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Diego San José’s Yakarta Premieres Thursday on Movistar Plus+ After Festival Run

The series withholds its central reveal until episode three to foreground ordinary lives over tidy explanations.

Overview

  • Screened at Seminci in Valladolid and Serielizados in Barcelona this week, the six-part drama arrives on Movistar Plus+ on Thursday, November 6.
  • Javier Cámara plays Joserra, a former Olympic badminton player in decline, opposite Carla Quílez as Mar, an adolescent talent he mentors.
  • The show runs in six 30-minute episodes, with direction by Elena Trapé and Fernando Delgado-Hierro, and one episode directed by Cámara.
  • San José pivots from comedy to a restrained tone that explores addiction, past trauma and a strand of vengeance within the mentor–pupil bond.
  • Set across provincial Spanish towns, the production embraces overlooked places and people, with influences cited from The Color of Money and I May Destroy You.