# The Boarding School: Las Cumbres

The Boarding School: Las Cumbres (Spanish: El Internado: Las Cumbres) is a Spanish mystery and teen drama-thriller television series, which premiered on Amazon Prime Video on 19 February 2021. Produced by Atresmedia Studios and Globomedia (The Mediapro Studio), it is a reboot of the popular series El Internado, which originally aired from 2007 to 2010.

## Premise

The fiction takes place in a boarding school for troubled teenagers located in an ancient monastery isolated from the world in which the students endure strict discipline. Four students, Manuel Villar, Amaia Torres, Paul Uribe, and his sister Adele Uribe plot to run away from Las Cumbres, a boarding school for "problem children". Adele backs out at the last minute and Paul cannot bring himself to leave his sister behind, so Amaia and Manuel run off into the woods. Manuel stumbles and is knocked out. Amaia watches in disbelief as a dark figure resembling a plague doctor picks him up and carries him away. When she is caught shortly afterwards by Mara the headmistress and Mario the gym teacher, they dismiss her claims as fantasy. Amaia and Paul, and later their friends, take it upon themselves to find out what happened to Manuel Villar. Their efforts lead to an ancient secret society, La Logia del Nido del Cuervo—the "Raven's Nest" (or "Crow's Nest") Lodge— and to other mysteries at Las Cumbres.

## Cast
### Key

    Main cast (credited)
    Recurring cast (3 or more episodes)
    Guest cast (1–2 episodes)
Main characters, by credits order of performer :
| Actor | Character | Seasons | Seasons | Seasons |
| Actor | Character | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Asia Ortega | Amaia Torres | Main | Main | Also starring |
| Albert Salazar | Paul Uribe | Main | Main | Main |
| Ramiro Blas | Darío Mendoza | Main | Main | Does not appear |
| Joel Bosqued | Álvaro León | Main | Main | Main |
| Alberto Amarilla | Elías | Main | Does not appear | Does not appear |
| Mina El Hammani | Elvira | Main | Main | Main |
| Claudia Riera | Inés Mendoza Vázquez/Alicia Bernal | Main | Main | Main |
| Carlos Alcaide | Manuel "Manu" Villar | Main | Main | Main |
| Paula del Río | Paz Espinosa | Main | Main | Does not appear |
| Daniela Rubio | Adele Uribe | Main | Main | Main |
| Daniel Arias | Eric Guerrero | Main | Main | Does not appear |
| Gonzalo Díez | Julio Ramírez | Main | Main | Does not appear |
| Natalia Dicenta | Mara | Main | Main | Main |
| Lucas Velasco | Mario Salazar | Recurring | Recurring | Main |
| Lydia Pavón | Zoe Cruz | Does not appear | Does not appear | Main |
* Carlos Alcaide as Manuel Villar
* Daniela Rubio as Adele Uribe
* Daniel Arias as Eric
* Claudia Riera as Inés/Alicia
* Gonzalo Díez as Julio
* Paula del Río as Paz
* Francisca Aronsson as Rita
* Natalia Dicenta as Mara, director of the boarding school
* Lucas Velasco [es] as Mario, physical education teacher
* Mina El Hammani as Elvira, science teacher
* Joel Bosqued [es] as León, music teacher
* Alberto Amarilla as Elías, monk and Latin teacher
* Kandido Uranga [eu] as Arturo, the monastery abbot

### Introduced in season 2

* Irene Anula
* Nicolas Cazale
* Annick Weerts
* Alberto Berzal [eu]
* Asier Hernández [gl]
* Clara Galle

## Episodes
### Series overview

| Series | Episodes | Episodes | Originally released | Originally released | Network |
| 1 | 8 | 8 | 19 February 2021 (2021-02-19) | 19 February 2021 (2021-02-19) | Amazon Prime Video |
| 2 | 8 | 8 | 1 April 2022 (2022-04-01) | 1 April 2022 (2022-04-01) | | Amazon Prime Video |
| 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 April 2023 (2023-04-07) | 7 April 2023 (2023-04-07) | | Amazon Prime Video |

### Season 1 (2021)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
| 1 | 1 | "Episode 1" | Jesús Rodrigo | Story by : Asier Andueza and Laura Belloso Teleplay by : Laura Belloso | 19 February 2021 (2021-02-19) |
| 2 | 2 | "Episode 2" | Jesús Rodrigo | Story by : Asier Andueza, Sara Belloso and Laura Belloso Teleplay by : Asier Andueza and Laura Belloso | 19 February 2021 (2021-02-19) |
| 3 | 3 | "Episode 3" | Carles Torrens | Story by : Verónica Marzá, Asier Andueza, Sara Belloso and Laura Belloso Teleplay by : Sara Belloso | 19 February 2021 (2021-02-19) |
| 4 | 4 | "Episode 4" | Denis Rovira | Story by : Sara Belloso, Abraham Sastre, Asier Andueza and Laura Belloso Teleplay by : Asier Andueza and Laura Belloso | 19 February 2021 (2021-02-19) |
| 5 | 5 | "Episode 5" | Denis Rovira | Abraham Sastre, Sara Belloso, Asier Andueza and Laura Belloso | 19 February 2021 (2021-02-19) |
| 6 | 6 | "Episode 6" | Carles Torrens | Story by : Laura Belloso, Asier Andueza, Abraham Sastre and Sara Belloso Teleplay by : Abraham Sastre and Sara Belloso | 19 February 2021 (2021-02-19) |
| 7 | 7 | "Episode 7" | Denis Rovira | Story by : Abraham Sastre, Sara Belloso, Asier Andueza and Laura Belloso Teleplay by : Laura Belloso and Asier Andueza | 19 February 2021 (2021-02-19) |
| 8 | 8 | "Episode 8" | Carles Torrens | Story by : Abraham Sastre, Sara Belloso, Asier Andueza and Laura Belloso Teleplay by : Laura Belloso and Asier Andueza | 19 February 2021 (2021-02-19) |

