In Madrid for the launch of HBO Max in Spain, Andorra, and four Nordic countries (Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Denmark), Warner Media’s commissioning editor and VP of original programming Miguel Salvat announced the commission of “Poor Devil,” a new series produced for the streamer by Buendia Estudios and animated by Granada’s Rokyn Animation Studios.
Poor Devil
Stan, a typical 18-year-old, is followed in “Poor Devil,” only his father is the Devil. His father assigns the newly-minted young adult the mission of wreaking havoc on Earth and causing humanity’s demise. Stan, on the other hand, as an 18-year-old, has other ideas. Stan, like most young adults, enjoys socialising, drinking, and partying, and he aspires to be a Broadway star. In a short animatic prepared for the HBO Max premiere to advertise the series, he declared, “I want to sing and dance.”
Miguel Esteban, Joaqun Reyes, and Ernesto Sevilla wrote “Poor Devil,” which was co-written by Helena Pozuelo and directed by Esteban. Salvat has worked with several of the production’s top creatives for many years. While “Poor Devil” is director Esteban’s first animated series, he has a long list of successful comedy series under his belt, including “Nasdrovia” for Movistar Plus, “The Neighbour” for Netflix, and “The End of Comedy” for Comedy Central.
Many More Exciting Shows Announced!
“Poor Devil” was one of six local productions announced to be premiering on the platform between tomorrow and the end of 2022, four of which were teased in September at San Sebastian. “Todo lo Otro,” a show about a group of friends in their 30s living in Madrid from creator and showrunner Abril Zamora, and “Dolores: The Truth About the Wanninkhof Case,” a true-crime documentary series about one of Spain’s most well-known cases of injustice, are two new Spanish originals available on HBO Max in Spain from day one.
Following the event, HBO Max released the first trailer for its upcoming political action thriller, giving a taste of the bone-crunching action that Garca, the former most powerful tool in former fascist dictator Francisco Franco’s arsenal who teams up with a left-leaning journalist to save modern Spanish democracy, will bring to screens in Spain and around the world, will bring to screens in Spain and around the world.
