{ "id": "epcvtb1812", "slug": "memento-mori-2023-tv-series", "title": "Memento mori (2023 TV series)", "updated": "2026-11-01", "topic_path": [ { "id": "culture", "label": "Arts and culture", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture" }, { "id": "culture.performance", "label": "Screen and stage", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen", "label": "Film and television", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series", "label": "Series and fictional screen worlds", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_unscripted", "label": "Unscripted, reality, and web-native series", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_unscripted" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_web_native", "label": "Web-native and streaming-original series", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_web_native" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_web_native.horror_thriller_scifi_webseries", "label": "Genre web series: horror, thriller, science fiction, and mystery", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_web_native.horror_thriller_scifi_webseries" } ], "geo": [ { "id": "geo.weu.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_unscripted", "label": "Western Europe · 2021 and later: Unscripted, reality, and web-native series", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.weu.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_unscripted", "path": [ { "id": "geo.weu", "label": "Western Europe", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.weu" }, { "id": "geo.weu.t2021", "label": "Western Europe · 2021 and later", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.weu.t2021" }, { "id": "geo.weu.t2021.culture", "label": "Arts and culture", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.weu.t2021.culture" }, { "id": "geo.weu.t2021.culture.performance", "label": "Screen and stage", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.weu.t2021.culture.performance" }, { "id": "geo.weu.t2021.culture.performance.screen", "label": "Film and television", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.weu.t2021.culture.performance.screen" }, { "id": "geo.weu.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series", "label": "Series and fictional screen worlds", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.weu.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series" }, { "id": "geo.weu.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_unscripted", "label": "Unscripted, reality, and web-native series", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.weu.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_unscripted" } ] } ], "excerpt": "Memento Mori is a Spanish Prime Video crime thriller (2023) adapted from César Pérez Gellida's trilogy Versos, canciones y trocitos de carne, starring Yon González, Francisco Ortiz, and Juan Echanove as a Valladolid serial-killer hunt.", "snippet": "Memento Mori is a Spanish Prime Video crime thriller (2023) adapted from César Pérez Gellida's trilogy Versos, canciones y trocitos de carne, starring Yon González, Francisco Ortiz, and Juan Echanove as a Valladolid serial-killer hunt.", "node": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_web_native.horror_thriller_scifi_webseries", "markdown": "# Memento mori (2023 TV series)\n\n*Memento mori* is a Spanish crime thriller television series that had its streaming release on Amazon Prime Video on 27 October 2023, adapted from *Versos, canciones y trocitos de carne*, the trilogy of novels by the [Valladolid](https://www.edgepedia.org/valladolid) writer César Pérez Gellida.[1](https://www.formulatv.com/series/memento-mori/) Produced by Zebra Producciones and directed by Marco A. Castillo and Fran Parra, it follows the pursuit of a meticulous serial killer by a police inspector and a criminologist in Valladolid.[2](https://zebraproducciones.com/en/ficcion-tv/memento-mori/)\n\n| Key fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Premiere | 27 October 2023, exclusively on Prime Video in Spain and Portugal[1](https://www.formulatv.com/series/memento-mori/) • [3](https://www.seminci.com/en/2023/press-releases/seminci-will-premiere-memento-mori-an-original-prime-video-series-shot-in-valladolid-starring-yon-gonzalez-francisco-ortiz-and-juan-echanove/) |\n| Source | First novel of César Pérez Gellida's trilogy *Versos, canciones y trocitos de carne* (\"Verses, songs, and bits of flesh\")[4](https://www.sensacine.com/series/serie-35208/) |\n| Main cast | Yon González as Augusto, Francisco Ortiz as Inspector Sancho, Juan Echanove as Carapocha[2](https://zebraproducciones.com/en/ficcion-tv/memento-mori/) |\n| Setting | Valladolid, Spain, where the series is also