À Punt has announced that the 17th season of ‘L’Alqueria Blanca’ will be the last of the iconic Valencian television series. Throughout the summer, the first ten episodes of this final season will be re-aired every Sunday night, and starting from September 14, the remaining six episodes will be scheduled.
The network highlighted in a statement that the series «has not stopped achieving milestones since the premiere of the first episode on September 23, 2007 on Canal 9». «The first episodes of the series generated great interest and, over time, set many audience records until becoming the most-watched program on Valencian radio and television,» it emphasized.
According to À Punt, «the secret of the success of ‘L’Alqueria Blanca’ is the million-dollar question»: «It is likely a combination of factors that have led different generations, from grandchildren to grandmothers, to gather and watch the weekly episode together.»
It has been valued that «the setting in a village of the 60s and 70s, the plots, the way of speaking, and the characters portrayed in the series show the essence of Valencians and have managed to captivate an audience that has seen themselves reflected in each episode.» «Dora, Tio Pep, Tonet, Sento, Blanca, Jaume, Asun, Raquel, Diego, Robert, Annitín… characters who entered our homes and have almost become one more member of the family,» it added.
In conclusion, the network has argued that ‘L’Alqueria Blanca’ has been «a social and audiovisual phenomenon that marked a before and after in Valencian fiction and has helped shape a true ‘star system’, with over 200 Valencian actors and actresses, some of whom succeed nationally.»
And now, 500 episodes later, the series «says goodbye but will leave a lasting mark on the collective imagination of the Valencian Community.»