{ "id": "ep0sf9fz5g", "slug": "skam-espana", "title": "Skam España", "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.comedy_general_webseries", "label": "Comedy, drama, and general-genre web series", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_web_native.comedy_general_webseries" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_web_native.comedy_general_webseries.yr-2017-2021", "label": "Premiered 2017 to 2021", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_web_native.comedy_general_webseries.yr-2017-2021" } ], "geo": [ { "id": "geo.weu.t2001.culture.performance.screen.series.series_unscripted", "label": "Western Europe · 2001 to 2020: Unscripted, reality, and web-native series", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.weu.t2001.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.t2001", "label": "Western Europe · 2001 to 2020", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.weu.t2001" }, { "id": "geo.weu.t2001.culture", "label": "Arts and culture", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.weu.t2001.culture" }, { "id": "geo.weu.t2001.culture.performance", "label": "Screen and stage", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.weu.t2001.culture.performance" }, { "id": "geo.weu.t2001.culture.performance.screen", "label": "Film and television", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.weu.t2001.culture.performance.screen" }, { "id": "geo.weu.t2001.culture.performance.screen.series", "label": "Series and fictional screen worlds", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.weu.t2001.culture.performance.screen.series" }, { "id": "geo.weu.t2001.culture.performance.screen.series.series_unscripted", "label": "Unscripted, reality, and web-native series", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.weu.t2001.culture.performance.screen.series.series_unscripted" } ] } ], "excerpt": "Skam España (Skam Spain) is the Spanish adaptation of the Norwegian teen series Skam, produced by Movistar+ and Zeppelin TV, four seasons and 39 episodes from 2018 to 2020, told in real time through clips, Instagram profiles, and weekly episodes set in Madrid.", "snippet": "Skam España (Skam Spain) is the Spanish adaptation of the Norwegian teen series Skam, produced by Movistar+ and Zeppelin TV, four seasons and 39 episodes from 2018 to 2020, told in real time through clips, Instagram profiles, and weekly episodes set in Madrid.", "node": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_web_native.comedy_general_webseries.yr-2017-2021", "markdown": "# Skam España\n\n**Skam España** (also known as Skam Spain) is a Spanish teen drama series that adapts the Norwegian series *Skam* for a Spanish audience, following the daily lives of a group of 16-year-old students in Madrid in near real time across social media and weekly episodes[1](https://www.formulatv.com/series/skam-2018/) • [2](https://www.sensacine.com/series/serie-24116/). Produced by Movistar+ in collaboration with Zeppelin TV, it ran for four seasons from 16 September 2018 to 24 October 2020[1](https://www.formulatv.com/series/skam-2018/) • [3](https://www.audiovisual451.com/skam-espana/).\n\n| Key fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Original run | 16 September 2018 to 24 October 2020, on Movistar+[1](https://www.formulatv.com/series/skam-2018/) |\n| Structure | 4 seasons, 39 episodes, each season centered on a different character[1](https://www.formulatv.com/series/skam-2018/) • [4](https://www.tvshowtracker.eu/es/show/skam-espana-82424/renewal-status) |\n| Production | Movistar+ with Zeppelin TV (Endemol Shine Iberia); directed by Begoña Álvarez Rojas and José Ramón Ayerra[3](https://www.audiovisual451.com/skam-espana/) • [5](https://dspace.umh.es/jspui/bitstream/11000/28056/1/TFG-Campello%20Agull%C3%B3%2C%20Luis.pdf) |\n| Format | Clips released in real time on the series website, character Instagram profiles, WhatsApp conversations, and a weekly compiled episode[6](https://www.formulatv.com/noticias/skam-espana-adaptacion-fenomeno-noruego-repetir-proceso-serie-84164/) |\n| Main cast | Alba Planas (Eva), Irene Ferreiro (Cris), Nicole Wallace (Nora), Celia Monedero (Viri), Hajar Brown (Amira)[7](https://www.justwatch.com/es/serie/skam-espana) |\n| Award | Season 3 won the III Premio CIMA TV FesTVal a la Igualdad for extending feminist