filmed[3](https://www.seminci.com/en/2023/press-releases/seminci-will-premiere-memento-mori-an-original-prime-video-series-shot-in-valladolid-starring-yon-gonzalez-francisco-ortiz-and-juan-echanove/) |\n| Season 1 format | Six episodes of roughly 45 to 50 minutes each[5](https://tv.apple.com/gb/show/memento-mori/umc.cmc.2rfv9yo4wrdc194as18m6o5vo) • [1](https://www.formulatv.com/series/memento-mori/) |\n| Season 2 | Titled \"Día de la Ira\" and inspired by the novel *Dies irae*; released on Prime Video on 25 April 2025 with five episodes[6](https://cadenaser.com/castillayleon/2025/04/21/valladolid-vuelve-a-ser-protagonista-en-la-nueva-temporada-de-memento-mori-radio-valladolid/) • [7](https://cadenaser.com/nacional/2025/04/25/lo-nuevo-de-los-javis-y-el-regreso-de-the-last-of-us-y-memento-mori-cadena-ser/) • [8](https://cadenaser.com/castillayleon/2024/09/13/el-rodaje-de-la-serie-memento-mori-vuelve-a-valladolid-radio-valladolid/) |\n\n## Spoilers\n\n### Premise\n\nThe story begins when the body of a young woman with her eyelids amputated appears in Valladolid.[2](https://zebraproducciones.com/en/ficcion-tv/memento-mori/) Inspector Sancho, fearing a chain of murders, joins forces with Carapocha, one of Spain's leading experts on serial killers, and starts following the trail of corpses left by Augusto, a sociopath with refined tastes.[4](https://www.sensacine.com/series/serie-35208/) The killer's signature method gives the adaptation its title link to the novels: he commits each crime with a soundtrack playing and signs the bodies of his victims with poems.[2](https://zebraproducciones.com/en/ficcion-tv/memento-mori/) What Sancho does not expect is that the chase will turn into a personal duel between hunter and hunted.[2](https://zebraproducciones.com/en/ficcion-tv/memento-mori/)\n\nThe killer's full name is Augusto Ledesma, and the character is written as cultured and twisted: in the second season he walks through Valladolid in a heavy coat, smoking a Faria cigar and carrying his characteristic hair pomade.[9](https://elpais.com/television/2024-10-11/la-oscuridad-de-memento-mori-vuelve-en-la-segunda-temporada-con-gellida-como-premio-nadal.html)\n\n## Production and adaptation\n\nPrime Video commissioned the series from Zebra Producciones, the company behind the platform's earlier series *[El Cid](https://www.edgepedia.org/el-cid-2020-tv-series)*.[1](https://www.formulatv.com/series/memento-mori/) The screenwriters responsible for adapting the trilogy were Germán Aparicio, Abraham Sastre, and Luis Arranz, who also share executive producing duties with Jose Velasco, Sara Fernández-Velasco, Marco A. Castillo, and Ibón Celaya.[1](https://www.formulatv.com/series/memento-mori/) Alfonso González Aguilar composed the original score.[1](https://www.formulatv.com/series/memento-mori/)\n\nThe series premiered at the 68th edition of the Seminci, the Valladolid International Film Festival, before its streaming release on 27 October 2023.[3](https://www.seminci.com/en/2023/press-releases/seminci-will-premiere-memento-mori-an-original-prime-video-series-shot-in-valladolid-starring-yon-gonzalez-francisco-ortiz-and-juan-echanove/) [Principal photography](https://www.edgepedia.org/principal-photography) took place in Valladolid itself, the city where the novels are set.[3](https://www.seminci.com/en/2023/press-releases/seminci-will-premiere-memento-mori-an-original-prime-video-series-shot-in-valladolid-starring-yon-gonzalez-francisco-ortiz-and-juan-echanove/)\n\nGellida took an active role in the adaptation. Executive producer Luis Arranz recalled that the project began amid uncertainty in the autumn of 2022 and \"triumphantly\" reached viewers in 2023, with strong numbers on the platform and in bookshops.[9](https://elpais.com/television/2024-10-11/la-oscuridad-de-memento-mori-vuelve-en-la-segunda-temporada-con-gellida-como-premio-nadal.html) The team credits the series' success in part to the author's willingness to have his prose recast in a different language for the screen, keeping the essence of the three volumes so that \"the reader must recognize the novel in the series.\"[9](https://elpais.com/television/2024-10-11/la-oscuridad-de-memento-mori-vuelve-en-la-segunda-temporada-con-gellida-como-premio-nadal.html) Gellida, who published the first novel in 2013 and received the Premio Nadal during the series' run, said he enjoys seeing his novels gain \"a second autonomous life.\"[9](https://elpais.com/television/2024-10-11/la-oscuridad-de-memento-mori-vuelve-en-la-segunda-temporada-con-gellida-como-premio-nadal.html)\n\n## Second season\n\nPrime Video renewed the series in April 2024, and the second season was filmed in Valladolid, with two weeks of shooting in September 2024 at locations including the historic Círculo de Recreo on the corner of Duque de la Victoria and Constitución streets.