{{short description|2018 Spanish-language television series}} {{Infobox television | native_name = {{Infobox name module|es|La víctima número 8|nolink=y}} | image = | caption = | genre = {{ubl|[[Action film|Action]]|[[Drama (film and television)|Drama]]|[[Thriller (genre)|Thriller]]}} | director = Alejandro Bazzano | writer = | starring = {{ubl|César Mateo|María de Nati|[[Verónika Moral]]}} | creator = {{ubl|Sara Antuña|Marc Cistaré}} | executive_producer = | country = Spain | language = Spanish | num_seasons = 1 | num_episodes = 8 | producer = | editor = | cinematography = | music = | company = {{ubl|[[EITB|EiTB]]|[[Telemadrid]]|[[Mediapro]]|Globomedia|K2000}} | channel = {{Plain list| * [[ETB 2]] * [[Telemadrid]] }} | runtime = | first_aired = {{Start date|2018|10|10}} | last_aired = {{End date|2018|11|28}} }}
'''''Victim Number 8''''' ({{langx|es|'''La víctima número 8'''|links=no}}) is a Spanish [[Conspiracy fiction|conspiracy]] [[Thriller (genre)|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]].
== Premise == Loosely inspired on the August [[2017 Barcelona attacks]],<ref>{{cite news|work=Express|title=Victim Number 8 Season 2 Netflix release date: Will there be another series?|date=August 20, 2019|author=Mitchell, Molli|access-date=August 25, 2019|url=https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/1167559/Victim-Number-8-season-2-Netflix-release-date-Will-there-be-another-series-renewed-called}}</ref> 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.<ref name="fueradeseries">{{cite web |url=https://fueradeseries.com/critica-la-victima-numero-8-en-telemadrid-y-etb-17e85ddb0b54 |title=Crítica: 'La víctima número 8' es un thriller con ritmo sobre un atentado yihadista |accessdate=August 6, 2019 |website=Fuera de Series |language=es}}</ref><ref name="vertele">{{cite web |url=https://vertele.eldiario.es/noticias/La-victima-numero-8-un-thriller-valiente-que-atrapa-por-sus-dosis-humanidad_0_2056294365.html |title='La víctima número 8', un thriller valiente que atrapa por su dosis de humanidad |accessdate=August 6, 2019 |website=Ver Tele |date=11 October 2018 |language=es}}</ref><ref name="decider">{{cite web |url=https://decider.com/2019/08/16/victim-number-8-netflix-stream-it-or-skip-it/ |title=Stream It Or Skip It: 'Victim Number 8' On Netflix, A Spanish Thriller About a Man Framed For a Terrorist Attack |accessdate=August 17, 2019 |website=Decider |date=16 August 2019 }}</ref>
==Cast== {{Cast list| * {{ill|César Mateo|es}} as Omar * [[María de Nati]] as Edurne * [[Verónika Moral]] as Koro * {{ill|Iñaki Ardanaz|es}} as Gaizka * Farah Hamed as Adila * [[Lisi Linder]] as Almudena * Khaled Kouka as Ibrahim * Óscar Zafra as Gorostiza * Jesús Ruyman as Comisario * Alfonso Torregrosa as José María Azkarate * {{ill|Itziar Lazkano|es}} as Concha * Son Khoury as Zakir * Youssef Bougarovaney as Aissa * {{ill|Marcial Álvarez|es}} as Eche * Gemma Martínez * Itziar Aizpuru as María * Álex Larumbe * Gilen Xabier as Agente Morera * Keiko Fayrori }} Several [[EITB]] and [[Telemadrid]] journalists make [[cameo appearance]]s as themselves.
== Production and release == It was co-produced by [[Mediapro]] (via its production companies K2000 and Globomedia), [[EITB|ETB]] and Telemadrid.<ref name=lavanguardia>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/vida/20181009/452275362627/bazzano-dirige-la-victima-numero-8-sobre-un-atentado-yihadista-en-bilbao.html|website=[[La Vanguardia]]|date=9 October 2018|title=Bazzano dirige "La víctima número 8", sobre un atentado yihadista en Bilbao}}</ref> Alejandro Bazzano was the director of the series.<ref name=lavanguardia />
''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.<ref name="Mitchell, Molli">{{cite news|work=Express|title=Victim Number 8 Season 2 Netflix release date: Will there be another series? |date=August 20, 2019|author=Mitchell, Molli|access-date=August 25, 2019|url=https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/1167559/Victim-Number-8-season-2-Netflix-release-date-Will-there-be-another-series-renewed-called}}</ref>
== Episodes == {{Series overview | infoA = {{Abbr|Ref.|References}} | color1 = #2B444F | link1 = | episodes1 = 8 | start1 = {{Start date|2018|10|10}} | end1 = {{End date|2018|11|28}} | network1 = [[ETB 2]] & [[Telemadrid]] | infoA1 = <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvtime.com/es/show/353718|website=[[TV Time]]|title=La víctima número 8|access-date=27 May 2021}}</ref> }}
{{Episode table |background=#2B444F |overall= |title= |airdate= |episodes= {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 1 |Title = Omar |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|10|10}} |ShortSummary = |LineColor = 2B444F }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 2 |Title = Los milagros no existen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|10|17}} |ShortSummary = |LineColor = 2B444F }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 3 |Title = Empezar a creer |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|10|24}} |ShortSummary = |LineColor = 2B444F }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 4 |Title = El tiro de gracia |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|10|31}} |ShortSummary = |LineColor = 2B444F }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 5 |Title = Una teoría de mierda |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|11|07}} |ShortSummary = |LineColor = 2B444F }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 6 |Title = Un tiburón que nos haga aún más ricos a todos |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|11|14}} |ShortSummary = |LineColor = 2B444F }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 7 |Title = El síndrome del nido |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|11|21}} |ShortSummary = |LineColor = 2B444F }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 8 |Title = Muy fácil o muy difícil |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|11|28}} |ShortSummary = |LineColor = 2B444F }} }}
==Reception== <!-- 3 reviews on ''[[Rotten Tomatoes]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/victim_number_8/s01/|website=Rotten Tomatoes |title=VICTIM NUMBER 8: SEASON 1 (2019) |access-date= 2019 }}</ref> --> ''Victim Number 8'' has a rating of 3.5 stars out of 5 on the review website Ready, Steady, Cut.<ref name="Mitchell, Molli"/> Writing for Ready Steady Cut, Jonathan Wilson commented: “Tense and engrossing, this Spanish thriller offers a well-paced and tightly-written high-stakes story.”<ref>{{cite web|website=Ready, Steady, Cut|title=Victim Number 8 Review: Another Tense And Engrossing Spanish Series Mistaken Identity?|date= August 16, 2019 |author=Wilson, Jonathon |url=https://readysteadycut.com/tag/victim-number-8/|access-date=August 25, 2019}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb title|8500086}} * {{Netflix title}}
[[Category:2010s Spanish drama television series]] [[Category:Spanish-language television shows]] [[Category:2018 Spanish television series debuts]] [[Category:Television shows set in Biscay]] [[Category:Fiction about Islamic terrorism]] [[Category:Spanish television series about terrorism]] [[Category:Telemadrid original programming]] [[Category:Television series by Globomedia]]