S4 Spoiler Thread: Interviews, Pics, Casting, Speculation

I don't think it's been announced yet...someone on Velvet's Spainish Wikipedia page put on there that it airs in September, but that may be someone guessing because S3 premiered in September last year.




Still nothing Velvet-related on the Carlos actor's Instagram, for whatever it's worth.




Well, if you're able to browse Internet during the day and/or at work, there are some sites that stream the show live from Spain...that's how I watched it last season...granted, there's no subtitles, but it's usually easy to figure out the major plot stuff (especially since the Velvet Twitter account tweets during the show and Twitter allows you to translate the tweets). That was enough to tide me over until I could watch VV's subtitles.

The only hard part sometimes is finding a live stream that doesn't lag or bombard you with ads...when we get closer to the premiere date, I will hunt around for a good one and post the link to it.

I found an article with what looks like it COULD be news (it's hard for me to tell sometimes what's just their speculation and what's actually spoiler-y) -- this Spanish site has an image gallery that details S4...most of it is just recycled from the press release, but clicking through I found some tidbits that the press release didn't include...are these spoilers or are all they all just speculation/wishful thinking? I don't know. But, just in case...

* The article says that Carlos wants to have a family with Ana. (This MAY be outdated speculation based on the S4 teaser...)
* The article says that Alberto has a "crisis" when he doesn't receive a letter from Ana. (This MAY be outdated speculation based on the S4 teaser...)
* The article says that we will continue to see Patricia's softer side as she helps Ana with little Alberto. (May be wishful thinking/speculation based on the end of S3, where we saw Patricia being kinder to Ana.)

That's it. Everything else they've got is just from the press release.

But I was thinking that if they're right about Patricia, that may be a hopeful sign that Patricia/Enrique will meet a swift end and Patricia/Jonas will pick back up -- it's really hard to imagine a "changed" Patricia with slimy Enrique, but she'd fit just fine with Jonas. (And this means nothing, but the picture the site chose was of Patricia/Jonas.)

I read the article, too and can't quite understand this line although I put it through the translator. What does he actually mean?

Thanks for the article, VV! Nice to see the cast starting to do interviews...hope this is a sign of more to come.

I agree with your take on the line...there's been some freaking out in the media about MAS being gone because the main story of the show is supposed to be Ana/Alberto...I think he's trying to respond to that criticism/worry by defending the show, telling reporters that there's still plenty of good stuff coming.

In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if we hear some variation of that quote from other actors once the press for S4 starts to vamp up.

I'm really wary of the prospect of an American version. The best thing that could out of it, IMO, is turning viewers onto watching the original on Netflix.

The Spanish media has been discussing the American version, but I haven't seen anything about it in the American media...IIRC, the original Spanish reports said that ABC was considering ordering a pilot, and ABC usually announces those...they're filming a bunch of pilots right now for May. I think we would have heard by now if Velvet made the cut, but I could be wrong.

EDITED: Okay, and right after I posted that I went nosing around on Google and found this Variety article that says this:



FWIW, here's the Lionsgate TV page with a list of their projects. They're behind the ABC series Nashville, and one of their past series was Mad Men.

www.lionsgate.com/tv/

So...I don't know. I still can't find anything on the actual pilot filming/being shot/ordered, but Variety is an industry magazine and the article came out this week. I guess it's worth keeping an eye on now though.

I'll go post all this information in the other thread on the S1 board, too.

New interview with Ramon Campos, one of the EPs of Velvet. The interview covers several Bambu series, and he talks about Velvet at the end.

He doesn't really give any spoilers we didn't already know (he talks briefly about Petra and Humberto, the new characters, and confirms that Alberto returns in S4) -- the most interesting thing is that he talks a bit about the possibility of a S5...the Google Translate version is difficult to follow, so VV might have more to add here, but this is the gist:
* He says that S4 is a very important season because they plan to close/resolve some of the great love stories of the show.
* He doesn't want viewers to feel like the show is being "extended" (I guess he means dragged out too long).
* He says that there are some series that go past Season 4 and Season 5, but it's not usual.
* He mentions the ratings for S3 (the translation wasn't very clear on this part).
* He ends with saying that they are going to wait a while to decide whether or not there will be a S5. (I'm sure he means that they need to see what the ratings for this season are like.)

www.vertele.com/noticias/el-productor-de-velvet-despeja-el-misterio-de-miguel-angel-silvestre-y-el-futuro-de-la-serie/

So...I'm assuming that when he says some of the main love stories will be brought to a close this season, he's talking about one or all of the following: Ana/Alberto, Rita/Pedro, and/or Clara/Mateo. I'm also assuming that when he says those stories will be closed he means the actors would leave the show if it's renewed for S5 (because there'd be no point in keeping them around if their stories were finished in S4).

The question then becomes this: if there is going to be a S5, which of those three couples isn't necessarily needed? Can Velvet survive without Ana/Alberto? Can it survive without some combination of Rita/Pedro/Clara/Mateo?