# The Purple Network

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{{Short description|Spanish neo-noir thriller television miniseries}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox television
| image                = The Purple Network poster.jpg
| caption              = Promotional release poster
| native_name          = {{Infobox name module|es|La red púrpura|nolink=yes}}
| based_on             = {{Based on|''La red púrpura''|[Carmen Mola](/source/Carmen_Mola)}}
| genre                = {{ubl|[Neo-noir](/source/Neo-noir)|[Crime thriller](/source/Crime_thriller)}}
| creator              = [Paco Cabezas](/source/Paco_Cabezas)
| director             = {{ubl|Paco Cabezas|Juan Miguel del Castillo}}
| num_episodes         = 8
| runtime              = 47–59 minutes
| language             = Spanish
| country              = Spain
| network              = [Atresplayer](/source/Atresplayer_Premium)
| company              = {{ubl|[Paramount Television International Studios](/source/Paramount_Television_International_Studios)|[Atresmedia Televisión](/source/Atresmedia)|Diagonal TV}}
| first_aired          = {{Start date|2023|10|08|df=yes}}
| last_aired           = {{End date|2023|11|26|df=yes}}
| related              = ''[The Gypsy Bride](/source/The_Gypsy_Bride)''
}}
'''''The Purple Network''''' ({{langx|es|'''La red púrpura'''|links=no}})<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sansebastianfestival.com/2023/sections_and_films/other_activities/1/20998/in|website=[sansebastianfestival.com](/source/San_Sebasti%C3%A1n_International_Film_Festival)|title=Other activities|access-date=8 October 2023}}</ref> is a Spanish neo-noir thriller<ref name="cazallas" /> television miniseries created, co-directed and executively produced by [Paco Cabezas](/source/Paco_Cabezas)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sansebastianfestival.com/2023/festival_diary/1/21274/es|website=[sansebastianfestival.com](/source/San_Sebasti%C3%A1n_International_Film_Festival)|title=Atresplayer presenta La red púrpura|date=27 September 2023}}</ref> based on the novel of the same name by [Carmen Mola](/source/Carmen_Mola). It is a follow-up to ''[The Gypsy Bride](/source/The_Gypsy_Bride)'', with [Nerea Barros](/source/Nerea_Barros) returning as inspector Elena Blanco.

== Plot ==
Upon finding that her long-missing son Lucas is alive but is a member of the sinister Purple Network, inspector Elena Blanco investigates about the aforementioned network.

== Cast ==
{{Cast listing|
* [Nerea Barros](/source/Nerea_Barros) as Elena Blanco<ref name="cazallas" />
* [Vicente Romero](/source/Vicente_Romero_(actor)) as Orduño<ref name="cinemania" />
* {{ill|Ignacio Montes|es}} as Zárate<ref name="cazallas" />
* [Mona Martínez](/source/Mona_Mart%C3%ADnez) as Mariajo<ref name="molina" />
* {{ill|Lucía Martín Abello|es}} as Chesca<ref name="molina" />
* [Francesc Garrido](/source/Francesc_Garrido) as Buendía<ref name="molina" />
* [Roberto Álamo](/source/Roberto_%C3%81lamo) as Dimas<ref name="vertele" />
* [Ginés García Millán](/source/Gin%C3%A9s_Garc%C3%ADa_Mill%C3%A1n) as Rentero<ref name="sport">{{Cite web|url=https://www.sport.es/es/noticias/television/atresplayer-pone-fecha-estreno-red-92078304|website=[Sport](/source/Sport_(Spanish_newspaper))|date=14 September 2023|title=Atresplayer pone fecha de estreno a 'La red púrpura', la continuación de 'La novia gitana'}}</ref>
* Carmen Prada as Marina<ref name="sport" />
* [Nuria González](/source/Nuria_Gonz%C3%A1lez) as Rocío Narváez<ref name="sport" />
* [Andrés Gertrúdix](/source/Andr%C3%A9s_Gertr%C3%BAdix) as Casto<ref name="sport" />
* {{ill|María Morales (actress)|es|María Morales|lt=María Morales}} as Soledad<ref name="sport" />
* Michel Herráiz as Daniel<ref name="sport" />
* Font García as Alberto<ref name="sport" />
* Unai Mayo as Lucas<ref name="sport" />
* [Andrés Lima](/source/Andr%C3%A9s_Lima_(theatre_director)) as Kortabarria<ref name="sport" />
* Maria Mercado as Aurora<ref name="sport" />
* Hugo Prieto as Lucas niño<ref name="sport" />
}}

