• “FoQ. La Nueva Generación” (“Physics or Chemistry: The New Generation”) marks the return of one of the most successful brands in Spanish fiction: “Physics and Chemistry.” The legendary Zurbarán High School reopens its doors and has already started shooting new episodes with a new group of students and teachers for Atresplayer. Shooting will take place in Madrid and in the Canary Islands.

 

• Rocío Velayos, María Bernardeau, Biel Antón, Kiko Bena, Miguel Fernández, Esther Mejorada, Santiago Garzozi, Julia Camus, Carla Domínguez, Biel Castaño, and Rocky are the protagonists of “FoQ. La Nueva Generación.” Itziar Miranda, Israel Elejalde, Silma López, Cuca Escribano, Alex Sie, and Anaís Tovar will play the teachers at Zurbarán High School.

 

•  “FoQ. La Nueva Generación” will address young people’s day-to-day concerns in an irreverent and light-hearted manner, with edgy story lines that retain the essence of the original series, which marked a turning point in Spanish fiction for young audiences.

 
The legendary Zurbarán High School reopens its doors with “FoQ. La Nueva Generación,” which has already started shooting. In keeping with Atresplayer’s firm commitment to Spanish fiction, the series will be made available exclusively on the Atresmedia platform over the next few months.

Actors Rocío Velayos, María Bernardeau, Biel Antón, Kiko Bena, Miguel Fernández, Esther Mejorada, Santiago Garzozi, Julia Camus, Carla Domínguez, Biel Castaño, and Rocky are the protagonists in the return of one of the most successful Spanish drama series of all time: “Physics or Chemistry.” The cast of young students is rounded out with Stephanie Gil, Adriana Hormigos, Enzo Campero, Aarón Ayuso, and Ana Andrés.

Israel Elejalde, Itziar Miranda, Silma López, Cuca Escribano, Alex Sie, and Anaís Tovar will play the teachers at Zurbarán High School, who offer different outlooks on life and whose story lines inevitably intertwine with those of their pupils.

“FoQ. La Nueva Generación” is a aspirational breath of fresh air with edgy new storylines and characters that reflect the reality of day-to-day life for today’s youth. The series will retain the essence of its predecessor with a new generation of actors playing students at Zurbarán High School. 

Having chosen its cast, the series has started shooting, which will continue throughout the summer on location in the Canary Islands and Madrid. “FoQ. La Nueva Generación” will be comprised of eight 50-minute episodes. The series is produced by Buendía Estudios Canarias in collaboration with Boomerang TV and with Atresmedia TV’s participation. 

Montse García is Head of Fiction at Atresmedia TV. Sonia Martínez and Carlos García Miranda, of Buendía Estudios Canarias, are the executive producers, while Boomerang TV’s Tedy Villalba is Boomerang TV’s Executive Director; Eugenio Pérez is the line producer for BEC, and Diego Polo is the line producer for the project. The series is directed by Juanma Pachón and Daniel Romero. 

Carlos García Miranda is the creator and scriptwriter for the series, which is based on Carlos Montero’s original format. García Miranda is in charge of coordinating the team of writers composed of: Alba Carballal, Diego Pinillos, María Miranda, and Alba Lucio. 

The heads of the various other technical departments are Manel Aguado and Carlos de Miguel (Photography), Luis Sánchez (Sound), Ana Medina (Art), Alba Cuesta (Costume), Clara Rollán and Natalia Barrios (Hair and Makeup), and Víctor Antolí, who is the Casting Director.

“Physics or Chemistry”: A Phenomenon for a Whole Generation

 

“FoQ. La Nueva Generación” marks the return of a new season of “Physics or Chemistry,” the popular Antena 3 series created by Carlos Montero that premiered in 2008. The show became a veritable phenomenon among young audiences, launching its protagonists —including Úrsula Corberó, Maxi Iglesias, Javier Calvo, Andrea Duro, Angy Fernández, and Adam Jezierski, among others— to stardom.  

“Physics or Chemistry” was a huge hit for Antena 3 that redefined the way series targeted at young audiences are made and conceived. The show became one of the best-known Spanish series worldwide, airing in countries such as Bulgaria, Canada, France, Belgium, Switzerland, Monaco, Italy, and Portugal and in Latin America. 

In 2020, Atresplayer reunited its protagonists in “Physics or Chemistry: The Reunion,” a two-episode special that took the platform and social networks by storm, demonstrating the strength of the show’s brand. Now, a new generation of students is about to arrive on Atresplayer with new stories and plotlines and the same essence of the series that became a worldwide phenomenon over a decade ago.

 

Introducing ‘FoQ. La Nueva Generación”

 

Adolescence is a time of “firsts”: first time getting drunk, first time petting at a party, first time saying “I love you”… And first time grieving.

The new school year at Zurbarán is marked by the death of one of its students, leading the parents’ cooperative that now runs the center to create a support group for students.

This is how eight very different teenagers end up sharing a space where they  clash head-on but ultimately end up getting to know each other and sharing their lust for life. And falling in love.