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Money Heist

Money Heist (La casa de papel) is a Spanish heist thriller created by Álex Pina, first aired on Antena 3 in 2017 and revived by Netflix, where it became its most-watched non-English series and won a 2018 International Emmy.

My Family (Italian TV series)

My Family (Storia della mia famiglia) is an Italian Netflix dramedy created by Filippo Gravino, produced by Palomar, about terminally ill Fausto preparing mother Lucia, brother Valerio, and friends to raise his two sons; two seasons, 2025 and 2026.

Olympo

Olympo is a Spanish Netflix sports drama series (June 20, 2025; 8 episodes) by Jan Matheu, Laia Foguet, and Ibai Abad, set at the CAR Pirineos center, starring Clara Galle; canceled after one season in December 2025.

Perdiendo el juicio (2025 TV series)

Perdiendo el juicio, Spanish legal drama series premiered 23 March 2025 on atresplayer (Atresmedia/Boomerang TV), 10 episodes starring Elena Rivera as lawyer Amanda Torres with OCD; distinct from the 2024 Dominican film of the same name.

Pubertat

Pubertat (Catalan title; Pubertat – Secrets, Lies, and Human Castles) is a 2025 six-episode Catalan-language Spanish miniseries created, written, directed and starring Leticia Dolera for HBO Max and 3Cat, about an alleged sexual aggression among thirteen-year-olds in a colla castellera; Ondas-winning, ex aequo with Querer.

Raising Voices (TV series)

Raising Voices (Ni una más) is a Spanish Netflix teen drama, premiered May 31, 2024, adapted from Miguel Sáez Carral's 2021 novel. Eight 45-minute episodes star Nicole Wallace as Alma, a student exposing a rapist at her school.

Sky Rojo

Sky Rojo is a Spanish Netflix action drama (2021-2023) by Álex Pina and Esther Martínez Lobato of Money Heist fame, following three trafficked women fleeing their pimp Romeo; three seasons, 24 short 'Latin pulp' episodes.

Smiley (2022 TV series)

Smiley (2022) is a Spanish Netflix romantic comedy series, eight episodes, adapted by Guillem Clua from his play; stars Carlos Cuevas and Miki Esparbé as Álex and Bruno, two gay men in Barcelona who meet through a misdirected voicemail, released 7 December 2022.

Someone Has To Die

Someone Has To Die (Alguien tiene que morir) is a 2020 three-episode Netflix thriller miniseries by Manolo Caro, set in 1950s Franco-era Spain, about Gabino Falcón returning from Mexico with ballet dancer Lázaro.

That Night (TV series)

That Night (Esa noche) is a 2026 Spanish Netflix limited thriller series, six episodes, created by Jason George from Gillian McAllister's novel, starring Clara Galle, Claudia Salas, and Paula Usero as sisters covering up a fatal accident in the Dominican Republic.

The Cook of Castamar

The Cook of Castamar (La cocinera de Castamar) is a 2021 Spanish period drama series on Antena 3, adapted from Fernando J. Múñez's 2019 novel, starring Michelle Jenner and Roberto Enríquez in 1720 Madrid.

The Girl in the Mirror

The Girl in the Mirror (Alma) is a 2022 Spanish Netflix supernatural thriller, 9 episodes, created by Sergio G. Sánchez, starring Mireia Oriol as an amnesiac bus-crash survivor; filmed in Asturias; one season, canceled.

The Lady's Companion

The Lady's Companion (Manual para señoritas) is a Spanish Netflix period romantic comedy set in 1880s Madrid, created by Gema R. Neira and María José Rustarazo, starring Nadia de Santiago as matchmaker Elena Bianda; 8 episodes, premiered March 28, 2025, canceled after one season.

The Longest Night

The Longest Night (La noche más larga) is a 2022 Spanish Netflix action thriller series by Víctor Sierra and Xosé Morais: six real-time episodes in which armed men besiege the Monte Baruca psychiatric prison to seize serial killer Simón Lago, resisted by director Hugo (Alberto Ammann).

The Seduction (TV series)

The Seduction, also known as Merteuil, is a French historical drama series set in 18th-century Paris. It is freely adapted from the 1782 novel Les Liaisons Dangereuses.

The Snow Girl

The Snow Girl (La chica de nieve) is a Spanish Netflix crime thriller from Atípica Films, adapted from Javier Castillo's novels, following journalist Miren Rojo (Milena Smit) investigating disappearances in Málaga across two seasons (2023, 2025).

Turn of the Tide

Turn of the Tide (Rabo de Peixe) is a Portuguese Netflix crime drama created by Augusto Fraga, inspired by a 2001 cocaine shipment that washed ashore in the Azores; three seasons, 2023–2026, 19 episodes.

Two Graves (TV series)

Two Graves (Dos tumbas) is a 2025 three-episode Spanish Netflix limited thriller created by Agustín Martínez with the Carmen Mola writers, directed by Kike Maíllo, starring Kiti Mánver as a grandmother pursuing revenge after two teens vanish.

Valeria (2020 TV series)

Valeria is a Spanish Netflix comedy-drama (2020-2025) adapted from Elísabet Benavent's four-novel saga, starring Diana Gómez as a writer in crisis in Madrid, with Silma López, Paula Malia, and Teresa Riott; four seasons, ending February 14, 2025.

Velvet (TV series)

Velvet (Galerías Velvet) is a Spanish romantic melodrama by Bambú Producciones for Antena 3, 2014-2016, four seasons about seamstress Ana and heir Alberto at a 1958 Madrid fashion house, with spin-off Velvet Colección and a Telemundo remake.

Veneno

Veneno (Veneno: Vida y muerte de un icono) is a 2020 Spanish biographical miniseries by Los Javis on Atresplayer Premium about trans icon Cristina Ortiz, La Veneno, starring Isabel Torres, Daniela Santiago, and Jedet; GLAAD-winning and HBO Max-distributed.

When No One Sees Us

When No One Sees Us (Cuando nadie nos ve) is a 2025 Spanish crime thriller series on Max, the first Max Original scripted series from Spain. Directed by Enrique Urbizu and based on Sergio Sarria's 2019 novel, it stars Maribel Verdú and Mariela Garriga as investigators in Morón de la Frontera during Holy Week.

Zorro (2024 Spanish TV series)

Zorro (2024 Spanish TV series), also simply Zorro, is a Secuoya Studios action-adventure show on Prime Video starring Miguel Bernardeau as Diego de la Vega, premiering January 19, 2024; distinct from the French Jean Dujardin Paramount+ series of the same year.