Bank Under Siege

Bank Under Siege is a Spanish crime thriller television miniseries written by Patxi Amezcua and directed by Daniel Calparsoro. It stars Miguel Herrán, María Pedraza, Hovik Keuchkerian and Isak Férriz. It fictionalises the Assault on the Central Bank of Barcelona in 1981.

Plot

The plot explores the Assault on the Central Bank of Barcelona in May 1981, three months after the 23-F coup d'état attempt, as a group of 11 robbers took over 200 hostages and demanded the liberation of putschist general Antonio Tejero and three of his collaborators.

Production

Produced by Brutal Media for Netflix, the series was written by Patxi Amezcua and directed by Daniel Calparsoro. Tommie Ferreras was charged with the cinematography and Calparsoro's recurring collaborator Carlos Jean with the musical score.

Release

The 5-episode miniseries was made available on Netflix on 8 November 2024.

Reception

Paula Martínez of Cinemanía deemed Bank Under Siege to be "an entertaining series with good pace, tension and interest that takes us through an important moment in our history".
Raquel Hernández Luján of HobbyConsolas gave the series 72 points declaring it "a brave, addictive and fast-paced miniseries that takes us to a recent conflict spurring our curiosity.