Dafne and the Rest

Dafne and the Rest^[1] (Spanish: Todo lo otro; lit. 'Everything else')^[2] is a Spanish television series created, written, directed and starred by Abril Zamora for HBO Max. It is one of the first Spanish original titles of the HBO Max catalogue, which debuted in Europe on 26 October 2021.^[3][4]

Dafne and the Rest
Spanish	Todo lo otro
Genre	Comedy drama
Created by	Abril Zamora
Screenplay by	Abril Zamora
Directed by	Abril Zamora
Starring	Abril Zamora Juan Blanco David Matarín Nuria Herrero Andrea Guasch María Maroto Bea de la Cruz Marta Belenguer Pepe Lorente Raúl Mérida Miguel Bernardeau Alberto Casado
Country of origin	Spain
Original language	Spanish
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	8
Production
Executive producers	Miguel Salvat Steve Matthews Antony Root Santi Botello
Running time	c. 30 min
Production companies	Producciones Mandarina Campanilla Films S.L.
Original release
Network	HBO Max
Release	26 October 2021 (2021-10-26)

Premise

The show (a dramedy)^[5] follows Dafne, a young transgender woman with a precarious job who has just left a relationship. She lives her life day by day all while discovering she has unrequited feelings for her best friend.^[6][3] It takes place in Madrid.^[7]

Cast

• Abril Zamora as Dafne^[8]
• Juan Blanco as César^[6]
• David Matarín as Yerai^[3]
• Nuria Herrero [es] as Amaya^[3]
• Andrea Guasch [es] as Martina^[3]
• María Maroto as Eva^[3]
• Bea de la Cruz as Raquel^[3]
• Marta Belenguer [es] as Aurora^[3]
• Pepe Lorente as Juancho^[3]
• Raúl Mérida [es] as Manuel^[3]
• Miguel Bernardeau as Iñaki^[3]
• Alberto Casado [es]^[3]

Production and release

Created, written and directed by Abril Zamora, the series was produced by Producciones Mandarina [es] (via its subsidiary Campanilla Films S.L.) for Warner Media.^[9][10] It consists of 8 episodes featuring an average running time of 30 minutes.^[5] Miguel Salvat, Steve Matthews and Antony Root were credited as executive producers on behalf of WarnerMedia whereas Santi Botello was credited on behalf of Campanilla Films.^[5] Shooting wrapped in Madrid towards May 2021.^[11][9] The series was originally intended to be a HBO Europe original,^[12] but following the preparation for the HBO Max rollout in selected European countries in the Fall of 2021, it was ensuingly branded as a HBO Max original. The first teaser trailer was released on 13 September 2021.^[13] The series was presented together with other HBO Max originals (Venga Juan, Sin novedad and ¡García!) at the 69th San Sebastián Film Festival in September 2021.^[14][15]