Sony Pictures Television Latin America and The Mediapro Studio shoot 'Código implacable' in Colombia

The series, which will consist of 10 episodes, is the first project to arise from the co-production and co-development agreement entered into between SPT and Mediapro.

Sony Pictures Television (SPT) y The Mediapro Studio They have started filming in Colombia from the series Relentless code, a suspense and action thriller that both companies produce for clear video.

The series, which will consist of 10 episodes, was first announced during the 2019 LA Screenings and is the first project to emerge from the co-production and co-development agreement entered into between both companies.

The origin of the series is based on a project titled 35 Years and Counting, created by Ran Tellem, Director of International Content Development at The Mediapro Studio (Primetime Emmy Award winner for Homeland), and by Mariano Baselga (The Head), studio content development producer.

Ana Bond, senior vice president and general director of international production for Latin America and the Spanish-speaking United States of SPT, has been excited to “begin production of this series that we consider a truly differential thriller. This is a high-quality series that has a unique narrative and a story that keeps the audience's attention constant in search of answers, sequence by sequence, turn by turn."

“Relentless code It is one of those projects that when you listen to the pitch you can see the entire series in front of your eyes. “It is an extraordinary thriller, very original in its approach, and we have a family of talents, in front of and behind the camera, who are creating surprising material that makes us proud as a Studio and drives us to continue strengthening our productions in America,” he comments. Daniel Burman, content director at The Mediapro Studio US.

“From the first moment the idea for the series was born in a cafe in Madrid to where we are filming right now in Latin America, it is a miracle. Relentless code It shows us how it is possible for people to work as a team and that if we leave aside stereotypes such as age, gender or race, we have no limits,” says Ran Tellem, director of international content development at The Mediapro Studio. .

The history

The story revolves around a group of detectives of different ages and realities willing to do anything to solve a murky case of serial rape that has been open for more than 35 years. The team led by Marcela Beltrán, Alfonso Santos, Ángeles Martín Del Campo and Juan José Ochoa, will encounter endless dead ends until they realize that what seemed like the final solution: the capture of the rapist is nothing but the tip of the iceberg. of something much bigger, a network of corruption and lies that will attack them from all fronts.

The series is directed by Joel Novoa, student of SPT's Diverse Directors Program (Cobra Kai) and stars Paulina Gaitán, Ana Layevska, Pascacio López, Guillermo Quintanilla and Ana Claudia Talancon.

José Miguel Núñez (Emmy awarded for The Vato) is responsible for the script of the series, produced by Leonardo Olarte (Narcos), where Madeleine Contreras (The Queen of the South) is the executive producer.

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