Celeste (TV series) explained

Creator:Diego San José
Director:Elena Trapé
Genre:Comedy thriller
Country:Spain
Language:Spanish
Company:100 Balas
Network:Movistar Plus+
Num Episodes:6

Celeste is an upcoming Spanish comedy thriller television series created by and directed by starring Carmen Machi and Andrea Bayardo.

Plot

Sara Santano, a legendary tax inspector about to retire, is due for one last work investigating a purported case of tax evasion involving Latin music star Celeste. Santano is tasked with demonstrating that the latter spent more than 184 days in Spain in the last year, thus making Spain Celeste's tax residence.[1]

Production

Created by Diego San José, Celeste is a 100 Balas (The Mediapro Studio) production. San José set himself the challenge of creating a gripping thriller set in "one of the greyest environments in our culture", billing the series as "Zodiac, but with the ".[2] A building in San Sebastián de los Reyes stood in for the Agencia Tributaria headquarters in Guzmán el Bueno.[3] The six-episode series was directed by Elena Trapé.

Release

The series will be presented at the Donostia Velodrome during the 72nd San Sebastián International Film Festival in September 2024.[4] It will be released by Movistar Plus+ in 2024.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cinemanía. 20minutos.es. 11 July 2024. Carmen Machi, inspectora de Hacienda en la serie inspirada en el caso Shakira: tráiler de 'Celeste'.
  2. Web site: 11 July 2024. Tráiler de 'Celeste', la serie que imagina los delitos fiscales de Shakira como un thriller costumbrista. Pere. Solà Gimferrer. La Vanguardia.
  3. Web site: ‘Celeste’ o cómo el universo gris de Hacienda se convierte en escenario de un ‘thriller’. El País. 3 May 2024. Natalia. Marcos.
  4. Web site: ‘Yo, adicto’, ‘Querer’ y ‘Celeste’: las tres series españolas seleccionadas por el Festival de San Sebastián. Infobae. 12 July 2024. Beatriz. Martínez.