Alex de la Iglesia's '30 COINS' on HBO Max (US Premiere 1/4/21)

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https://www.hbo.com/30-coins

Directed and co-written by acclaimed horror master ílex de la Iglesia (The Day of the Beast, The Last Circus), 30 Coins takes viewers into a world where nothing is as it seems, and nobody can be trusted.

The eight-episode drama series follows Father Vergara (Eduard Ferní¡ndez), an exorcist, boxer, and ex-convict who is exiled by the church to be the priest of a remote town in Spain. As his past and old enemies come back to haunt him, strange things begin to happen. An unlikely task force forms as Mayor Paco (Miguel íngel Silvestre) and local vet Elena (Megan Montaner) seek the truth, while reality is distorted by a cursed coin which is at the heart of a global conspiracy.

30 Coins is co-written by ílex de la Iglesia and Jorge Guerricaechevarría. Executive producers for HBO Europe are Steve Matthews, Miguel Salvat, and Antony Root. ílex de la Iglesia and Carolina Bang are executive producers for Pokeepsie Films. The series was produced with participation from HBO Latin America.

Official trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOAxchyLZ00
Reviews thus far: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/30_coins/s01

[Matt H. Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Matt H.]

Thanks for the heads up. Didn't even know this existed.

[Curwen Member Find all posts View Profile Close Curwen]

Thanks for the heads up. Didn't even know this existed.

My pleasure. Glad someone else is interested interested! I stumbled across it a week ago looking through AdlG's filmography. I don't see anyone talking about it. Anywhere.

Another bit of dlG info I came across: An anthology of horror films that will be released under the umbrella of "The Fear Collection."
https://variety.com/2020/film/global...ny-1234813105/

Produced by SPIP, Pokeepsie Films, Amazon Prime Video and Mogambo Productions, “Veneciafrenia” will be first released in movie theaters in Spain by Sony Pictures Entertainment Iberia and then be made available on Amazon Prime Video.

Belongs in Euro-Cult, I suppose. Someone feel free to start a thread there.

[Thomas Wood Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Thomas Wood]

Watched the first episode last night and I thought it was great.

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Watched the first episode last night and I thought it was great.

Good to know! I'll probably wait for all 8 episodes to be released so I can fit them all within a single month's HBO Max subscription cost.
Would love to hear more impressions.

[Zaibatan Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Zaibatan]

This is the first TV show that I watch on a weekly basis (as opposed to waiting until the whole thing is available so I can binge it) since, well, Game of Thrones Season 4, I think. Some of the CGI is a bit wonky but overall it's extremely impressive what de la Iglesia pulled off here. Much as I enjoy his pitch black comedies, it's always a pleasure to have de la Iglesia do straight-up occult horror (with ample doses of pitch black comedy, of course). And while the whole cast is excellent, I take special pleasure in watching the great Macarena Gí³mez (the tentacled beauty from Stuart Gordon's Dagon!) in another horror production. I'm on episode six and hope they stick the landing!