values among young audiences[8](https://www.rtve.es/play/noticias/20200819/skam-espana-regresa-ultima-temporada/2040506.shtml) |\n| Availability | Streaming on Movistar Plus+ and Movistar Plus+ Ficción Total[7](https://www.justwatch.com/es/serie/skam-espana) |\n\n## Spoilers\n\n### Seasons and themes\n\nEach season centers on one member of the five-girl group[4](https://www.tvshowtracker.eu/es/show/skam-espana-82424/renewal-status):\n\n1. **Eva** (2018, 12 episodes), played by Alba Planas, opens the series as Eva returns to school after a summer apart from her former friends[4](https://www.tvshowtracker.eu/es/show/skam-espana-82424/renewal-status) • [13](https://www.movistarplus.es/series/skam-t1/ficha?id=1518757&tipo=E).\n2. **Cris** (2019, 10 episodes), with Irene Ferreiro as Cristina \"Cris\" Soto; this season deliberately departed from the Norwegian version by changing the central protagonist[4](https://www.tvshowtracker.eu/es/show/skam-espana-82424/renewal-status) • [3](https://www.audiovisual451.com/skam-espana/).\n3. **Nora/Viri** (2020, 9 episodes), with [Nicole Wallace](https://www.edgepedia.org/nicole-wallace-actress) as Nora Grace and Celia Monedero as Elvira \"Viri\" Gómez sharing the lead; the season deals with feminism, empowerment, and sorority[4](https://www.tvshowtracker.eu/es/show/skam-espana-82424/renewal-status) • [8](https://www.rtve.es/play/noticias/20200819/skam-espana-regresa-ultima-temporada/2040506.shtml).\n4. **Amira** (2020, 8 episodes), with Hajar Brown as Amira Naybet, a practicing Muslim student who wears the hijab and faces being seen as different; the season addresses cultural and religious identity, prejudice, and the pressure of the EVAU university entrance exam[4](https://www.tvshowtracker.eu/es/show/skam-espana-82424/renewal-status) • [14](https://www.movistarplus.es/comunicacion/blog/skam-espana-t4-la-ultima-temporada-ya-en-movistar-plus/).\n\nAcross its run the series addressed sexual harassment, feminism, bullying, homophobia, fatphobia, and islamophobia, alongside social class, loneliness, toxic relationships, and machismo[2](https://www.sensacine.com/series/serie-24116/) • [8](https://www.rtve.es/play/noticias/20200819/skam-espana-regresa-ultima-temporada/2040506.shtml). The directors stated the recurring message was that the characters are stronger together and that nothing happening to them is shameful[10](https://www.nebrija.com/medios/innomedia/2021/07/26/el-fenomeno-de-la-serie-juvenil-skam-espana-adaptacion-estrategia-de-programacion-y-engagement/).\n\n## Origin and adaptation method\n\nThe Norwegian original *Skam*, created by Julie Andem for the public broadcaster NRK in 2015, became a youth phenomenon and spawned remakes in France, Germany, the United States, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Spain[9](https://elpais.com/cultura/2018/09/21/television/1537517424_095561.html). Movistar+ acquired the format in October 2017 and commissioned the adaptation to Zeppelin TV[3](https://www.audiovisual451.com/skam-espana/).\n\nThe Spanish team deliberately avoided a direct translation of the scripts. \"You cannot repeat a miracle. We thought about repeating the process, not the series,\" said Fran Araújo, executive producer at Movistar+[6](https://www.formulatv.com/noticias/skam-espana-adaptacion-fenomeno-noruego-repetir-proceso-serie-84164/). To that end, Movistar+ and Zeppelin ran a study with 200 Spanish adolescents, three psychologists, and a social educator, led by the psychologist Jesús López Menéndez, using individual and group interviews to identify what Spanish teenagers worry about and how they approach those concerns[6](https://www.formulatv.com/noticias/skam-espana-adaptacion-fenomeno-noruego-repetir-proceso-serie-84164/). The study found that most young people associate adolescence with a feeling of stress over things they do not dare express, and it surfaced cultural differences with Norway, including greater social inequality in Spain and the effect of household economic situations on teenagers[6](https://www.formulatv.com/noticias/skam-espana-adaptacion-fenomeno-noruego-repetir-proceso-serie-84164/).\n\n**Casting and writing.