{"id":138189,"date":"2024-01-02T21:48:38","date_gmt":"2024-01-03T02:48:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/learn\/netflix-spanish-series\/"},"modified":"2025-02-27T21:08:11","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T02:08:11","slug":"netflix-spanish-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/spanish\/netflix-spanish-series\/","title":{"rendered":"13 Best Binge-worthy Spanish Series on Netflix in December 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"

There’s nothing quite like a great Spanish TV series. They’ve got romance, drama, slapstick comedy, you name it.\u00a0As an added benefit, they can open your eyes and ears to a whole new part of the world.<\/p>\n

As a team of avid Spanish learners and teachers, we spend more time than we’d care to admit watching Spanish series on Netflix. So we figured, why not turn all that binge-watching into something helpful? For your enjoyment, here’s a list of our team’s favorite Spanish series currently on Netflix.<\/p>\n

We’ve also covered some of these recommendations on our YouTube channel<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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1. “\u00c9lite”<\/em><\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(“Elite”)<\/h2>\n

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Seasons:<\/strong> 7 (2018 to 2023)
\nGenre:<\/strong> Drama
\nCountry: <\/strong>Spain<\/p>\n

To add to the rise in popularity of high school dramas, “\u00c9lite”\u00a0<\/em>follows a group of students in their final years of school. But this isn’t your average high school. The students of Las Encinas<\/em> (The Oaks) are primarily affluent, unusually good-looking and seem to have very bad luck.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This mystery-thriller series can be pretty addictive and binge-worthy.\u00a0<\/p>\n

2. “Club de Cuervos”<\/em><\/a> (Club of Crows)<\/h2>\n

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Seasons:<\/strong> 4 (2015 to 2019)
\nGenre:<\/strong> Comedy\/Drama
\nCountry: <\/strong>Mexico<\/p>\n

After inheriting a soccer team from their late father, this Mexican comedy follows a brother and a sister as they clash over issues regarding their club. Naturally, a power struggle ensues from the very beginning due to their completely different personalities\u2014and probably just the fact that they are siblings.\u00a0<\/p>\n

With a few plot twists and laugh-out-loud moments, you’ll find it an easy-watching series.\u00a0<\/p>\n

3. “La Casa de Papel”<\/em><\/a> (“Money Heist”)<\/h2>\n

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Seasons:<\/strong> 5 (2017 to 2021)
\nGenre:<\/strong> Thriller
\nCountry:<\/strong> Spain<\/p>\n

“La Casa de Papel” <\/em>actually translates to “the house of paper,” but is known in English as “Money Heist.” This crime drama series is about a group of, shall we say, “talented” people brought together by a criminal mastermind known as “The Professor.” Their plan? To pull off the risky job of using the Royal Mint of Spain as their own personal money printer.\u00a0<\/p>\n

4. “Monarca”<\/em><\/a> (“Monarch”)<\/h2>\n

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Seasons:<\/strong> 2 (2019 to 2021)
\nGenre:<\/strong> Drama
\nCountry:<\/strong> Mexico<\/p>\n

“Monarca” <\/em>tells the story of a woman who returns to Mexico to compete for control of her family’s billion-dollar empire, after living away for 20 years. There’s plenty of drama, murder, betrayal, deception and storylines involving love and partnerships.<\/p>\n

This series gives you a possible glimpse at what life in Mexico can be like in terms of cultural issues\u2014you’ll see how some of Mexican society views economic classes, sexuality, reputation and corruption.\u00a0<\/p>\n

5. “La Casa de las Flores”<\/em><\/a> (“The House of Flowers”)<\/h2>\n

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Seasons:<\/strong> 3 (2018 to 2020)
\nGenre:<\/strong> Dark comedy
\nCountry: <\/strong>Mexico<\/p>\n

This dark comedy begins with the discovery of a body at an engagement party\u2014who happens to be the lover of the groom\u2014but that’s just the tip of the drama iceberg. After her husband’s mistress exposes the family secrets, wealthy matriarch Virginia attempts to save face and maintain their perfect image.<\/p>\n

For Spanish language learners, you can also find a snippet of this show on FluentU<\/a>.

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