| Country: | Spain |
| Language: | Spanish |
| Network: | Cuatro |
| Num Seasons: | 2 |
| Num Episodes: | 22 |
| Runtime: | 50 min (approx.) |
| Company: | Ida y Vuelta |
Génesis: en la mente del asesino or simply Génesis is a Spanish police procedural television series produced by Ida y vuelta. Its two seasons aired on Cuatro from 2006 to 2007.
The plot concerns the work of a police unit created specifically to deal with particularly sadistic and unfathomable crimes.[1] To that end, the unit tries to get to the criminal's mind by using psychology and criminal anthropology methods.[2]
Génesis: en la mente del asesino was produced by Ida y vuelta.[7] The episodes were directed by, Juan González and Javier Quintas, whereas the writing team was formed by Darío Madrona, Diego Sotelo, Andoni de Carlos, José Antonio Valverde, Aitor Gabilondo, Carlos Vila, Javier Holgado and José Luis Latasa. Gregorio Quintana and Jorge Redondo were credited as executive producers. The series premiered on Cuatro 3 May 2006 and it earned "good" viewership ratings in the first episode (1,127,000 viewers and 6.1% share), above the channel's average.[8] The episodes featured a running time of 50 minutes (rather than the 70 minutes traditional for prime time Spanish television titles).[9] Despite the waning interest, the series was renovated for a second season. Fanny Gautier, Juana Acosta, Enrique Arce and Roger Coma were added to the cast to compensate for the leaving of Verónica Sánchez.
The broadcasting run ended after 2 seasons and 22 episodes on 22 April 2007.[10]