Victim Number 8

Victim Number 8 (La víctima número 8) is a Spanish conspiracy thriller television series created by Sara Antuña and Marc Cistaré that originally aired on ETB 2 and Telemadrid from October 10 to November 28, 2018. It stars César Mateo, María de Nati, and Verónika Moral.

Premise
Loosely inspired on the August 2017 Barcelona attacks, the plot revolves around a jihadi attack in the Old Town of Bilbao with seven casualties and several more wounded, and the police investigation trying to catch those responsible for the killing.

Cast
Several EITB and Telemadrid journalists make cameo appearances as themselves.

Production and release
It was co-produced by Mediapro (via its production companies K2000 and Globomedia), ETB and Telemadrid. Alejandro Bazzano was the director of the series.

Victim Number 8 premiered in Spain on October 10, 2018, simultaneously on ETB 2 and Telemadrid. The series was released worldwide on Netflix on August 16, 2019.

Reception
Victim Number 8 has a rating of 3.5 stars out of 5 on the review website Ready, Steady, Cut. Writing for Ready Steady Cut, Jonathan Wilson commented: “Tense and engrossing, this Spanish thriller offers a well-paced and tightly-written high-stakes story.”