A Espia
Portuguese television series
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A Espia (transl. 'The Spy') is a Portuguese historical drama television miniseries starring Daniela Ruah, Diogo Morgado and Maria João Bastos. It originally aired in 2020 on RTP1.
- José de Pina
- Rui Cardoso Martins
- Jorge Paixão da Costa
- Edgar Pêra
- João Maia
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| Created by | Pandora da Cunha Telles |
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| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
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| Network | RTP1 |
| Release | 8 April – 27 May 2020 |
Premise
Cast
- Daniela Ruah as Maria João Mascarenhas.[3]
- Diogo Morgado as Siegfried Brenner.[3][4]
- Maria João Bastos as Rose Lawson.[3]
- António Capelo as Nicolau Mascarenhas.[5]
- Luís Eusébio as Agent Paulo Santos.[4][5]
- Adriano Carvalho as William Larenz.[4]
- Marco D'Almeida as Richard Thompson.[4]
- Pedro Lamares as Major Jack Beevor.[3][4]
- Sisley Dias as Cândido de Oliveira.[3]
- Patrícia Tavares as Alice.[5]
- Adriano Luz as Agostinho Lourenço.[3]
- Joaquim Nicolau as Captain Ribeiro Casais.[3]
Production and release
Produced by Ukbar Filmes together with RTP, Ficción Producciones and with the support from ICA and PIC Portugal, it is a joint co-production by Portugal and Spain.[6] Developed by José de Pina and Rui Cardoso Martins based on an original idea from Pandora da Cunha Telles,[7] the writing team was formed by Raquel Palermo, Cláudia Clemente, Martim Baginha, Snir Wein, Pablo Iraola, Pandora da Cunha Telles, Rui Cardoso Martins and José de Pina.[4]
Consisting of 8 episodes,[4] shooting took place from May to July 2019 in Lisbon, Porto, Curia, Tomar, Figueira da Foz and Santiago de Compostela.[4]
Directors included Jorge Paixão da Costa, Edgar Pêra and João Maia.[6] Historian Margarida de Magalhães Ramalho worked as historical advisor.[6]
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 2021 | 10th Sophia Awards | Best Series or TV Movie | Nominated | [9][10] | |