Plutón B.R.B. Nero Explained

Genre:	Science fiction Sitcom
Director:	Álex de la Iglesia
Starring:	Antonio Gil Carlos Areces Carolina Bang Manuel Tallafé Enrique Villén
Country:	Spain
Language:	Spanish
Num Seasons:	2
Num Episodes:	26
Company:	Pánico Films
Network:	La 2

Plutón B.R.B. Nero is a Spanish science-fiction sitcom television series directed by Álex de la Iglesia. Produced by Pedro Costa and Pánico Films,^[1] its two seasons originally aired on La 2 from September 2008 to December 2009.

Production and release

Regarding the screenwriting, and besides de la Iglesia's recurrent partnership with Jorge Guerricaecheverria, he also collaborated with Pepón Montero and Juan Maidagán, writers of Camera Café.^[2]

The first episode premiered on 24 September 2008. Titled El origen de Roswell, it commanded a 5.8% share of audience, above the channel's average.^{[3] [4]} The last episode aired in December 2009.^[5]

Premise

Year 2530. The ship Plutón BRB Nero travels across outer space, seeking to find a habitable planet as the Earth is fully built up.^[6]

Cast

Control room

• Antonio Gil, as Captain Valladares.^[7]
• Carlos Areces, as Querejeta, a pilot.
• Carolina Bang, as Lorna, an android.
• Enrique Villén, as Roswell, an alien.

Engine room

• , as Hoffman, a maintenance technician.
• , as Wollensky, an android.

From Earth

• Gracia Olayo, as Merche, Valladares' wife.
• Mariano Venancio, as Macaulay Culkin III, the President.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Álex de la Iglesia inicia su viaje espacial en Televisión Española. Vertele. 16 July 2008.
2. Web site: Álex de la Iglesia estrena en La 2 'Plutón BRB Nero'. El Periódico. Antonio. Gómez. 24 September 2008.
3. Web site: Plutón BRB Nero ¿sí o no?. Espinof. 25 September 2008.
4. Web site: 'Hospital Central' supera con claridad a 'Los hombres de Paco'. FormulaTV. 25 September 2008.
5. Web site: "Hay que salvar los cines, pero con las plataformas se vive una edad de oro". Noticias de Gipuzkoa. 24 November 2020.
6. Web site: Vertele. eldiario.es. 23 September 2008. "Con 'Plutón BRBNero', el sueño de TVE se hace realidad".
7. Web site: "Plutón BRB Nero", acción androide en La 2. La Nueva España. 24 September 2008.