What the Future Holds

In 1966, Justo Gil arrives in Barcelona as a migrant with the purpose of gaining enough money to give his sick mother the best care. His great charisma allows him to socialize with the youngsters of the upper-class, until an unexpected turn of events makes him become an informer of the political police, in order to pursue communist cells.

What the Future Holds (2018) is a Spanish historical drama miniseries created by Mariano Barroso and Alejandro Hernández for Movistar Plus. Set in 1966 Barcelona under the Franco regime, it follows Justo Gil (Oriol Pla), a charismatic migrant who arrives in the city determined to earn enough money for his sick mother's care. His easy charm opens doors among the city's upper-class youth, but an unexpected turn pulls him into service as an informer for the political police, who want him to pursue communist cells. Around him, Aura Garrido plays Carme Román, and Karra Elejalde plays Police Commissary Landa, a figure of institutional menace who presses Justo ever harder. The engine of the story is the tension between the protagonist's private survival and the public betrayals he must commit, as every social encounter becomes a potential trap. Across six fifty-minute episodes, the series builds a serialized, tightly plotted narrative in which trust is a currency and every alliance carries danger. Its tone is tense, melancholic and claustrophobic, with a sober visual register that captures the paranoia of a surveillance state. Fans of The Lives of Others, The Americans and The Spirit of the Beehive will find resonance in its portrait of moral compromise, quiet dread and the cost of living under watchful authority.

• The Lives of Othersshared political drama under authoritarian surveillance, moral compromise, informant plotline
• The Spirit of the Beehiveshared period drama of dictatorship-era Spain, secret police, and personal survival
• The Americansshared historical thriller tone of a man caught between a regime and rebels, serialized moral tension

Created by

Mariano Barroso, Alejandro Hernández

Release Date

2018-06-22

Episode runtime

50 min

Rating

7.6 / 10 (28)

What is What the Future Holds about?

A charismatic migrant in 1966 Barcelona is drawn into becoming a political police informant to infiltrate communist cells.

What is What the Future Holds like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of What the Future Holds as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.

Is What the Future Holds violent?

Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in What the Future Holds as mild.

Which shows are like What the Future Holds?

Shows with a similar feel include The Lives of Others, The Spirit of the Beehive, and The Americans.

How long is What the Future Holds?

What the Future Holds: 1 season, 6 episodes.

Is What the Future Holds still running?

No, What the Future Holds has ended.