| Victim Number 8 | |
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| Spanish | La víctima número 8 |
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| Directed by | Alejandro Bazzano |
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| Country of origin | Spain |
| Original language | Spanish |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
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| Release | October 10 (2018-10-10) – November 28, 2018 (2018-11-28) |
Victim Number 8 (Spanish: La víctima número 8) is a Spanish conspiracy thriller television series created by Sara Antuña and Marc Cistaré that originally aired on ETB 2 and Telemadrid from October 10 to November 28, 2018. It stars César Mateo, María de Nati, and Verónika Moral.
Loosely inspired on the August 2017 Barcelona attacks,[1] the plot revolves around a jihadi attack in the Old Town of Bilbao with seven casualties and several more wounded, and the police investigation trying to catch those responsible for the killing.[2][3][4]
Several EITB and Telemadrid journalists make cameo appearances as themselves.
It was co-produced by Mediapro (via its production companies K2000 and Globomedia), ETB and Telemadrid.[5] Alejandro Bazzano was the director of the series.[5]
Victim Number 8 premiered in Spain on October 10, 2018, simultaneously on ETB 2 and Telemadrid. The series was released worldwide on Netflix on August 16, 2019.[6]
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | Ref. | |||
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| 1 | 8 | October 10, 2018 (2018-10-10) | November 28, 2018 (2018-11-28) | ETB 2 & Telemadrid | [7] | |
| No. | Title | Original release date |
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| 1 | "Omar" | October 10, 2018 (2018-10-10) |
| 2 | "Los milagros no existen" | October 17, 2018 (2018-10-17) |
| 3 | "Empezar a creer" | October 24, 2018 (2018-10-24) |
| 4 | "El tiro de gracia" | October 31, 2018 (2018-10-31) |
| 5 | "Una teoría de mierda" | November 7, 2018 (2018-11-07) |
| 6 | "Un tiburón que nos haga aún más ricos a todos" | November 14, 2018 (2018-11-14) |
| 7 | "El síndrome del nido" | November 21, 2018 (2018-11-21) |
| 8 | "Muy fácil o muy difícil" | November 28, 2018 (2018-11-28) |
Victim Number 8 has a rating of 3.5 stars out of 5 on the review website Ready, Steady, Cut.[6] Writing for Ready Steady Cut, Jonathan Wilson commented: “Tense and engrossing, this Spanish thriller offers a well-paced and tightly-written high-stakes story.”[8]
