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It premiered worldwide on October 14, 2022, and ran for two seasons of eight episodes each, ending on November 17, 2023.[1](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/a-mother-is-capable-of-anything-for-her-child-holy-family-premieres-on) • [2](https://usa.newonnetflix.info/info/81435203) The series follows Gloria Román, played by [Najwa Nimri](https://www.edgepedia.org/najwa-nimri), a mother living under false identities in an affluent Madrid neighborhood who is hiding from a dark past.[3](https://www.europapress.es/cultura/cine-00128/noticia-manolo-caro-dirige-sagrada-familia-representacion-no-agenda-yo-no-soy-homosexual-solo-mes-orgullo-20221003125048.html)\n\n| Key fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Original title | *Sagrada familia*; released internationally as *Holy Family*[4](https://www.filmaffinity.com/en/film301224.html) |\n| Creator and director | Manolo Caro, previously known for *La Casa de las Flores* (2018) and *Alguien tiene que morir* (2020)[1](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/a-mother-is-capable-of-anything-for-her-child-holy-family-premieres-on) |\n| Run | Season 1 premiered October 14, 2022; season 2 premiered November 17, 2023; 16 episodes total[2](https://usa.newonnetflix.info/info/81435203) |\n| Episode length | About 35 minutes per episode[5](https://www.madrid.org/filmmadrid/descargas/CAM_SERIES_COMPLETO_271124_04.pdf) |\n| Lead cast | Najwa Nimri (Gloria), Alba Flores, Macarena Gómez, Álex García, Carla Campra, Iván Pellicer, Álvaro Rico, Ella Kweku[1](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/a-mother-is-capable-of-anything-for-her-child-holy-family-premieres-on) |\n| Production | Noc Noc Cinema, Woo Films, and Netflix España; music by Lucas Vidal, cinematography by Pablo Díez[4](https://www.filmaffinity.com/en/film301224.html) |\n| Setting | Fuente del Berro, an affluent neighborhood of Madrid, in 1990s Spain[6](https://www.sensacine.com/noticias/series/noticia-18595418/) • [7](https://www.lasexta.com/series/manolo-caro-origen-sagrada-familia-surgio-conversacion-vientre-subrogado_202210146349533177c705000101d10f.html) |\n| Reception | IMDb 6.5/10 from about 3,400 votes; Filmaffinity 5.6/10; Rotten Tomatoes average Tomatometer 64%[8](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15576994/ratings/) • [4](https://www.filmaffinity.com/en/film301224.html) • [9](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/holy_family) |\n\n## Spoilers\n\n### Premise\n\nThe series opens with a new family moving into Fuente del Berro, a well-to-do Madrid neighborhood where, in the words of Netflix's synopsis, nothing is what it seems. Gloria lives there with her baby and Aitana, her au pair, hiding from a mysterious and dark past. She forms a close friendship with three other women whose common denominator is motherhood, and the relationship appears perfect until Gloria's past begins to catch up with her.[10](https://about.netflix.com/es_es/news/a-mother-is-capable-of-anything-for-her-child-holy-family-premieres-on) The official synopsis describes a family hiding a shocking secret that starts over in Madrid, where new relationships complicate their plans.[9](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/holy_family)\n\nSeason 1's eight episodes trace the tightening of that secret. In the first episode, Gloria and her children host a birthday party for baby Hugo while living under false identities, and a new couple moves into the neighborhood; later episodes bring the past of Gloria, Abel, and Aitana into focus, and the season closes with hard decisions by Abel and Aitana.[11](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/holy_family/s01) The second season continues the pretense of a perfect life, this time with a character held in the house basement and young Lorenzo as a witness to who the family really is.[12](https://media.netflix.com/en/only-on-netflix/81435203)\n\n## Origin and themes\n\nSurrogacy was the seed of the story. Caro has said the idea arose from a friend who had decided to have a baby through surrogated gestation, which opened a debate in his circle of lifelong friends and made him notice how readily people form opinions about others' paths to parenthood.