International media say that London company Blackbox Media and EO Media have joined forces to develop a dramatic series based on a novel about the origins of the famous Spanish video game company. Dynamic Software.
Madrid agency Scenic Rights acquired the rights to Jesús Martínez del Vas’ novel “La historia de Dinamic” and hired Javier Olivares as showman. Yes, the name of Javier Olivares does not ring a bell as he is one of the creators of The Minister of Time.
Del Vas co-wrote the novel with the Ruiz brothers, who created an empire in the video game industry as a teenager. From his family home in the early 1980s, when Spanish tech companies began to experience a massive international boom.
The author spent ten years researching his book and interviewing the people involved in the creation of Dinamic.
The series will show how the Ruiz brothers opened the door to the age of innovation, video games and software in Spain.a country that was far behind the rest of Europe at that time (we were coming out of a dictatorship of more than 40 years).
He will explore brotherhood and rivalry, love and betrayal, and bill himself. “A combination of The Wolf of Wall Street and Silicon Valley with Luis Miguel’s family melodrama, the seriesThe truth is, it’s hard to get an idea with these examples, according to the makers.
Showrunner and executive producer Javier Olivares explains:Dynamic means talking about 80’s Spain when I was younger. London and New York were all monochrome when many of us refused to accept that Madrid was a black and white city.“.
While it may seem like a niche story, the story has the potential to be successful both nationally and internationally. Will it be the next big Spanish success?
Source: Computer Hoy
