Producciones Innatas AIE, EITB and Euskadi Movie have announced the start of production on “Boga”, a new six-part miniseries created by Mikel Santiago (“The Forgotten Son”, “The Last Night at Tremore Beach”, the “Illumbe” trilogy) and Txemi Parra (“BuenAgente”, “The Boarding School”, “Red Eagle”). For Santiago, one of Spain’s most acclaimed suspense writers, the project marks his first original independent television series.
Led by Plano a Plano Bilbao, part of ITV Studios, in collaboration with Producciones Innatas AIE and Euskadi Movie, the series is produced by Emilio Amaré and Álvaro Benítez, who also serves as executive producer. Eduardo Carneros is co-producer. “Boga” is produced in association with ITV Studios, which also handles the series’ international distribution. The drama will be available on EITB’s streaming platform PRIMERAN.
Filming is taking place across the Spanish provinces of Bizkaia and Álava. Mikel Rueda (“Veneno”, “Hidden Away”) directs all six episodes and also joins creators Txemi Parra and Mikel Santiago on the writing team.
The cast is led by Iraia Elias (“Amama”, “A Ghost in the Battle”), Mikel Losada (“A Ghost in the Battle”, “Los aitas”), Mikel Niso (“Boulevard”, “Infamia”), Mikel Kaye (“Bitartean, gero”), Iker Roca (“Innato”), Markel Sainz (“El talento”, “Esa noche”) and Ander Martínez (“Querer”), among others.
The creative team also includes Óscar Rubio as production director, Aitor Mendilíbar as director of photography, Haizea Huegun as composer, Eider Ruiz as production designer, Blanca Otamendi as head of makeup, Aitziber Alor as head of hair, Karla Biondini and Itxaso Beistegui as costume designers, Ángel Armada as post-production supervisor, and Josu Bilbao as casting director.
“Boga” follows five young rowers celebrating their qualification for the most important rowing championship of their lives when they accidentally run over a young woman. Their idyllic summer takes a dark turn when they decide to sink the body at sea and make a pact of silence to ensure nothing stands in the way of their pursuit of victory. However, when the Ertzaintza begins investigating the disappearance, pressure and guilt steadily mount within the group, leading to unforeseen consequences.