# Victim Number 8 > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Victim_Number_8 > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Victim_Number_8.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victim_Number_8 > Source revision: 1354859291 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 2018 Spanish-language television series Victim Number 8 Spanish La víctima número 8 Genre Action Drama Thriller Created by Sara Antuña Marc Cistaré Directed by Alejandro Bazzano Starring César Mateo María de Nati Verónika Moral Country of origin Spain Original language Spanish No. of seasons 1 No. of episodes 8 Production Production companies EiTB Telemadrid Mediapro Globomedia K2000 Original release Network ETB 2 Telemadrid Release October 10 (2018-10-10) – November 28, 2018 (2018-11-28) ***Victim Number 8*** (Spanish: ***La víctima número 8***) is a Spanish [conspiracy](/source/Conspiracy_fiction) [thriller](/source/Thriller_(genre)) television series created by Sara Antuña and Marc Cistaré that originally aired on [ETB 2](/source/ETB_2) and [Telemadrid](/source/Telemadrid) from October 10 to November 28, 2018. It stars César Mateo, María de Nati, and [Verónika Moral](/source/Ver%C3%B3nika_Moral). ## Premise Loosely inspired on the August [2017 Barcelona attacks](/source/2017_Barcelona_attacks),[1] the plot revolves around a jihadi attack in the Old Town of [Bilbao](/source/Bilbao) with seven casualties and several more wounded, and the police investigation trying to catch those responsible for the killing.[2][3][4] ## Cast - [César Mateo](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=C%C3%A9sar_Mateo&action=edit&redlink=1) [[es](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%A9sar_Mateo)] as Omar - [María de Nati](/source/Mar%C3%ADa_de_Nati) as Edurne - [Verónika Moral](/source/Ver%C3%B3nika_Moral) as Koro - [Iñaki Ardanaz](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=I%C3%B1aki_Ardanaz&action=edit&redlink=1) [[es](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%C3%B1aki_Ardanaz)] as Gaizka - Farah Hamed as Adila - [Lisi Linder](/source/Lisi_Linder) as Almudena - Khaled Kouka as Ibrahim - Óscar Zafra as Gorostiza - Jesús Ruyman as Comisario - Alfonso Torregrosa as José María Azkarate - [Itziar Lazkano](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Itziar_Lazkano&action=edit&redlink=1) [[es](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itziar_Lazkano)] as Concha - Son Khoury as Zakir - Youssef Bougarovaney as Aissa - [Marcial Álvarez](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marcial_%C3%81lvarez&action=edit&redlink=1) [[es](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcial_%C3%81lvarez)] as Eche - Gemma Martínez - Itziar Aizpuru as María - Álex Larumbe - Gilen Xabier as Agente Morera - Keiko Fayrori Several [EITB](/source/EITB) and [Telemadrid](/source/Telemadrid) journalists make [cameo appearances](/source/Cameo_appearance) as themselves. ## Production and release It was co-produced by [Mediapro](/source/Mediapro) (via its production companies K2000 and Globomedia), [ETB](/source/EITB) 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](/source/ETB_2) and [Telemadrid](/source/Telemadrid). The series was released worldwide on [Netflix](/source/Netflix) on August 16, 2019.[6] ## Episodes Season Episodes Originally released Ref. First released Last released Network 1 8 October 10, 2018 (2018-10-10) November 28, 2018 (2018-11-28) ETB 2 & Telemadrid [7] No. Title Original release date 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) ## Reception *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] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Mitchell, Molli (August 20, 2019). ["Victim Number 8 Season 2 Netflix release date: Will there be another series?"](https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/1167559/Victim-Number-8-season-2-Netflix-release-date-Will-there-be-another-series-renewed-called). *Express*. Retrieved August 25, 2019. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-fueradeseries_2-0)** ["Crítica: 'La víctima número 8' es un thriller con ritmo sobre un atentado yihadista"](https://fueradeseries.com/critica-la-victima-numero-8-en-telemadrid-y-etb-17e85ddb0b54). *Fuera de Series* (in Spanish). Retrieved August 6, 2019. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-vertele_3-0)** ["'La víctima número 8', un thriller valiente que atrapa por su dosis de humanidad"](https://vertele.eldiario.es/noticias/La-victima-numero-8-un-thriller-valiente-que-atrapa-por-sus-dosis-humanidad_0_2056294365.html). *Ver Tele* (in Spanish). 11 October 2018. Retrieved August 6, 2019. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-decider_4-0)** ["Stream It Or Skip It: 'Victim Number 8' On Netflix, A Spanish Thriller About a Man Framed For a Terrorist Attack"](https://decider.com/2019/08/16/victim-number-8-netflix-stream-it-or-skip-it/). *Decider*. 16 August 2019. Retrieved August 17, 2019. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-lavanguardia_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-lavanguardia_5-1) ["Bazzano dirige "La víctima número 8", sobre un atentado yihadista en Bilbao"](https://www.lavanguardia.com/vida/20181009/452275362627/bazzano-dirige-la-victima-numero-8-sobre-un-atentado-yihadista-en-bilbao.html). *[La Vanguardia](/source/La_Vanguardia)*. 9 October 2018. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Mitchell,_Molli_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Mitchell,_Molli_6-1) Mitchell, Molli (August 20, 2019). ["Victim Number 8 Season 2 Netflix release date: Will there be another series?"](https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/1167559/Victim-Number-8-season-2-Netflix-release-date-Will-there-be-another-series-renewed-called). *Express*. Retrieved August 25, 2019. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["La víctima número 8"](https://www.tvtime.com/es/show/353718). *[TV Time](/source/TV_Time)*. Retrieved 27 May 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Wilson, Jonathon (August 16, 2019). ["Victim Number 8 Review: Another Tense And Engrossing Spanish Series Mistaken Identity?"](https://readysteadycut.com/tag/victim-number-8/). *Ready, Steady, Cut*. Retrieved August 25, 2019. ## External links - [*Victim Number 8*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8500086/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) - *[Victim Number 8](https://www.netflix.com/title/81078331)* on [Netflix](/source/Netflix) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Victim Number 8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victim_Number_8) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victim_Number_8?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.