10 Spanish TV shows you might have missed

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

Beautiful people, stunning outfits, and gripping stories to captivate anyone.

1. Velvet Gallery

• Spain, 2013-2016.
• Drama, melodrama.
• Duration: 4 seasons.
• IMDb: 8, 1.

Heir to the Galerías Velvet fashion empire, Alberto and the ordinary seamstress Ana have long been in love. The feelings between them originated when they were still children. Young people, however, come from very different walks of life.

Screenwriters Cemma R. Neira and Ramon Campos (Grand Hotel, Open Sea, Telephone Operators) played the standard story about the relationship of a rich man and a poor girl in such a way that it is impossible to tear yourself away from the series.

In addition, turning on the Velvet Gallery is a must if you urgently need a portion of the real passions and luxurious outfits of the middle of the last century. Still, there are excellent costume designers working in Spanish studios.

2. Threads of fate

• Spain, 2013.
• Drama, melodrama, detective, adventure.
• Duration: 1 season.
• IMDb: 8, 3.

By the will of fate, the young dressmaker Syra Quiroga becomes a spy. Together with the imposing Ramiro Arribas, she travels to Morocco. But at some point, the lover leaves the girl alone, taking her money and jewelry.

At first, it may seem that the audience is waiting for the usual melodrama. However, the writers have prepared such unexpected plot twists that their imaginations will want to applaud.

3. Ministry of Time

• Spain, 2015 - present.
• Science fiction, comedy, adventure.
• Duration: 4 seasons.
• IMDb: 8, 2.

The most secret organization in Spain makes sure that attackers do not change the course of history for their own benefit. After all, the present must be kept as it is.

An unusual, but very witty series in the best traditions of Doctor Who. In each episode, the heroes travel to different periods of Spanish history or meet celebrities from the past: Cervantes, Columbus, Buñuel and others.

4. Vis-a-vis

• Spain, 2015-2019.
• Thriller, drama.
• Duration: 5 seasons.
• IMDb: 8, 2.

CFO Macarena Ferreiro ended up in the Cruz del Sur women's prison after being severely framed. The morals there are very harsh, and the situation is aggravated by Zulema, one of the most dangerous prisoners.

The judge appoints an unthinkable amount of bail, so there is no hope of getting out. But on the very first day, the heroine learns how to get money. The trouble is, she's not the only one interested in this.

The plot and even the advertising campaign of the series are reminiscent of the mega-popular "Orange is the hit of the season." But the Spanish project boasts an even more intense intrigue than its US counterpart.

5. Paper house

• Spain, 2017 - present.
• Action, thriller, crime, detective.
• Duration: 5 seasons.
• IMDb: 8, 3.

A mysterious man nicknamed The Professor gathers the best specialists to rob the Royal Mint. But his flawless plan can be thwarted by changing relationships within the team.

At first, "Paper House" was shown without much success on local television. That changed when the streaming giant Netflix acquired the rights to the show. The show experienced a surge in wild popularity and gained a massive following.

By the way, the trick of Alex Pin's project is not only a twisted plot, but also an excellent rock and roll soundtrack. And the intersections with the melodrama made the series interesting for all categories of viewers.

6. Telephone operators

• Spain, 2017-2020.
• Historical drama.
• Duration: 5 seasons.
• IMDb: 7, 6.

Madrid, 1920s. Four young women are hired for various reasons by telephone operators in one of the first telecommunications companies. The only thing that unites the heroines is that all of them, in one way or another, are trying to gain independence, realized at work.

The "Telephone Operators" not only delight with magnificent costumes in the Art Deco style and the atmosphere of the "Great Gatsby", but also tell in an easy way about the rise of feminism in Spain.

7. Elite

• Spain, 2018 - present.
• Thriller, drama, crime.
• Duration: 5 seasons.
• IMDb: 7, 6.

After a school collapses in a poor area, two ordinary guys and a Muslim girl are transferred to the city's most elite gymnasium, where the offspring of the rich study. Only now, privileged children take the newcomers with hostility and do everything to ruin their lives.

The project will appeal to everyone who yearns for Gossip Girl and at the same time loves convoluted, intense stories like Big Little Lies. In addition, the project raises acute social topics: teenage sex, homosexuality, HIV, drugs, religious differences. And this is far from a complete list.

8. Plague

• Spain, 2018 - present.
• Historical drama, action, thriller, detective.
• Duration: 2 seasons.
• IMDb: 7, 3.

1597, Seville. Local authorities are not very successful in trying to hide the bubonic plague epidemic. Meanwhile, the former soldier Mateo returns to the city, to whom the deceased friend bequeathed to save his 15-year-old son. But not everything is so simple, since the Holy Inquisition first requires the hero to reveal a number of atrocious crimes committed in Seville.

The creator of the series, Alberto Rodriguez, does not hesitate to show historical realities with all possible directness. Corpses and ulcers look so textured that by the third episode, the smells of the Middle Ages, it seems, can already be felt through the screen.

But those viewers who will not be put off by this approach will discover a lot of advantages of The Plague: a twisted detective line, an incomparable gloomy atmosphere and characters who want to empathize.

9. Valeria

• Spain, 2020 - present.
• Drama, melodrama, comedy.
• Duration: 2 seasons.
• IMDb: 6, 2.

Valeria is going through a creative crisis. The novel she's trying to write hasn't made it past the first pages, and it's time to turn the book over to the editor. The girl's relationship with her husband is also so-so. Then, together with three friends, the heroine goes on a journey to cope with pressing problems.

If Sex and the City or films like Eat Pray Love is your passion, be sure to watch Valeria. Just do not be surprised when the tracks of the Russian bands "Silver" and Little Big suddenly appear in the series.

10. Red leatherette

• Spain, 2021 - present.
• Action, thriller, drama, crime.
• Duration: 1 season.
• IMDb: 6, 5.

Coral, Wendy and Gina work as elite prostitutes. Tired of enduring the cruel attitude of the owner, the girlfriends kill the boss and go on a journey. But they are being pursued by two thugs, and they themselves have no idea where to go now.

The series from the authors of "The Paper House" Alex Pina and Esther Martinez Lobato was compared with the works of Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez even before the release. Such a parallel is indeed pertinent, since the show is built on grotesque brutality. At the same time, violence is skillfully diluted with jokes, however, there are plenty of dramatic moments in Red Leatherette.