The Barrier (2020)

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One family. Two worlds.

One family’s fight for survival in a future dystopian Madrid illustrates the disparity between two worlds separated by a fence — and so much more.

• Released: 2020-01-19
• Genres: Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, War & Politics, Mystery
• Seasons: 1, 13 episodes
• Episode length: 1h 4m
• Network: Atresplayer
• Status: Ended
• TMDB rating: 7.0/10 from 137 votes

Created by Daniel Écija.

Top cast

• Unax Ugalde as Hugo
• Olivia Molina as Julia
• Eleonora Wexler as Alma
• Ángela Molina as Emilia
• Abel Folk as Luis
• Daniel Ibáñez
• Laura Quirós as Marta Múgica
• Belén Écija
• Manu Fullola
• Iván Chavero

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Barrier

• United States: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
• United Kingdom: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
• India: stream on Netflix
• Canada: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
• Australia: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads

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