[8](https://cadenaser.com/castillayleon/2024/09/13/el-rodaje-de-la-serie-memento-mori-vuelve-a-valladolid-radio-valladolid/) The new season, titled \"Día de la Ira,\" adapts the second part of the literary saga and is inspired by the novel *Dies irae*.[7](https://cadenaser.com/nacional/2025/04/25/lo-nuevo-de-los-javis-y-el-regreso-de-the-last-of-us-y-memento-mori-cadena-ser/) • [6](https://cadenaser.com/castillayleon/2025/04/21/valladolid-vuelve-a-ser-protagonista-en-la-nueva-temporada-de-memento-mori-radio-valladolid/) It consists of five episodes, compared with six in the first.[8](https://cadenaser.com/castillayleon/2024/09/13/el-rodaje-de-la-serie-memento-mori-vuelve-a-valladolid-radio-valladolid/)\n\nThe plot continues the duel between Augusto ([Yon González](https://www.edgepedia.org/yon-gonzalez)) and Inspector Sancho (Francisco Ortiz) after the killer flees Valladolid with Erika Lopategui (Olivia Baglivi). Sancho's obsession with catching him pushes him to his limit, while Carapocha works against the clock to save his daughter from the killer's grasp.[7](https://cadenaser.com/nacional/2025/04/25/lo-nuevo-de-los-javis-y-el-regreso-de-the-last-of-us-y-memento-mori-cadena-ser/) A new character, Gracia Galo, played by Anna Favella, joins as an Italian inspector whose intelligence and emotional steadiness balance the hunt led by the head of the homicide group.[8](https://cadenaser.com/castillayleon/2024/09/13/el-rodaje-de-la-serie-memento-mori-vuelve-a-valladolid-radio-valladolid/) The season was presented at Valladolid's Teatro Zorrilla and released on Prime Video on 25 April 2025.[6](https://cadenaser.com/castillayleon/2025/04/21/valladolid-vuelve-a-ser-protagonista-en-la-nueva-temporada-de-memento-mori-radio-valladolid/)\n\n## Reception and availability\n\nAggregator listings give the series modest ratings: FormulaTV users score it 6.3 out of 10, Kinopoisk lists a rating of 6.2, and SensaCine users give it 3.2 out of 5.[1](https://www.formulatv.com/series/memento-mori/) • [10](https://www.kinopoisk.ru/series/5150821/) • [4](https://www.sensacine.com/series/serie-35208/) IMDbPro records five award nominations for the series and lists its run as 2023 to 2025.[11](https://pro.imdb.com/title/tt22169620/)\n\nDistribution figures vary by country and listing date. FormulaTV's data sheet shows two seasons and 11 episodes, while SensaCine and [JustWatch](https://www.edgepedia.org/justwatch) list three seasons and 15 episodes, the third adding four episodes after the second season's five.[1](https://www.formulatv.com/series/memento-mori/) • [4](https://www.sensacine.com/series/serie-35208/) • [12](https://www.justwatch.com/uk/tv-series/memento-mori) The series streams on Amazon Prime Video in Spain, Portugal, France, and Andorra, and is available free with advertising on [Channel 4](https://www.edgepedia.org/channel-4) in the United Kingdom and Ireland.[12](https://www.justwatch.com/uk/tv-series/memento-mori)\n\n## References\n\n1. [Memento Mori, serie TV, FormulaTV](https://www.formulatv.com/series/memento-mori/)\n2. [Memento Mori, Zebra Producciones](https://zebraproducciones.com/en/ficcion-tv/memento-mori/)\n3. [Seminci will premiere Memento Mori, an original Prime Video series shot in Valladolid](https://www.seminci.com/en/2023/press-releases/seminci-will-premiere-memento-mori-an-original-prime-video-series-shot-in-valladolid-starring-yon-gonzalez-francisco-ortiz-and-juan-echanove/)\n4. [Memento Mori, serie 2023, SensaCine](https://www.sensacine.com/series/serie-35208/)\n5. [Memento Mori, Apple TV](https://tv.apple.com/gb/show/memento-mori/umc.cmc.2rfv9yo4wrdc194as18m6o5vo)\n6. [Valladolid vuelve a ser protagonista en la nueva temporada de Memento Mori, Cadena SER](https://cadenaser.com/castillayleon/2025/04/21/valladolid-vuelve-a-ser-protagonista-en-la-nueva-temporada-de-memento-mori-radio-valladolid/)\n7. [Lo nuevo de los Javis y el regreso de 'The Last of Us' y 'Memento Mori', Cadena SER](https://cadenaser.com/nacional/2025/04/25/lo-nuevo-de-los-javis-y-el-regreso-de-the-last-of-us-y-memento-mori-cadena-ser/)\n8. [El rodaje de la serie 'Memento Mori' vuelve a Valladolid, Cadena SER](https://cadenaser.com/castillayleon/2024/09/13/el-rodaje-de-la-serie-memento-mori-vuelve-a-valladolid-radio-valladolid/)\n9. [La oscuridad de 'Memento Mori' vuelve en la segunda temporada con Gellida como premio Nadal, El País](https://elpais.com/television/2024-10-11/la-oscuridad-de-memento-mori-vuelve-en-la-segunda-temporada-con-gellida-como-premio-nadal.html)\n10. [Помни о смерти (сериал), Kinopoisk](https://www.kinopoisk.ru/series/5150821/)\n11. [Memento Mori, IMDbPro](https://pro.imdb.com/title/tt22169620/)\n12. 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