Maggie Civantos, Najwa Nimri and Itziar Castro together with Argentine actress Ana María Picchio and actor Lucas Ferraro lead the cast for this final season of LOCKED UP
Other cast members include Claudia Riera, Isabel Naveira, Lisi Linder, David Ostrosky, Alma Itzel, Almagro San Miguel, Pablo Vázquez, Natalia Hernández, Paula Gallego, Jose de la Torre, Iván Morales, Fernando Sansegundo, Lolo Diego and Ismael Palacios
Ramiro Blas and Daniel Ortiz, who were involved in previous seasons of LOCKED UP, will also collaborate on the production
The drama series produced by FOX Networks Group España and Globomedia (THE MEDIAPRO STUDIO) has begun shooting the eight-episodes
Madrid, 21st October 2019 – Zulema (Najwa Nimri) and Maca (Maggie Civantos) are on the brink of hanging up their boots, but not before pulling off their last big heist together. This is the starting point for LOCKED UP: EL OASIS, an additional season to the world of LOCKED UP produced by FOX Networks Group España and Globomedia (THE MEDIAPRO STUDIO). The final season of the show has been designed to deliver the two leading actresses to their final destination after fans of the show, known as “The Yellow Tide”, called for an endgame to the story.
The production consists of eight episodes and filming got underway in Madrid and Almería in mid-October, once again featuring showrunner Iván Escobar, as well as a return of screenwriters Lucía Carballal and JM Ruiz Córdoba.
Three years of robberies in jewelry shops, banks and casinos and the time has come for Maca and Zulema to part ways, and what better way to do so than going out with a bang. One final salute involving the theft of a diamond tiara from the daughter of an important Mexican narco, on her wedding day, roles played respectively by Mexican actor David Ostrosky (The House of Flowers) and actress Alma Itzel (Bajo el mismo cielo). To pull off the heist, the two fugitives will need assistance from outside. Lisi Linder (Victim Nº 8), Claudia Riera (The Hockey Girls) and Isabel Naveira (Cocaine Coast) breathe life into Mónica, Triana and La Flaca, who together with Goya (Itziar Castro) will make up the dream team to escape with the sought after haul.
Argentine actress Ana María Picchio (The Marginal 3) and actor Lucas Ferraro (Plan B) will play Ama, the loveable eighty-year-old woman who rents out her rural home, “El Oasis” and Cepo, her disabled son, both of whom are hiding a dark secret.
Ramiro Blas and Daniel Ortiz, who featured in the casting of previous seasons of LOCKED UP will also feature in LOCKED UP: EL OASIS. In addition, the series will also feature appearances by Almagro San Miguel (Amar es para siempre), Pablo Vázquez (Spanish Shame), Natalia Hernández (Love In Difficult Times), Paula Gallego (Cuéntame cómo pasó), Jose de la Torre (Toy boy), Iván Morales (Sunday’s Illness), Fernando Sansegundo (Lifeline), Lolo Diego (Acacias, 38) and Ismael Palacios (Otros mundos).
The original series from Atresmedia came to a successful finale on Antena 3 on open-TV began a new stage in 2018 on Pay-TV thanks to FOX Networks Group (FNG) España. The series has been a huge success for FOX and has resulted in some of the best audience share figures ever, becoming one of the most popular drama series on Pay-TV in Spain*.
(*) LOCKED UP on FOX had an average audience above 300,000, reaching the half a million mark when considering audiences who viewed the content in a non-linear manner, the format chosen by 6 out of every 10 of the series viewers. Data provided by Kantar Media, based solely on television consumption, excluding all other devices.
