Honourable mention
Portocabo executives Alfonso Blanco and Nina Hernandez speak to DQ about how they adapted Israeli drama Kvodo (Your Honor) for Spanish audiences as Honor, filming the series in Seville and why remakes still appeal to viewers. Since its debut in 2017, Israeli drama Kvodo (Your Honor) has taken the world by storm. While the original series has been sold into numerous territories, the format has been adapted in almost a dozen countries around the globe. Created by Ron Ninio and Shlomo Mashiach and produced by Yes TV and Koda Communications, the show follows a respected senior judge whose son is involved in a hit-and-run accident, leading to difficult choices, moral dilemmas and terrible consequences as he attempts to keep the crime a secret. Airing across two seasons, its cast includes Yoram Hattab, Erez Oved, Ilanit Ben -Yaakov, Tom Hagi and Lucy Aharish. Yes Studios distributes the original series and the format. Most famously, the series was adapted in the US by Showtime, with Bryan Cranston, Hunter Doohan, Lilli Kay, Michael Stuhlberg and Hope Davis leading the cast. It has also been remade in France, Germany, Spain, Italy, South Korea, Turkey, India, Russia, China and Ukraine. The Spanish version, titled Honor, follows Judge Daniel Romero, whose son Alex accidentally kills a motorist, panics and flees the scene. When the victim turns out to be the son of a dangerous gangster, Romero senior decides to cover up the crime, risking everything for his son. Produced by Atresmedia TV in collaboration with Portocabo … Continue reading Honourable mention