[13](https://www.elconfidencial.com/television/series-tv/2022-10-17/sagrada-familia-elenco-netflix-curiosidades_3506631/) • [3](https://www.europapress.es/cultura/cine-00128/noticia-manolo-caro-dirige-sagrada-familia-representacion-no-agenda-yo-no-soy-homosexual-solo-mes-orgullo-20221003125048.html) He has described the series as centered on motherhood, the new models of being a parent, what a mother is capable of doing for her child, and the double faces people present.[13](https://www.elconfidencial.com/television/series-tv/2022-10-17/sagrada-familia-elenco-netflix-curiosidades_3506631/)\n\nThe story is set in the 1990s, a decade in which, Caro noted, surrogacy was not commonly discussed in Spain as it is now.[7](https://www.lasexta.com/series/manolo-caro-origen-sagrada-familia-surgio-conversacion-vientre-subrogado_202210146349533177c705000101d10f.html) He also framed the series as deliberately non-prescriptive: it does not try to be pamphleteering about how a family should be conceived, while the actress [Alba Flores](https://www.edgepedia.org/alba-flores) said the series shows that all families have shadows.[14](https://www.eldiario.es/vertele/videos/entrevistas/manolo-caro-sagrada-familia-netflix-no-panfletaria-decir-concibe-nucleo-familiar_8_9616118.html)\n\n## Production\n\nHoly Family was Caro's fourth series for Netflix and his first production set and shot entirely in Spain, made under his agreement with Netflix for Latin America and Spain.[15](https://www.vocero.com.mx/sagrada-familia-la-nueva-serie-de-manolo-caro-para-netflix/) It was produced by Noc Noc Cinema, the company headed by Caro and producers Rafael Ley and María José Córdova, together with Woo Films and Netflix España.[1](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/a-mother-is-capable-of-anything-for-her-child-holy-family-premieres-on) • [4](https://www.filmaffinity.com/en/film301224.html) The screenplay is credited to Caro, Fer Pérez, María Miranda, and Gabriel Nuncio.[4](https://www.filmaffinity.com/en/film301224.html)\n\nFilming took place in Madrid, Castilla-[La Mancha](https://www.edgepedia.org/la-mancha) (Ciudad Real and [Guadalajara](https://www.edgepedia.org/guadalajara)), and Melilla, with Madrid locations including the Torres Blancas building, the AZCA complex, the Cuatro Vientos airfield, and the Netflix Madrid Content City studio lot.[5](https://www.madrid.org/filmmadrid/descargas/CAM_SERIES_COMPLETO_271124_04.pdf) • [16](https://madridfilmoffice.com/en/production/sagrada-familia-t1/) Caro called the series his most personal project and said he attended to details from locations to the score, which was composed by Lucas Vidal.[17](https://www.hola.com/actualidad/20221209222285/manolo-caro-sagrada-familia-entrevista/)\n\nThe cast reunited Najwa Nimri and Alba Flores, who had previously worked together on *Vis a Vis* and *La Casa de Papel*; both said their earlier collaboration made their interactions in this series easier.[6](https://www.sensacine.com/noticias/series/noticia-18595418/)\n\n## Reception\n\nShortly after release, the series had entered Netflix's top 10 in 45 countries.[13](https://www.elconfidencial.com/television/series-tv/2022-10-17/sagrada-familia-elenco-netflix-curiosidades_3506631/) Critics responded to its blend of genres. Johnny Loftus of Decider called it a thriller full of dread, shifting loyalties, and larger themes of motherhood in its loving and sometimes murderous manifestations.[11](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/holy_family/s01) A Ready Steady Cut review of season 1 called it highly watchable and proudly inscrutable, a binge-worthy portrait of motherhood in all its forms, while the same outlet's season 2 review found diminishing returns, with a dreary tone and languid pace.[4](https://www.filmaffinity.com/en/film301224.html)\n\nAggregated ratings place the series in middling territory: 6.5/10 on IMDb from about 3,400 users, 5.6/10 on Filmaffinity from about 2,600 votes, and an average Tomatometer of 64% on Rotten Tomatoes.