Surviving Escobar: Alias JJ
2017 Colombian crime drama television series / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Surviving Escobar: Alias JJ (Spanish: Sobreviviendo a Escobar, Alias JJ) is a Colombian crime drama television series produced by Asier Aguilar,[1] based on the book Sobreviviendo a Pablo Escobar by Jhon Jairo Velásquez, the lieutenant and right hand of Pablo Escobar, and stars Juan Pablo Urrego as the titular character.[2] The series premiered in Colombia on Caracol Televisión on 8 February 2017 as Alias J.J., lo que pasa tras las rejas,[3] and concluded on 23 May 2017.[4] On Netflix the series premiered on 1 August 2017 with a total of sixty episodes.[5][6]
Surviving Escobar: Alias JJ | |
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Genre | Crime drama |
Based on | Sobreviviendo a Pablo Escobar by Jhon Jairo Velásquez |
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Directed by |
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Creative director | Guarnizo & Lizarralde |
Music by | Jox |
Country of origin | Colombia |
Original language | Spanish |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 69 (list of episodes) |
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Executive producer | Asier Aguilar |
Editor | Fabián Rodríguez |
Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Production company | Caracol Televisión |
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Network | Caracol Televisión Telemundo |
Release | 8 February (2017-02-08) – 23 May 2017 (2017-05-23) |
The first episode of the series debuted with a total of 8.4 million viewers in Colombia,[7] becoming the most watched production at 10:00pm, and surpassing El Comandante of RCN Televisión.[8] Due to its good acceptance by the Colombian audience, the series was extended to 69 episodes, of the 60 that had already been sold internationally.[9][10] The last episode aired on 23 May 2017, averaged a total of 9.8 million viewers, ranking third among the most viewed programs nationwide in Colombia.[11]