what is the series about
In the peaceful town of Pedraza one of the 30 silver coins for which Judas betrayed Jesus Christ appears. That coincides with the beginning of a series of supernatural events, increasingly macabre.
The 30 coins are a relic of dark magical powers, highly coveted by a powerful Vatican secret society, headed by Cardinal Santoro. Father Vergara, the village priest, a tough and stern man, exorcist and boxer, is at the center of everything and will not be able to free himself from his past, which has followed him to peaceful Pedraza.
The priest will try to get in the way of Santoro’s plans with the help of Elena, the veterinarian, and Paco, the naive mayor of the town.
What begins as disturbing events will grow at a supernatural climax with demons and rituals that can endanger all of humanity.
The truth is that the series, although it seems like a cliché, does show the best Álex de la Iglesia, expert at creating that village horror vibewhere Vatican conspiracies and demons are mixed with witchcraft and rural mysteries, but just as or more macabre.
And it is that we will not forget about the old witchshows how fit and motivated the director is with the series.
How many chapters has 30 coins
The first season it has 8 episodes. It is not known how many chapters the new second season will have, but it is likely another 8.
where was it shot
Although the town of Pedraza is made so that almost any of us who have grown up in a Castilian town feel identified, both in places and in characters, it was actually shot in Pedraza (Segovia). It is not the only enclave in Castilla y León, as it was also filmed in Salamancawithin its General Historical Library of the University.
In addition, it was also produced in Castilla-La Mancha, specifically in the Castle Calatrava La Nueva and the church is Aldea del Rey, both in Ciudad Real. The Palace of the Marquis of Santa Cruz belongs to that same province, which passes perfectly through the Vatican.
In addition, the team briefly traveled to international locations for scenes in Rome, Jerusalem, Paris… Of course, the part set in Syria was not shot there, but again in Castilla-La Mancha
Where can you see 30 coins
Being his production, at the moment on the platform of streaming hbo max.
cast and characters
One of the strengths of 30 Coins is its sharing. Eduard Fernández, that piece of actor, is in charge of a casting made up of:
- Own Eduard Fernández as Father Vergaraan exorcist who tries to take refuge from his dark past, without success, in a small Castilian town.
- Megan Montaner as Elena Echeverriathe village veterinarian, who will be seen at the center of the supernatural plot.
- Miguel Angel Silvestre is Pacothe naive and good-natured mayor of Pedraza, who will end up in love with Elena.
- Macarena Gomez is Merchethe long-suffering wife of the mayor, who will end up getting tired of her husband being more interested in everything than in her.
- Manolo Solo is the evil Cardinal SantoroFather Vergara’s nemesis, who wants to get the 30 Judas coins.
- Pepón Nieto is Sergeant Lagunawho will try to unravel what is happening in the town.
Also noteworthy is the appearance of other Spanish actresses and actors that are familiar to us, such as Carmen Machi, Nuria González, Victor Clavijo, Paco Tous or Secun de la Rosa (who directed the cover).
The shocking trailer for the second season
The truth is that our appetite has been whetted again with the spectacular teaser from the second season.
With an official video accompanied by the phrase: «Death and resurrection are two sides of the same coin», in it we see a razed Pedraza engulfed in a strong tornado, blowing up the remains of the destruction caused in the first season.
There walks a father Vergara who turns to us with a terrifying looka face deformed by the consequences of his battle against Santoro.
What we know about the 30 coin S2
The truth is that, apart from the trailer, which is rather a brief teaserwe know some more details, provided by HBO Max.
Elena is in a coma, Paco takes care of her and the horror is close by again, with a new enemy, once Santoro has been eliminated (although who knows if he will return in a supernatural way or have something to do with it).
Apart from that, Alex de la Iglesia himself has commented that the series will be bigger and more spectacular, going from the horror of the people to a more global one That will endanger everyone.
In short: “a maelstrom”, according to de la Iglesia. And we already know how the director likes the chaos and the climax of a third act always excessive in his films. Now, it seems that moves to history.
Other than that, we know little the only 100% confirmed actors are Eduard Fernández and Nawja Nimri, who joins the cast, although we do not know if he is on the side of light or darkness. Despite this absence of official confirmations, it is to be expected that we will see again, at least, Miguel Ángel Silvestre and Megan Montaner.
When does the second season premiere?
at some point of 2023even if HBO Max has not given an exact date.
In fact, they’re still in production, so we’ll just have to wait.
Will there be a third season of 30 coins?
Well, the plan for the series is, indeed, set it up as a three season story. Whether this one will be done or not will be determined by the success of the second one, so no one knows.
The truth is that the series was very well received by critics and the public and the delay in shooting the second season is attributable to the pandemic and not necessarily to HBO thinking about it. If the thing does not go down much, we should have a conclusion in the form of a third batch of chapters. (Xanax)
For now, we can only wait to immerse ourselves again in the terrifying and disturbing worlds of Alex de la Iglesia. But the truth is that he teaser It has reminded us of the desire we had to see it continue.