** The cast was drawn from unknown actors of the same age as their characters; the producers stated they did not want 22-year-old actors playing 16-year-olds[10](https://www.nebrija.com/medios/innomedia/2021/07/26/el-fenomeno-de-la-serie-juvenil-skam-espana-adaptacion-estrategia-de-programacion-y-engagement/). Scripts were finished alongside the actors and written around their real personalities by a writing team under 30 years old, and the performers suggested music that was incorporated into the soundtrack[6](https://www.formulatv.com/noticias/skam-espana-adaptacion-fenomeno-noruego-repetir-proceso-serie-84164/). During the two-year production, the actors' personal social media presence was withdrawn so they could appear only through their characters' fictional accounts, a measure intended both to preserve the transmedia (story told across multiple linked media platforms) illusion and to protect the young performers from fans who could not separate character from person[6](https://www.formulatv.com/noticias/skam-espana-adaptacion-fenomeno-noruego-repetir-proceso-serie-84164/).\n\n## Transmedia format\n\nLike the original, Skam España unfolds in real time. Short clips are published on the series website at the moment the depicted events are supposed to happen, supplemented by screenshots of WhatsApp conversations and the characters' social media profiles; at the end of each week Movistar+ compiles the material into a single episode[6](https://www.formulatv.com/noticias/skam-espana-adaptacion-fenomeno-noruego-repetir-proceso-serie-84164/). The series launched without conventional promotion or official show accounts, relying on organic virality, with the only \"official\" profiles on social media belonging to the characters[6](https://www.formulatv.com/noticias/skam-espana-adaptacion-fenomeno-noruego-repetir-proceso-serie-84164/) • [3](https://www.audiovisual451.com/skam-espana/).\n\nThe Spanish version innovated on the Norwegian model by creating individual Instagram profiles for each character, a network that did not feature in the original because it was not dominant when *Skam* began in Norway[11](https://dialnet.unirioja.es/descarga/libro/1021131.pdf). In the second season the team added a YouTube channel for the character Lucas, which gathered more than 36,000 subscribers in 12 days before the new episodes even started, and uploaded clips to YouTube without geographic restrictions and with subtitles enabled, which increased the series' reach[3](https://www.audiovisual451.com/skam-espana/) • [12](https://revistascientificas.uspceu.com/doxacomunicacion/article/download/804/1828?inline=1).\n\n## Production delays and finale\n\nFilming of the fourth season was interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The season had been scheduled to begin airing on 12 April 2020 (Movistar+ had announced 9 April), but the lockdown halted shooting, which resumed in early July at locations across Spain[8](https://www.rtve.es/play/noticias/20200819/skam-espana-regresa-ultima-temporada/2040506.shtml) • [15](https://www.movistarplus.es/comunicacion/email/skam-espana-t4-comunicado/) • [16](https://www.movistarplus.es/comunicacion/email/skam-espana-finaliza-el-rodaje-de-su-cuarta-y-ultima-temporada/). The season finally premiered on 3 September 2020[8](https://www.rtve.es/play/noticias/20200819/skam-espana-regresa-ultima-temporada/2040506.shtml).\n\nThe delay also cost the series one of its signature traits: the clips that make up each episode could no longer be released at the moment the events were supposed to be happening, since the fictional school calendar no longer matched real time[17](https://www.formulatv.com/series/skam-2018/temporada/4/). The final clip aired on Saturday 24 October 2020 at 20:47, closing the season and the series with the five friends celebrating their friendship before an uncertain adult future[17](https://www.formulatv.com/series/skam-2018/temporada/4/) • [18](https://www.formulatv.com/noticias/skam-espana-despide-viaje-brindis-amistad-104336/). The series is classified as finished, with no additional season confirmed[4](https://www.tvshowtracker.eu/es/show/skam-espana-82424/renewal-status).