Burning Body

Burning Body
Promotional release poster
Spanish	El cuerpo en llamas
Written by	Laura Sarmiento
Directed by	Jorge Torregrossa Laura Mañá
Starring	Úrsula Corberó Quim Gutiérrez José Manuel Poga Isak Férriz
Country of origin	Spain
Original language	Spanish
Production
Production company	Arcadia Motion Pictures
Original release
Network	Netflix
Release	8 September 2023 (2023-09-08)

Burning Body (Spanish: El cuerpo en llamas) is a 2023 Spanish crime television miniseries written by Laura Sarmiento and directed by Jorge Torregrossa [es] and Laura Mañá. It stars Úrsula Corberó, Quim Gutiérrez, and José Manuel Poga.

Plot

Set in 2017, the plot is a fictionalisation of the real Crime of the Guàrdia Urbana [ca]. When the burned body of Pedro, a cop, is found in the Foix reservoir [es] near Barcelona, the plot delves into the tangle of toxic relationships, cheating, violence and sex scandals involving Pedro and two fellow agents (Rosa and Albert).^[1]

Cast

• Úrsula Corberó as Rosa^[2]
• Eva Llorach as Ester^[2]
• Quim Gutiérrez as Albert^[2]
• Raúl Prieto as Manu^[2]
• Isak Férriz as Javi^[2]
• José Manuel Poga as Pedro^[2]
• Guiomar Caiado as Sofía^[2]
• Sergi Cervera as Néstor^[2]
• Bruno Sevilla as Álvaro^[2]
• Aina Clotet as Silvia^[2]
• Aleida Torrent as Vanesa^[2]

Production

Burning Body is an Arcadia Motion Pictures production.^[1] Shooting lasted from September to October 2022 and it took place in Barcelona.^[3]

Release

The limited series debuted on Netflix on 8 September 2023.^[3]

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
2023	70th Ondas Awards	Best Television Actress	Úrsula Corberó	Won	[4]
	29th Forqué Awards	Best TV Series		Nominated	[5]
		Best Actress in a TV Series	Úrsula Corberó	Nominated
2024	11th Feroz Awards	Best Drama Series		Nominated	[6]
		Best Screenplay in a Series	Laura Sarmiento, Eduard Solá, Carlos López, José Luis Martín	Nominated
		Best Main Actress in a Series	Úrsula Corberó	Nominated
		Best Main Actor in a Series	Quim Gutiérrez	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor in a Series	José Manuel Poga	Nominated
	32nd Actors and Actresses Union Awards	Best Television Actress in a Leading Role	Ursula Corberó	Nominated	[7][8]
		Best Television Actor in a Leading Role	Quim Gutiérrez	Won
	11th Platino Awards	Best Miniseries or TV Series		Nominated	[9]
		Best Actress in a Miniseries or TV Series	Úrsula Corberó	Nominated

References

1. "Úrsula Corberó y Quim Gutiérrez en 'El cuerpo en llamas': fecha de estreno, tráiler y sinopsis del 'true crime' de Netflix". Cinemanía. 4 July 2023 – via 20minutos.es.
2. Ocaña, Carla (9 July 2023). "Úrsula Corberó regresa a Netflix con una serie basada en un crimen real: lo que sabemos sobre "El cuerpo en llamas"". mag – via El Comercio.
3. Rosado, Ricardo (4 July 2023). "'El cuerpo en llamas': fecha de estreno en Netflix de la prometedora serie de Úrsula Corberó y Quim Gutiérrez". Fotogramas.
4. López Martín, Sergio (18 October 2023). "La Kings League, Silvia Itxaurrondo, Úrsula Corbero y el Benidorm Fest, Premios Ondas 2023". El Periódico de Catalunya. Prensa Ibérica.
5. "Palmarés completo de los Premios Forqué 2023: '20.000 especies de abejas' y 'La Mesías' lideran la apertura de la temporada". Cinemanía. 17 December 2023 – via 20minutos.es.
6. "Premios Feroz 2024: la lista completa de todos los ganadores". El Cultural. 27 January 2024 – via El Español.
7. "Todos los nominados de la 32 edición de los Premios Unión de Actores y Actrices de España". Escribiendo Cine. 4 February 2024.
8. "Malena Alterio, Maribel Verdú, Lola Dueñas y Quim Gutiérrez, entre los protagonistas de los 32 Premios UA". Europa Press. 12 March 2024.
9. "'La sociedad de la nieve' lidera las nominaciones de los Premios Platino del Cine Iberoamericano 2024". Cinemanía. 14 March 2023 – via 20minutos.es.