
Metástasis
Genre Crime drama
Based on Breaking Bad
Directed by Andy Baiz, Andrés Biermann
Starring Diego Trujillo
Roberto Urbina
Sandra Reyes
Julián Arango
Country of origin Colombia
Original language(s) Spanish
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 62
Production
Location(s) Bogotá, Colombia and surroundings[1]
Production company(s) Sony Entertainment Television (Latin America), Teleset
Broadcast
Original channel UniMás
Fox Latin America
Caracol Television
Original run June 8, 2014 – September 18, 2014
External links
Website

Metástasis (meaning "metastasis" in Spanish) is the Colombian, Spanish-language shot-for-shot remake of the U.S. crime drama Breaking Bad.

Development

After several days of speculation fueled by Univision,[2] on March 13, 2013, Sony confirmed that it would be making a Spanish-language remake of Breaking Bad.[3]

Sony Entertainment Television (Latin America) is working with Colombian producer Teleset on the series, which is set in Bogotá, Colombia and its surroundings[1] and consists of 62 50-minute-long episodes. The directors are Andy Baiz and Andrés Biermann.[4]

Cast

The series stars Diego Trujillo as Walter Blanco (Walter White) and Roberto Urbina as José Miguel Rosas (Jesse Pinkman), alongside Sandra Reyes as Cielo Blanco (Skyler White) and Julián Arango as Henry Navarro (Hank Schrader).[3][5] The equivalent of Saul Goodman is named Saúl Bueno.[6] Mexican actor Damián Alcázar played the show's equivalent of Tuco Salamanca.[1]

Distribution

As with many Latin American dramas, Metástasis is stripped in a telenovela format in which all of the episodes are aired daily over the course of less than a year.

The series has also been sold in Chile, Peru, and Costa Rica. In addition to local broadcasts, the Fox Latin America satellite channel will transmit the series across Latin America.[8]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 David Redondo (2013-10-03). "'Metástasis', la versión latina de 'Breaking Bad'" ["Metástasis, the Latin version of "Breaking Bad""]. Cadena Ser (in Spanish).
  2. ↑ Patten, Dominic (May 10, 2013). "Univision Announces Adaptations of Breaking Bad & Gossip Girl for Hispanic Market". Deadline.com. PMC. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 O'Connell, Michael (May 13, 2013). "Univision and Sony Firm Up Plans for a Breaking Bad Spanish-language Remake". The Hollywood Reporter. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Metástasis" on Teleset website
  5. ↑ Roxborough, Scott (October 2, 2013). "Meet Walter Blanco: Breaking Bad Gets Spanish-language Version". The Hollywood Reporter. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 2, 2013.
  6. ↑ Bennett, Laura (February 7, 2014). "The Amazing World of Breaking Bad en Español". New Statesman. Progressive Media International. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Matástasis", Televisa Canal 5 website, retrieved 2014-07-27
  8. ↑ Laura Rojas (2013-10-31). "Detalles exclusivos de Metástasis, la adaptación de Breaking Bad" [Exclusive details about Metástasis, the adaptation of Breaking Bad]. Enter.co (in Spanish). Retrieved 2014-07-20.

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