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It’s a star-studded Marbella of the 1980s, and the glam Andalusian backdrop frames an opulent narrative that fuses suspense, betrayal and slow-simmering vengeance in the Atresmedia original series “Eva & Nicole,” teased by its producers – Spain’s Atresmedia TV (“Veneno”) alongside Good Mood (“Cristo y Rey”) – at the MipDrama showcase on April 7, a precursor to the broader MipTV international series market in Cannes, running April 8-10.

Handling global distribution, Atresmedia TV International Sales will attend MipTV.

One of only 10 international series selected by the MipDrama jury, the eight-episode affair is directed by David Molina, Antonio Hernández and Álvaro Vicario and structured around a fast-paced script written by Daniel Écija, Patricia Trueba, Andrés Martín Soto, Iñaki San Román, Paula López Cuervo and César Mendizábal.

The series opens with gusto at Nicole’s, the social club named after its owner who is framed from the back as she fiercely pulls open...

A new slasher film is being filmed by Vertice Sales, titled After Party. After Party is currently in the pre-production phases of shooting and the film follows a Lothario, who is later trapped inside a house. Soon people start to disappear as a masked luchador goes about his bloody business. This will be a Spanish language film and fans of international horror can watch an early concept trailer at the Vertice Sales' site below.

The synopsis for After Party is here:

"Martín is the young male lead in a successful television series, "Camp Blood," and one of the biggest teenage idols of the moment. He has no qualms about using his fame to score with girls and he has earned a reputation as a heartbreaker. One morning he wakes and finds that he is locked inside a large house after a bloody businesswild party there the night before. Trapped along...

Call it The Hangover with a slasher twist. Miguel Larraya is in production on After Party with Ion González, Esmeralda Moya and Blanca Suárez ( The Skin That I Inhabit ) starring. Below, you'll find a full synopsis (love the Camp Blood nod) and sales art which are both being used to fire up interest at Cannes this week. Martín is the young male lead in a successful television series, Camp Blood, and one of the biggest teenage idols of the moment. He has no qualms about using his fame to score with girls and has earned a reputation as a heartbreaker. One morning he wakes and finds that he is locked inside a large house after a wild party there the night before. Trapped along with him are three girls with whom he had different encounters the night before. Via a cell...

Here at Dread Central we've had some wild parties. No matter how hard we try not to listen, we can still hear the screaming and the sounds of breaking glass. And that was just during our now monthly screening of Birdemic! While we have been known to get out of hand, we never really got this crazy ...

Below you'll find the trailer and artwork for Miguel Larraya's new terror tale After Party starring Ion González, Esmeralda Moya and Blanca Suárez.

Read on for the details, and look for more soon!

Synopsis

Martín is the young male lead in a successful television series, Camp Blood, and one of the biggest teenage idols of the moment. He has no qualms about using his fame to score with girls and has earned a reputation as a heartbreaker. One morning he wakes and finds that he is locked inside a large house after...

A lesbian police officer and her forensics expert girlfriend sneaking a quickie at work. A lesbian doctor and a female nurse house-hunting together after finally reuniting. A young woman trying to figure out how to tell her boyfriend of eight years that she's fallen in love with a woman.

No, this isn't the lineup of an American gay TV channel — this is what you'll see on some of the most popular national primetime series in Spain.

While the American primetime television landscape is virtually barren when it comes to lesbian and bisexual visibility — with very few lesbian/bi characters on broadcast TV, and only slightly more on cable or premium channels — lesbian/bi characters are flourishing on mainstream Spanish TV shows.

Spanish TV wasn't always this inclusive. Only 10 years ago, Lgbt characters were primarily limited to smaller shows on regional channels, with a few exceptions such as the lesbian couple...