NBCUniversal Telemundo Studios: Dinastía Casillas, spin off mainstream

Luis Fernández, presidente de NBCUniversal Telemundo

Telemundo Studios presenta en los mercados de enero su nuevo drama criminal, Dinastía Casillas, la cual se estrenó en Telemundo el pasado 7 de octubre. La producción es una continuación y un spin-off directo de la exitosa franquicia El Señor de los Cielos.

La serie ocupó el horario estelar, reemplazando a Velvet: el nuevo imperio. El elenco principal de Dinastía Casillas está compuesto por Iván Arana, Isabella Castillo y María Fernanda Yepes. La serie fue producida por Telemundo Studios.

Latest Shows

PONIES

Drama Series – 8 x 60

Moscow, 1977. Two “PONIES” («persons of no interest» in intelligence speak) work anonymously as secretaries in the American Embassy. That is until their husbands are killed under mysterious circumstances in the USSR, and the pair become CIA operatives. Bea (Emilia Clarke) is an over-educated, Russian-speaking child of Soviet immigrants. Her cohort, Twila, is a small-town girl who is as abrasive as she is fearless. Together, they work to uncover a vast Cold War conspiracy and solve the mystery that made them widows in the first place.

THE ‘BURBS

Mystery Comedy Series – 8 x 60

Set in present-day suburbia, The ‘Burbs follows a young couple who have reluctantly relocated to the husband’s childhood home. Their world is upended when a new neighbor moves in across the street bringing old secrets of the cul-de-sac to light, and new deadly threats shatter the illusion of their quiet little neighborhood.

UNDER SALT MARSH

Drama Series – 6 x 60

Under Salt Marsh is a gripping crime thriller set in the fictional Welsh town of Morfa Halen, a tight-knit community precariously nestled between towering mountains and a fast-encroaching sea that threatens its very existence. As a storm begins to gather far out at sea, former detective turned teacher, Jackie Ellis (Kelly Reilly), discovers the body of her 8-year-old pupil, Cefin, seemingly drowned. Now Jackie must reconcile with her estranged policing partner, as the case raises the ghost of the cold case that tore them apart – the disappearance of Jackie’s niece three years ago. An intimate and cinematic story, Under Salt Marsh takes audiences into the heart of a community bound by nature and fractured by an unthinkable crime.

THE FIVE-STAR WEEKEND

Drama Series – 8 x 60

Hollis Shaw (Golden Globe-winning and Emmy Award-nominated actress Jennifer Garner, The Last Thing He Told Me, Alias), a famed food influencer known for her delicious recipes, impeccable taste, and warm demeanor suffers a devastating loss. Unable to move forward, the cracks in Hollis’s picture-perfect life are exposed—her strained marriage, her complicated relationship with her daughter, and her growing pursuit of validation from her followers. In an effort to overcome grief and find herself again, Hollis gets the idea to host a weekend away at her house in Nantucket with three friends from different stages in her life: her childhood, her twenties, thirties, and one surprise fifth star. Set against a luxurious and coastal backdrop, they will mature in ways they could never imagine as boundaries are pushed, and secrets are exposed. The series is an adaptation of Elin Hilderbrand’s New York Times bestseller of the same name.

THE COPENHAGEN TEST

Drama Series – 8 x 60

From executive producer James Wan and Creator, executive producer and writer Thomas Brandon, The Copenhagen Test is set five minutes into the future where a first generation-American intelligence analyst Alexander Hale (Simu Liu) realizes his brain has been hacked, giving the perpetrators access to everything he sees and hears. Caught between his shadowy agency and the unknown hackers, he must maintain an ongoing performance to flush out who’s responsible and prove where his allegiance lies.

SURVIVING EARTH

Nature Event Series – 8 x 60

A co-production between Universal Television Alternative Studio, a division of Universal Studio Group, and UK indie Loud Minds, the eight-episode Surviving Earth will take an incredible journey into prehistory to learn the lessons from past mass extinctions. Adopting cutting-edge digital technology, each episode transports the viewer back to meet the bizarre and amazing creatures and breathtaking landscapes of a vibrant lost world. Audiences will witness how life finds a way to survive on a planet where meteors fall, super volcanoes erupt, seas boil and the land moves. From the creators of Walking with Dinosaurs and Primeval, these are the stories of the survivors, fighters and lucky ones that shaped the world we live in.

THE FALL AND RISE OF REGGIE DINKINS

Comedy Series – 10 x 30

In The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins, a disgraced former football player (Tracy Morgan) is on a mission to rehabilitate his image. The comedy series stars Tracy Morgan, Daniel Radcliffe, Erika Alexander, Bobby Moynihan, Precious Way and Jalyn Hall. Executive produced by 30 Rock creators Tina Fey and Robert Carlock, the series is written by Carlock and Sam Means (30 Rock, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt). Tracy Morgan, Eric Gurian and David Miner also executive produce.

PRISONER

Drama Series – 6 x 60

Amber Todd (Izuka Hoyle), a young principled prison officer is tasked with escorting Tibor (Tahar Rahim) – a dangerous, unpredictable, and high-value prisoner – to court to testify against Pegasus, an elite and powerful crime syndicate. When their transport convoy is brutally ambushed, Amber and Tibor are forced to go on the run and work together to reach their destination alive and on time. Throughout the journey, their relationship twists and turns, with the stakes escalating as the crime syndicate stops at nothing to track them down. Amber can trust no one—least of all the killer she is handcuffed to. But as everything she holds dear hangs in the balance, she must confront an impossible question: what moral lines is she willing to cross?

STUMBLE

Comedy Series – 13 x 30

A mockumentary about the ridiculously high stakes competitive world of junior college cheer.

THE DREAM LANDS

Drama Series – 6 x 60

The Dream Lands tells the story of Chance, a young woman who discovers life and love while being forced to fight for her family’s survival in a world that’s crumbling around her. It’s 2039, temperatures are soaring, seas are rising, and the political climate is equally menacing. Chance is living a life of crime just to get by when her community is singled out for a government rejuvenation scheme, promising to bring her coastal town back to life. But when Chance falls in love with Franky, a girl with ties to the establishment, she and those closest to her begin to realise that all may not be as it seems. The Dream Lands is a thrilling voyage of romantic awakening and self-discovery, a defiant community fighting back. Part conspiracy thriller and part relationship drama, the story blazes with the enduring power of love and hope in a world spinning out of control.The series is produced by SISTER and Universal International Studios, a division of Universal Studio Group, for BBC iPlayer and BBC One.

NBCUniversal

NBCUNIVERSAL GLOBAL TV DISTRIBUTION
100 Universal City Plaza
Universal City, CA 91608
Phone: +1 818 777 1300
http://www.nbcuniversal.com/

NBCUniversal Global TV Distribution is responsible for the licensing and distribution of NBCUniversal’s film and TV content to paid and free services across all linear and streaming platforms in the U.S., Canada and in over 200 territories internationally. NBCUniversal’s content portfolio includes a vast and diverse library of more than 6,500 feature films and 170,000 television episodes, including current and classic titles, non-scripted programming, kids, sports, news, long-form and short-form programming from Universal Pictures, Focus Features, Universal Television, UCP, Universal International Studios, Sky Studios, Universal Television Alternative Studio, NBC Late Night properties, DreamWorks Animation, Universal Pictures Content Group, Telemundo, and more, as well as locally produced content from around the world. Global TV Distribution is a division of Comcast NBCUniversal.

Contact

Michael Bonner

President, Global TV Distribution

Peter Levinsohn

Chairman, Global Distribution, NBCUniversal Studio Group