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Estrella del Green

synopsis

After getting fired, then dumped by her partner, Estrella moves to Benidorm, Europe’s holiday mecca, for a job that ends up falling through. Broke and defeated, Estrella goes partying with hoodlums, which ends in a car crash that only Estrella survives. Remedios, an elderly bankrupt vedette, stumbles upon the scene to find a dazed Estrella and the answer to their problems — a huge stash of ganja in the trunk of the car. But to make it in the weed business they’re going to have to work together. If only they didn’t hate each other’s guts. And moreover, Estrella discovers she’s pregnant. The two rookies will recruit a crew of female outcasts and build a clientele of elderly expats who dance to Remedios’ ballads, high as kites. But as Estrella’s belly grows, so do their adversaries. Tensions between the two reach a fever pitch just as the rightful owners of the stolen weed and the police are closing in, fast.

Director’statement

Hacks meets Breaking Bad in a series with Almodovar-esque female characters in the heart of the Mediterranean Sea. Through a comedic lens, the series will defy gender expectations through its treatment of motherhood, women in positions of leadership, and a portrayal of older women rarely seen in popular media. It will explore the evolution of a relationship from reluctant business partnership to a cautious, yet moving friendship. Estrella del Green will be a compelling journey into the lives of disparate outcasts as they run an illegal business in Spain’s most outlandish resort town. The colourful universe of our series dances to the beat of reggaeton and 70’s romantic ballads, all against the backdrop of Benidorm’s decadent skyscrapers and its eccentric populus. Bonded by the green gold they find, will our misfits finally find the family they never had and become Benidorm’s greatest weed empresses?

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SeriesLab 2023

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