Somos cómplices explained

Somos cómplices is a Spanish daily television series adapting the Chilean telenovela Cómplices. It began airing on 15 September 2009. The original broadcasting run on Antena 3 during the sobremesa slot was swiftly cancelled and moved to Nova.

Premise

An American man, Harvey Slater, son to millionaires, is told to actually be an adopted son. He thus moves to Spain to find his biological family, only to be conned there by Soledad Méndez, who forges an entire family, the Altamirano, in order to get Harvey's money.

Production and release

An adaptation of the Chilean telenovela written by,^[1] Somos cómplices was produced by Linze TV for Antena 3.^[2] Shooting locations included a film set in Coín, province of Málaga.^[3] Only two episodes aired in September 2009 on Antena 3, after which the remaining episodes were moved to Nova due to the underwhelming start in terms of viewership ratings:^{[4] [5] [6]} 853,000 viewers and a 6.8% share for the first episode broadcast on 15 September and 714,000 viewers and a 5.7% share for the second episode broadcast on 16 September.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Así serán los "Cómplices" de Antena 3 en su nueva ficción. Vertele!. eldiario.es. 15 July 2009.
2. Web site: Antena 3 retira 'Somos cómplices' tras dos únicas emisiones. FormulaTV. 17 September 2009.
3. Web site: Millonaria oferta de una importante productora internacional de televisión para comprar los estudios Loasur de Coín. Siede Días Marbella. 18 May 2017.
4. Web site: 12 series españolas que fueron retiradas prematuramente. El Televisero. 15 June 2014. Nando. Romero.
5. Web site: Cancelaciones prematuras. SensaCine. 18 September 2009.
6. Web site: Quién es Lucía Hoyos, la actriz invitada a 'Pasapalabra' desde esta tarde. Bluper. El Español. 30 August 2021.