This Spanish/Brazilian crime drama opens with a car driver being shot and killed and the child in the vehicle being kidnapped on a narrow Madrid backstreet. Detectives Miguel Millán and "Susi" Jackson are soon on the case. Meanwhile across the Atlantic in Brazil police officer Ernesto Cardona is going undercover to hunt a criminal known only as 'Santo'. Nobody has knowingly seen Santo's face and his followers have a religious fervour that includes disturbing rituals. Ernesto's mission ultimately takes him to Madrid where Santo is thought to be involved in the kidnapping and other crimes.
This six part series features some good gritty action and an interesting premise. Unfortunately it is also quite confusing at times as the action criss-crosses the Atlantic and includes frequent flashbacks to prior events... without always making it clear how far back we are seeing. On the plus side the acting is solid, the action is shot in an exciting way. The end of the sixth episode is clearly not the end of the story; I guess we'll have to wait another year to find out what happens next, assuming the series gets renewed.
These comments are based on watching the series in Spanish/Portuguese with English subtitles.
This six part series features some good gritty action and an interesting premise. Unfortunately it is also quite confusing at times as the action criss-crosses the Atlantic and includes frequent flashbacks to prior events... without always making it clear how far back we are seeing. On the plus side the acting is solid, the action is shot in an exciting way. The end of the sixth episode is clearly not the end of the story; I guess we'll have to wait another year to find out what happens next, assuming the series gets renewed.
These comments are based on watching the series in Spanish/Portuguese with English subtitles.