TVE remains devoted to original storytelling and the next feature on its slate is the tense thriller Cicatriz, adapted from the acclaimed novel by Juan Gómez-Jurado. The project has cleared a public release milestone and will debut across public broadcasting and Prime Video in the near future, marking another milestone for the broadcaster in its ongoing collaboration with streaming platforms.
The project unfolds in a shared universe with the successful Red Queen, building on the same narrative soil that excited audiences last year. It had been announced that the public broadcaster and the streaming service would join forces to develop a series based on the same literary property. TVE then confirmed the launch details for Cicatriz, scheduled to air on a Wednesday evening, with the broadcast set for a late-night time slot that signals a strong commitment to audience demand for high-stakes drama.
The series comprises eight episodes, each approximately fifty minutes in length, delivering a compact and cinematic feel across its run. The creative team features writers Fernando Sancristobal, Pablo Roa, and Veronica Marza, who blend sharp dialogue with tightly wound plotting. The production is a collaboration among Plano aPlano, with Dopamine taking a key role, and in partnership with Asacha Media Group, Adrenalin, RTVE, Prime Video España, and Telekom Srbija. Direction comes from a trio of talents, Miguel A. Vivas, Manuel Carballo, and Alejandro Bazzano, who bring a mix of thriller sensibilities and international experience to the project.
The cast includes Milena Radulovic in the role of Irina, Juanlu González as Simón, Luis Fernández portraying Tomás, and Julen Serrano as Arturo. They are joined by international performers, expanding the story beyond local borders and enriching the program with a broader range of accents and on-screen presence. The ensemble is crafted to reflect a spectrum of motivations and tensions that fuel the series core conflicts.
This Wound
At its heart Cicatriz weaves love, betrayal, and revenge into a gripping narrative voice. The core follows Simón, a gifted computer mind who grapples with social anxiety and the looming shadow of financial ruin. His closest ally is Tomás, a loyal lawyer who also acts as caretaker for Simón’s younger brother Arturo. In a bold move, Simón creates a digital annotation named LISA, a tool designed to anticipate human moods and craft practical solutions to thorny problems. The invention fascinates a wealthy investor, but when the experiment falters, a countdown begins that forces the protagonists to improvise under pressure and seek a second chance.
As the plot unfolds, Simón finds himself drawn to Irina, a young Ukrainian woman encountered on a dating platform. Tomás watches with concern as trust becomes a fragile currency in a relationship bound by danger and pragmatic choices. Irina carries a heavy past, having survived a devastating tragedy in Ukraine that took her parents. The experience has driven her toward a single, relentless purpose: revenge against the Russian mafia said to operate from Bilbao, patterns of violence linked to the loss of her sister and the missing pieces of her family history.
The series sets its action across a rich tapestry of settings and cultures, moving from European cities to the Balkans and across the Iberian Peninsula. The pursuit of vengeance, the ethical shadows of artificial intelligence, and the personal costs of ambition all intersect as the story propels its characters toward a confrontation that asks tough questions about loyalty, power, and what it takes to survive when every choice carries a consequence.