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Burning Body
Promotional release poster
SpanishEl cuerpo en llamas
Written byLaura Sarmiento
Directed by
Starring
Country of originSpain
Original languageSpanish
Production
Production companyArcadia Motion Pictures
Original release
Network Netflix
Release8 September 2023 (2023-09-08)

Burning Body (Spanish: El cuerpo en llamas) is a 2023 Spanish crime television miniseries written by Laura Sarmiento and directed by Jorge Torregrossa [ es] and Laura Mañá. It stars Úrsula Corberó, Quim Gutiérrez, and José Manuel Poga.

Plot

Set in 2017, the plot is a fictionalisation of the real Crime of the Guàrdia Urbana [ ca]. Upon the finding of a burned body in the Foix reservoir [ es] near Barcelona, the plot delves into the tangle of toxic relationships, cheating, violence and sex scandals involving the deceased (Pedro, a cop) and another two fellow agents (Rosa and Albert). [1]

Cast

Production

Burning Body is an Arcadia Motion Pictures production. [1] Shooting lasted from September to October 2022 and it took place in Barcelona. [3]

Release

The limited series debuted on Netflix on 8 September 2023. [3]

Awards

Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2023
70th Ondas Awards Best Television Actress Úrsula Corberó Won [4]
29th Forqué Awards Best TV Series Nominated [5]
Best Actress in a TV Series Úrsula Corberó Nominated
2024
11th Feroz Awards Best Drama Series Nominated [6]
Best Screenplay in a Series Laura Sarmiento, Eduard Solá, Carlos López, José Luis Martín Nominated
Best Main Actress in a Series Úrsula Corberó Nominated
Best Main Actor in a Series Quim Gutiérrez Nominated
Best Supporting Actor in a Series José Manuel Poga Nominated
32nd Actors and Actresses Union Awards Best Television Actress in a Leading Role Ursula Corberó Nominated [7] [8]
Best Television Actor in a Leading Role Quim Gutiérrez Won
11th Platino Awards Best Miniseries or TV Series Pending [9]
Best Actress in a Miniseries or TV Series Úrsula Corberó Pending

References

  1. ^ a b "Úrsula Corberó y Quim Gutiérrez en 'El cuerpo en llamas': fecha de estreno, tráiler y sinopsis del 'true crime' de Netflix". Cinemanía. 4 July 2023 – via 20minutos.es.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Ocaña, Carla (9 July 2023). "Úrsula Corberó regresa a Netflix con una serie basada en un crimen real: lo que sabemos sobre "El cuerpo en llamas"". mag – via El Comercio.
  3. ^ a b Rosado, Ricardo (4 July 2023). "'El cuerpo en llamas': fecha de estreno en Netflix de la prometedora serie de Úrsula Corberó y Quim Gutiérrez". Fotogramas.
  4. ^ López Martín, Sergio (18 October 2023). "La Kings League, Silvia Itxaurrondo, Úrsula Corbero y el Benidorm Fest, Premios Ondas 2023". El Periódico de Catalunya. Prensa Ibérica.
  5. ^ "Palmarés completo de los Premios Forqué 2023: '20.000 especies de abejas' y 'La Mesías' lideran la apertura de la temporada". Cinemanía. 17 December 2023 – via 20minutos.es.
  6. ^ "Premios Feroz 2024: la lista completa de todos los ganadores". El Cultural. 27 January 2024 – via El Español.
  7. ^ "Todos los nominados de la 32 edición de los Premios Unión de Actores y Actrices de España". Escribiendo Cine. 4 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Malena Alterio, Maribel Verdú, Lola Dueñas y Quim Gutiérrez, entre los protagonistas de los 32 Premios UA". Europa Press. 12 March 2024.
  9. ^ "'La sociedad de la nieve' lidera las nominaciones de los Premios Platino del Cine Iberoamericano 2024". Cinemanía. 14 March 2023 – via 20minutos.es.