Vineyards in rural Spain might not be far enough away from murderous New York City loan sharks for safety, judging by the Land of Women trailer. The six-episode dramatic-comedy series starring Eva Longoria debuts Wednesday on Apple TV+. And it looks pretty fun.
Update: Apple TV+ released the first two episodes, or “chapters,” of Land of Woman today. Early reviews call it “winning,” a “feel-good drama” and a “palatable comfort-food family portrait.”
Land of Women trailer features ‘girls’ trip’ to Spain — on the run from loan sharks
The new Apple TV+ series Land of Women comes to us via award-winning author Sandra Barneda’s bestselling novel La tierra de las mujeres. The series, much of it in Spanish with subtitles, stars Eva Longoria alongside legendary Spanish actress Carmen Maura, newcomer Victoria Bazúa and Santiago Cabrera.
To a soundtrack of upbeat Latin music, the entertaining trailer shows Longoria’s character at a big party mistaking dangerous loan sharks her husband ran afoul of for caterers. She asked what she owes them. They say $50 million. So, at her sheepish husband’s urging, she ends up grabbing her mother and daughter in a headlong flight to rural northern Spain to avoid the thugs’ wrath. Though she doesn’t explain any of that to the other two women, describing it instead as a “girls’ trip.” And that doesn’t work out so well.
Here’s how the streamer describes the series:
Land of Women is a dramedy starring Longoria as Gala, a well-to-do New Yorker who has her life turned upside down when her husband fails to repay a debt to the wrong people. With dangerous criminals searching for her family and now vanished husband, Gala is forced to leave the city with her aging mother Julia (Maura) and teenage daughter Kate (Bazúa) to her mother’s hometown in northern Spain — a place that Julia fled 50 years ago — to start life anew and hope their identities remain hidden. But gossip in the charming wine town quickly spreads, unraveling their deepest family secrets and truths.
Watch the first trailer from Apple TV+
The series, created by Ramón Campos, Gema R. Neira and Paula Fernández, comes from Apple Studios. Iris Award winner Carlos Sedes directs. Produced by Bambú Producciones, the series is executive produced by showrunner Campos, Neira, Sedes, Iris Award winner Teresa Fernández-Valdés, Ben Spector, Sandra Condito and Longoria.
Watch Land of Women on Apple TV+
Like what you see in the Land of Women trailer? The six-episode dramedy debuts on Apple TV+ June 26 with two episodes. That’s followed by new episodes every Wednesday through July 24. The service is available by subscription for $9.99 with a seven-day free trial. You can also get it via any tier of the Apple One subscription bundle. For a limited time, customers who purchase and activate a new iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Mac or iPod touch can enjoy three months of Apple TV+ for free.
After launching in November 2019, “Apple TV+ became the first all-original streaming service to launch around the world, and has premiered more original hits and received more award recognitions faster than any other streaming service. To date, Apple Original films, documentaries and series have been honored with 471 wins and 2,090 award nominations and counting,” the service said.
In addition to award-winning movies and TV shows (including breakout soccer comedy Ted Lasso), Apple TV+ offers documentaries, dramas, comedies, kids shows and more.
Source: Apple TV+
We originally published this post on Apple TV+ show Land of Women and its first trailer on June 4, 2024. We updated the information.
