Nerja will once again be the scenic location of a television series from January 22 and until May 15. Fresco Film Services will shoot in the district of Maro and various locations in Axarquía, different scenes of the second season of the series “Snatch”, a fiction based on the film, starring Brad Pitt and Benicio del Toro.
Stars of the TV series acting out a scene
Fresco Film Services, under direction of Sony will record a total of 10 episodes of this new season of “Snatch”. Filming will take place in Nerja at the Giner de los Ríos Centre, at the Cafetería Plaza Cavana, at the Balcón de Europa and at La Alberquilla Beach. Fresco productions have a number of popular features under their belt, such as the recording in Spain of “Game of Thrones.”
Although very loosely based on Guy Ritchie’s movie from 2000 with the same name, the Snatch television series has proven so popular for Sony that they’ve decided to make a second season. As well as starring Rupert Grint ( Harry Potter), Snatch season II is said to star Dougray Scott (Mission: Impossible 2).
The Councillor for Tourism, Patricia Gutiérrez, is very pleased that the film company has chosen Nerja instead as other locations such as the Caribbean or Catalonia. “There is no doubt that it is excellent news that companies in this sector opt for Nerja as a setting for their recordings. It will help us to strengthen our tourist image beyond our borders “, who maintains that this international production” will introduce people from all over the world to Nerja, through their screens. Let’s hope it serves as an invitation to come and visit”, he pointed out.
Finally, the councillor has apologized for the disruptions that these recordings may cause and thanked the work of the Local Police, Civil Protection, the Coordinator of Operational Services and Sports Facilities “for co-operating with the filming of this series in Nerja.”