\n\n## Reception\n\nSeason 3 received the III Premio CIMA TV FesTVal a la Igualdad from the Asociación de Mujeres Cineastas y de Medios Audiovisuales, which cited the series for contributing to spreading feminist values among young audiences and for showing the importance of non-discrimination against women[8](https://www.rtve.es/play/noticias/20200819/skam-espana-regresa-ultima-temporada/2040506.shtml). On [JustWatch](https://www.edgepedia.org/justwatch) the series holds an 81% rating from 149 user ratings and an IMDb score of 7.3[7](https://www.justwatch.com/es/serie/skam-espana). Critics noted that the series started with modest results in its first season but consolidated its audience in later seasons through its dynamic format, its departures from the original, and its characters[19](https://www.20minutos.es/cinemania/series/por-que-sigo-viendo-skam-espana-movistar-131489/). Academic work has studied the series as a case of transmedia storytelling, examining how the fictional Instagram profiles construct the characters' digital identities and sustain narrative coherence between episodes[20](https://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/articulo?codigo=7614843).\n\n## References\n\n1. [Skam España. Serie TV, FormulaTV](https://www.formulatv.com/series/skam-2018/)\n2. [Skam España, SensaCine](https://www.sensacine.com/series/serie-24116/)\n3. ['SKAM España' se desmarca de la versión original en su segunda temporada, Audiovisual451](https://www.audiovisual451.com/skam-espana/)\n4. [¿SKAM España está renovada, finalizada o cancelada?, TV Show Tracker](https://www.tvshowtracker.eu/es/show/skam-espana-82424/renewal-status)\n5. [TFG, Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche: ficha de Skam España](https://dspace.umh.es/jspui/bitstream/11000/28056/1/TFG-Campello%20Agull%C3%B3%2C%20Luis.pdf)\n6. [Cómo 'Skam España' trata de adaptar el fenómeno noruego, FormulaTV](https://www.formulatv.com/noticias/skam-espana-adaptacion-fenomeno-noruego-repetir-proceso-serie-84164/)\n7. [SKAM España, JustWatch](https://www.justwatch.com/es/serie/skam-espana)\n8. ['Skam España' vuelve con su última temporada, RTVE Play](https://www.rtve.es/play/noticias/20200819/skam-espana-regresa-ultima-temporada/2040506.shtml)\n9. ['Skam', la serie invisible, El País](https://elpais.com/cultura/2018/09/21/television/1537517424_095561.html)\n10. [El fenómeno de la serie juvenil: 'Skam' España, Nebrija Innomedia](https://www.nebrija.com/medios/innomedia/2021/07/26/el-fenomeno-de-la-serie-juvenil-skam-espana-adaptacion-estrategia-de-programacion-y-engagement/)\n11. [Estudio de caso de SKAM España, Dialnet](https://dialnet.unirioja.es/descarga/libro/1021131.pdf)\n12. [Modelos de renovación en las series de televisión juveniles de producción española, Doxa Comunicación](https://revistascientificas.uspceu.com/doxacomunicacion/article/download/804/1828?inline=1)\n13. [Ver Skam (T1), Movistar Plus+](https://www.movistarplus.es/series/skam-t1/ficha?id=1518757&tipo=E)\n14. ['SKAM España' T4: La última temporada ya en Movistar Plus+, Movistar Plus Comunicación](https://www.movistarplus.es/comunicacion/blog/skam-espana-t4-la-ultima-temporada-ya-en-movistar-plus/)\n15. [SKAM ESPAÑA T4 COMUNICADO, Movistar Plus Comunicación](https://www.movistarplus.es/comunicacion/email/skam-espana-t4-comunicado/)\n16. [SKAM España finaliza el rodaje de su cuarta y última temporada, Movistar Plus Comunicación](https://www.movistarplus.es/comunicacion/email/skam-espana-finaliza-el-rodaje-de-su-cuarta-y-ultima-temporada/)\n17. ['Skam Spain': Temporada 4, FormulaTV](https://www.formulatv.com/series/skam-2018/temporada/4/)\n18. ['Skam España' se despide para siempre, FormulaTV](https://www.formulatv.com/noticias/skam-espana-despide-viaje-brindis-amistad-104336/)\n19. [¿Por qué merece la pena ver SKAM España?, 20minutos](https://www.20minutos.es/cinemania/series/por-que-sigo-viendo-skam-espana-movistar-131489/)\n20. [La imagen de los jóvenes en las estrategias transmedia de las series de televisión: el caso de Skam España en Instagram, Dialnet](https://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/articulo?codigo=7614843)\n\n---\n*Topic: Encyclopedia › Arts and culture › Screen and stage › Film and television › Series and fictional screen worlds › Unscripted, reality, and web-native series › Web-native and streaming-original series › Comedy, drama, and general-genre web series › Premiered 2017 to 2021*\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/skam-espana", "markdown_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/skam-espana.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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