White Lines (TV series)


White Lines is a British-Spanish mystery thriller series created by Álex Pina. The 10-episode first series was released on Netflix on 15 May 2020.

Premise

When Zoe Walker's brother Axel is found dead, 20 years after going missing while working as a DJ in Ibiza, she decides to travel there and investigate.

Cast and characters

Main

Production

It was announced in October 2016 that Netflix had ordered a series created by Money Heist creator Álex Pina. In June 2019, Laura Haddock, Marta Milans, Juan Diego Botto, Nuno Lopes, Daniel Mays, Laurence Fox and Angela Griffin joined the cast of the show.

Filming

Filming commenced in June 2019 in the Balearic Islands, and lasted until October.

Release

White Lines was released on Netflix on 15 May 2020.

Reception

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 63% approval rating for the first series with an average rating of 6.57/10, based on 16 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "A tasty, self-indulgent tangle of mystery, White Lines is a sight to behold -- even if there's not much below the surface." On Metacritic, it has a weighted average score of 50 out of 100, based on 7 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".