Underplayed Gems

Stories to Stay Awake (2021)

Stories to Stay Awake poster
Original title
Historias para no dormir
Directed by
Rodrigo Cortés, Paula Ortiz, Paco Plaza, Rodrigo Sorogoyen
Genre
horror television series
Country
Spain
Length
2 seasons, 8 episodes
Rated
13+
Rating
5.3 of 10 from 21 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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The catalogue in 3D

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How it feels

This is a Spanish horror anthology series with four different stories in each season. Each episode is directed by a different filmmaker and presents a standalone scary tale.

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What happens

Stories to Stay Awake (Spanish: Historias para no dormir) is a Spanish horror anthology television series consisting of a reboot of the series of the same name created by Chicho Ibáñez Serrador and broadcast on TVE from 1966 to 1982. It was released on Amazon Prime Video on 5 November 2021 and it is slated to air on RTVE in the future. The four parts are directed by Rodrigo Cortés, Rodrigo Sorogoyen, Paco Plaza and Paula Ortiz. A second season was released on 22 October 2022, with episodes directed by Salvador Calvo, Jaume Balagueró, Alice Waddington and Nacho Vigalondo. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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