### Season 2 (2022)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
| 9 | 1 | "Episode 1" | Denis Rovira | Laura Belloso, Asier Andueza and Sara Belloso | 1 April 2022 (2022-04-01) |
| 10 | 2 | "Episode 2" | Denis Rovira | Sara Belloso, Asier Andueza and Laura Belloso | 1 April 2022 (2022-04-01) |
| 11 | 3 | "Episode 3" | Mikel Rueda | Sara Belloso, Arantxa Cuesta and Laura Belloso | 1 April 2022 (2022-04-01) |
| 12 | 4 | "Episode 4" | Mikel Rueda | Asier Andueza, Sara Belloso, Eva Mir and Laura Belloso | 1 April 2022 (2022-04-01) |
| 13 | 5 | "Episode 5" | Denis Rovira | Story by : Laura Belloso, Eva Mir, Sara Belloso, Asier Andueza and Jesús Mesas Silva Teleplay by : Sara Belloso and Jesús Mesas Silva | 1 April 2022 (2022-04-01) |
| 14 | 6 | "Episode 6" | Mikel Rueda | Story by : Sara Belloso, Eva Mir, Asier Andueza, Jesús Mesas Silva and Laura Belloso Teleplay by : Asier Andueza and Eva Mir | 1 April 2022 (2022-04-01) |
| 15 | 7 | "Episode 7" | Denis Rovira | Story by : Sara Belloso, Jesús Mesas Silva, Asier Andueza, Eva Mir and Laura Belloso Teleplay by : Sara Belloso and Jesús Mesas Silva | 1 April 2022 (2022-04-01) |
| 16 | 8 | "Episode 8" | Mikel Rueda | Story by : Asier Andueza, Eva Mir, Jesús Mesas Silva, Sara Belloso and Laura Belloso Teleplay by : Asier Andueza, Eva Mir and Laura Belloso | 1 April 2022 (2022-04-01) |

### Season 3 (2023)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
| 17 | 1 | "Episode 1" | Alexandra Graf | Story by : Asier Andueza, Sara Belloso, Eva Mir, Guillermo Cisneros and Laura Belloso Teleplay by : Laura Belloso, Asier Andueza and Eva Mir | 7 April 2023 (2023-04-07) |
| 18 | 2 | "Episode 2" | Oriol Ferrer | Story by : Sara Belloso, Guillermo Cisneros, Asier Andueza, Eva Mir and Laura Belloso Teleplay by : Sara Belloso and Guillermo Cisneros | 7 April 2023 (2023-04-07) |
| 19 | 3 | "Episode 3" | Alexandra Graf | Story by : Sara Belloso, Guillermo Cisneros, Asier Andueza, Eva Mir and Laura Belloso Teleplay by : Laura Belloso, Asier Andueza and Eva Mir | 7 April 2023 (2023-04-07) |
| 20 | 4 | "Episode 4" | Oriol Ferrer | Story by : Sara Belloso, Guillermo Cisneros, Asier Andueza, Eva Mir and Laura Belloso Teleplay by : Sara Belloso and Guillermo Cisneros | 7 April 2023 (2023-04-07) |
| 21 | 5 | "Episode 5" | Laura Belloso | Asier Andueza, Eva Mir and Laura Belloso | 7 April 2023 (2023-04-07) |
| 22 | 6 | "Episode 6" | Oriol Ferrer | Laura Belloso, Guillermo Cisneros and Sara Belloso | 7 April 2023 (2023-04-07) |

## Production and release

Created by Laura Belloso and Asier Andueza and produced by Atresmedia Studios and Globomedia, the series is a reboot of the series El internado, originally aired from 2007 to 2010, and of which Belloso and Andueza were respectively co-creator and screenwriter. Asier Andueza, Laura Belloso, Sara Belloso and Abraham Sastre were charged with writing the screenplay. Denis Rovira, Carles Torrens and Jesús Rodrigo directed the episodes. The rolling credits feature the theme "Corre" performed by Natalia Lacunza. Filming started in Navarre on 3 March 2020. Shooting locations included the Monastery of Irache in Navarre, San Sebastián, Hondarribia, Lazkao, Usurbil, Ergoien, Bilbao, Anglet and sets in the Zinealdea complex in Oiartzun. The first season consisted of 8 episodes with a running time of roughly 50 minutes. On 6 May 2021, cast additions for season 2 were announced. Directed by Denis Rovira and Mikel Rueda, shooting of the 8-episode season had already begun by then.

## Reception

Professional ratings :
| Review scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| Hobby Consolas | 84/100 |
| Noticias | |
Reviewing for SensaCine [es] before the series' general release, Alicia P. Ferreirós highlighted among the things working well in the first season aspects such as the presentation in the pilot episode, the mythology building, the scare factor and the season finale, while she negatively assessed the late and irregular development of some plots other than the central one as well as the appearance of some expendable secondary characters. Likewise, Mariló Delgado of Hobby Consolas praised the mystery, the well-timed scares and the good performances by the cast members, while mentioning secondary plots having trouble getting started and apparently going nowhere as downside, giving it 84 out of 100. Álvaro Cueva of Milenio considered the series as "all the greatness of El Internado, the original, but with today's editorial and technical possibilities".