Series synopsis
La unidad is a Spanish drama action & adventure television series that premiered on Movistar Plus+ on May 15, 2020. It ended on May 18, 2023. It was created by Dani de la Torre, Alberto Marini. It stars Nathalie Poza, Michel Noher, Marian Álvarez and Luis Zahera.
A secret unit of cops is assembled to stop a terrorist band from attacking Spain after their leader is arrested there.
Premise
A secret unit of cops is assembled to stop a terrorist band from attacking Spain after their leader is arrested there.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Nathalie Poza as Carla Torres
- Michel Noher as Marcos Cobos
- Marian Álvarez as Miriam
- Luis Zahera as Sergio
- Raúl Fernández de Pablo as Roberto
- Carlos Blanco as Ramón
- Hamid Krim as Abdel Khader Maalouf
- Mourad Ouani as Tarek
Supporting cast
- Fele Martínez as Ernesto Sanabria
- Francesc Orella as Jesús Jiménez
- Fariba Sheikhan as Nawja
- Mekki Kadiri as Ismail
- Amina Leony as Amina
- Moussa Echarif as Myaz-Rodríguez
- Bouzan Hadawi as Nadim Al Garheeb
- Tarik Rmili
- Pepo Oliva as Alberto Torres
- Miquel Insúa
- Said El Mouden
- Omar Bentaleb
Guest cast
- Inma Sancho as Marisa
Episodes
This series spans 4 seasons with 19 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 1 | May 15, 2020 | May 15, 2020 |
| Season 1 | 6 | May 15, 2020 | May 15, 2020 |
| Season 2 | 6 | March 18, 2022 | March 18, 2022 |
| Season 3 | 6 | May 18, 2023 | May 18, 2023 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | May 15, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Melilla. Tangiers. Toulouse. In the dark of night, officers from the Spanish, Moroccan and French police forces carry out a synchronized anti-jihadist strike but retaliation looms. |
May 15, 2020 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Lack of resources and pressure to catch terrorists increases tensions within La Unidad, whose members also have to deal with the personal problems caused by their exhaustive dedication to police work. |
May 15, 2020 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 The unexpected disappearance of Myaz sets off the alarms at the Unit. Their spy was based in Salt, near Badalona (Catalonia), so Marcos focuses his team's efforts in that region. |
May 15, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 After more than a year of intense searching, the unit led by Chief Commissioner Carla Torres has arrested one of the most wanted jihadist leaders. But this operation sets in motion a revenge plan against the members of La Unidad. |
March 18, 2022 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Touched by the revenge unleashed against them, the members of the Unit look for a way to protect themselves while going after the members of the terrorist cell, who have not yet completed their plan of attack against Carla's team. |
March 18, 2022 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Marcos is attacked while Lua sleeps in her room. Aware that everyone can be a target, they assign a police escort to all the members of the Unit, who must also face the fact that there could be a mole among them. |
March 18, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 With her former team kidnapped and held for ransom by local fighters, Carla flies to Afghanistan to get them out; like all in the West, she is stunned by the Taliban's sudden retaking of Kabul, leaving only hours for the rescue mission. |
May 18, 2023 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Marcos finds temporary shelter in a local village; Miriam, Najwa and Massoud remain at their kidnappers' mercy; in Kabul, Afghanistan, Carla refuses to pull out to Pakistan without rescuing her team first. |
May 18, 2023 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Marcos' local village is a brittle safe-haven while Carla is forced to seek help from an unexpected source to rescue her team. Afghan women like Massoud's wife Fazela are again degraded to near stone-age status. |
May 18, 2023 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Movistar Plus+ |
|---|---|
| First aired | May 15, 2020 |
| Last aired | May 18, 2023 |
| Runtime | 55 minutes |
| Status | ended |