[8](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15576994/ratings/) • [4](https://www.filmaffinity.com/en/film301224.html) • [9](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/holy_family) The series received three Fotogramas de Plata nominations and an Iris Awards nomination for Best Production in 2023.[4](https://www.filmaffinity.com/en/film301224.html)\n\n## References\n\n1. [A mother is capable of anything for her child. Holy Family premieres on October 14, About Netflix](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/a-mother-is-capable-of-anything-for-her-child-holy-family-premieres-on)\n2. [Holy Family (Sagrada familia) on Netflix USA, New On Netflix](https://usa.newonnetflix.info/info/81435203)\n3. [Manolo Caro dirige 'Sagrada familia', Europa Press](https://www.europapress.es/cultura/cine-00128/noticia-manolo-caro-dirige-sagrada-familia-representacion-no-agenda-yo-no-soy-homosexual-solo-mes-orgullo-20221003125048.html)\n4. [Holy Family (Sagrada familia) (TV Series) (2022), Filmaffinity](https://www.filmaffinity.com/en/film301224.html)\n5. [Sagrada Familia / Holy Family, Film Madrid (Comunidad de Madrid)](https://www.madrid.org/filmmadrid/descargas/CAM_SERIES_COMPLETO_271124_04.pdf)\n6. ['Sagrada Familia', la serie que reúne de nuevo a Najwa Nimri y Alba Flores, SensaCine](https://www.sensacine.com/noticias/series/noticia-18595418/)\n7. [Manolo Caro, sobre el origen de 'Sagrada familia', laSexta](https://www.lasexta.com/series/manolo-caro-origen-sagrada-familia-surgio-conversacion-vientre-subrogado_202210146349533177c705000101d10f.html)\n8. [Holy Family (TV Series 2022–2023) - Ratings, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15576994/ratings/)\n9. [Holy Family, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/holy_family)\n10. [Una madre es capaz de todo por un hijo. Sagrada Familia llega el 14 de octubre, About Netflix](https://about.netflix.com/es_es/news/a-mother-is-capable-of-anything-for-her-child-holy-family-premieres-on)\n11. [Holy Family: Season 1, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/holy_family/s01)\n12. [Holy Family, Netflix Media Center](https://media.netflix.com/en/only-on-netflix/81435203)\n13. [El elenco de 'Sagrada familia' desmonta la serie de Netflix con estas 7 curiosidades, El Confidencial](https://www.elconfidencial.com/television/series-tv/2022-10-17/sagrada-familia-elenco-netflix-curiosidades_3506631/)\n14. [Manolo Caro: \"'Sagrada familia' no intenta ser panfletaria\", elDiario.es verTele](https://www.eldiario.es/vertele/videos/entrevistas/manolo-caro-sagrada-familia-netflix-no-panfletaria-decir-concibe-nucleo-familiar_8_9616118.html)\n15. ['Sagrada Familia', la nueva serie de Manolo Caro para Netflix, Vocero](https://www.vocero.com.mx/sagrada-familia-la-nueva-serie-de-manolo-caro-para-netflix/)\n16. [Holy Family (S1), Madrid Film Office](https://madridfilmoffice.com/en/production/sagrada-familia-t1/)\n17. [Manolo Caro nos explica por qué eligió a ¡HOLA! para la trama de 'Sagrada Familia', ¡HOLA!](https://www.hola.com/actualidad/20221209222285/manolo-caro-sagrada-familia-entrevista/)\n\n---\n*Topic: Encyclopedia › Arts and culture › Screen and stage › Film and television › Series and fictional screen worlds › Scripted television and comedy series › Drama and prestige series (individual series) › Crime and thriller series › Psychological and domestic thrillers*\n\n*Initially written Oct 3, 2026 · Reviewed: Oct 25, 2026 · Edited: Oct 15, 2026; Oct 25, 2026; Nov 1, 2026 · Last review: Oct 25, 2026*\n\n*Copyright 2026 EdgeChat AI, a subsidiary of Biostate AI.*\n\nLicense: Edgepedia Community License 1.0, https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license\n", "same_as": [], "url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/holy-family", "markdown_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/holy-family.md", "license": { "name": "Edgepedia Community License 1.0", "url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license", "summary": "Free with credit, commercial use included. 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