‘Shadows’ (‘Umbre’), a new, eight-part black comedy series tells the story of a taxi driver who doubles as a debt collector for the local Romanian mafia.
But, after accidentally killing a man, he tries desperately to get out of the business.
Filmed on location in Romania, series such as HBO’s ‘Shadows’, with almost 70 days of filming, action and stunts, are a good opportunity for local actors and production companies to showcase their skills.
We asked lead actor Serban Pavlu what it means to be in such a production.
“First of all it was a big victory. The casting itself because it was a huge casting. I was cast for one month and a half, just casting, and its a great achievement for an actor because you can practice, you can have the character for so many days,” he explained.
“And it’s for television but it’s cinema work, the number of days, the preparation, the pre-production, everything is exactly like in cinema.”
The series was filmed in summer 2014, across approximatel