== Production ==
The series was produced by [Paramount Television International Studios](/source/Paramount_Television_International_Studios) alongside [Atresmedia Televisión](/source/Atresmedia) and Diagonal (Banijay Iberia).<ref name="sport" />

== Release ==
The series was presented at the [71st San Sebastián International Film Festival](/source/71st_San_Sebasti%C3%A1n_International_Film_Festival) in September 2023.<ref name="vertele">{{Cite web|website=vertele!|via=[eldiario.es](/source/eldiario.es)|url=https://www.eldiario.es/vertele/series/atresplayer-descubre-la-red-purpura-san-sebastian-miedo-enfangarse-levantar-ampollas_1_10551632.html|title=Atresplayer descubre 'La red púrpura', secuela de 'La novia gitana' sin miedo a "enfangarse": "Va a levantar ampollas"|date=28 September 2023}}</ref> It debuted on [Atresplayer](/source/Atresplayer_Premium) on 8 October 2023,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.antena3.com/noticias/cultura/red-purpura-sigue-estela-exito-novia-gitana-atresplayer_2023100865230060b2ab5700016c27ae.html|website=[Antena 3](/source/Antena_3_(Spanish_TV_channel))|date=8 October 2023|title='La red púrpura' sigue la estela del éxito de 'La novia gitana' en Atresplayer|first=Mabel|last=Redondo}}</ref> with a broadcasting run set to wrap on 26 November 2023.<ref name="cinemania">{{Cite web|url=https://www.20minutos.es/cinemania/series/red-purpura-novia-gitana-atresplayer-serie-fecha-estreno-sinopsis-trailer-reparto-5176275/|website=[Cinemanía](/source/Cineman%C3%ADa)|via=[20minutos.es](/source/20minutos.es)|title=Fecha de estreno y tráiler de 'La red púrpura', la segunda temporada de 'La novia gitana' en Atresplayer|date=27 September 2023}}</ref>{{update inline|date=February 2026}}

== Reception ==
Javier Cazallas of ''[HobbyConsolas](/source/HobbyConsolas)'' rated the series with 77 points, pointing out that if you liked ''The Gypsy Bride'' you will like ''La red púrpura''.<ref name="cazallas">{{Cite web|url=https://www.hobbyconsolas.com/reviews/critica-red-purpura-nueva-serie-atresplayer-sigue-novia-gitana-1315124|website=[HobbyConsolas](/source/HobbyConsolas)|date=5 October 2023|first=Javier|last=Cazallas|title=Crítica de La red púrpura, la nueva adaptación de Carmen Mola para Atresplayer que continúa a La novia gitana}}</ref>

Berto Molina of ''[El Confidencial](/source/El_Confidencial)'' deemed ''La red púrpura'' to be one of the best Spanish series of its genre, otherwise bringing attention to Nerea Barros, in possibly the role of her life.<ref name="molina">{{Cite web|website=[El Confidencial](/source/El_Confidencial)|first=Berto|last=Molina|title=Crítica 'La Red Púrpura': multiplica la oscuridad de 'La Novia Gitana' con una Nerea Barros descomunal|date=8 October 2023|url=https://www.elconfidencial.com/television/series-tv/2023-10-08/la-red-purpura-critica-atresplayer-nerea-barros_3750202/}}</ref>

== References ==
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Purple Network, The}}
Category:2020s Spanish drama television series
Category:Spanish-language television shows
Category:Spanish crime television series
Category:Spanish thriller television series
Category:2023 Spanish television series debuts
Category:2023 Spanish television series endings
Category:Neo-noir television series
Category:Spanish television miniseries

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