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Netflix’s latest European originals include scripted series out of Italy and Germany, another Too Hot to Handle remake and a doc on German soccer player Lukas Podolski.

Italian drama Motor Valley will follow a trio working for a famous racing car team and their journey to the Italian Gran Turismo Championship, while dark German miniseries Die Falle comes from the co-creator of Dear Child (Liebes Kind), Isabel Kleefeld. Poldi, meanwhile, explores the life of German World Cup winner Podolski as he reaches the end of his soccer career.

Synopsis for Motor Valley reads: “Arturo, Elena and Blu have lost almost everything in their lives, but one thing still lights them up: the love for cars and adrenaline. Elena, a young member of the Dionisi family, owner of a famous motorsport team, must regain a role in the family business, now in the hands of her brother; she hires Blu,...

“@love” Belle Films

Produced by Annabelle Mullen and Leah Aldarondo, this romcom turns on a Caribbean film producer navigating dating apps and self-discovery in Spain. “At its core, it’s a woman’s journey away from home to find not only romance but clarity,” say its creators.

“Alone in the Night” Feel Sales

Produced by Summer Films and La Claqueta (“The Endless Trench”), this political drama starring Pablo Gómez-Pando follows labor lawyers hiding during Spain’s 1981 coup, blending humor with the drama.

“The 39” Secuoya Studios

Presented at Iberseries, this series looks at the power struggles and ultimate fate of the 39 men Christopher Columbus left on Española — the present-day Dominican Republic — in 1492. The high-end, six-part historical thriller is created by David Martínez and Roberto Serrano.

“El 47” The Mediapro Studio Distribution

The highest-grossing Catalan-language movie in the last 15 years, this feel-good social issue hit inspired by true events stars Eduard Fernández as Manolo Vital,...

“Artistock Game” Cj Enm

The new shiny-floor music show from Korean powerhouse Cj Enm. Viewers receive virtual game money to invest in a choice of 48 artists ranging from the indie scene to K-pop. Only one winner with the highest stock price remains at the end. Broadcast in Korea by Cj Enm-owned pay TV channel Mnet.

“A Better Place” Studiocanal

A social-issue thriller from Komplizen Serien, the TV arm of “Spencer” producer Komplizen Film, and Studiocanal Series, its first German show. In Rheinstadt, a gray-skied post-industrial city, its progressive mayor and a criminal law expert close a local correctional facility, reintegrating its inmates into society. The fates of the ex-cons steadily intertwine with that of Rheinstadt itself. This eight-episode series is backed by European heavyweights Canal + and Ard.

“The Big Jump” Atresmedia Intl. Sales

One of Atresmedia’s biggest bets at Mipcom, this biopic series follows Spanish gymnast Gervasio Deferr...

Unspooling in Cadiz over Oct. 25-31, the South International Series Festival is a bellwether on trends and highlights for the current season. What could be some of its star performers? Following, 10 titles to track, which also often say something about the way the market is going.

“The Big Jump” (Atresmedia International Sales)

One of Atresmedia’s biggest bets at Mipcom, a biopic series about the rise to Olympic Gold Medals at Sydney and Athens of Spanish gymnast Gervasio Deferr and, in a second timeline, his descent into drugs and alcohol, incapable of accepting failure in competition and lost when retired. Oscar Casas plays Deferr, with “Gangs of Galicia” helmer Roger Gual directs. An Atresplayer Original Series, bowing on Nov. 17.

“La Favorita 1922” (Mediterraneo)

From “Grand Hotel” through “Velvet” and “Cable Girls,” Ramon Campos’ Studiocanal j.v. Bambu Producciones has carved out its international reputation, creating modern gender-agenda melodramas that make...

San Sebastian — From when it began to incorporate Spanish TV series in its Official Selection – think 2017’s “The Plague” or 2020’s double whammy of “Patria” and “Riot Police” – San Sebastián has used its first Saturday to debate TV issues.

This time round, a panel highlighted crime series, featuring Movistar Plus+’s Susana Herreras, Laura Sarmiento, showrunner of Netflix hit “Intimacy” and lead writer on “Burning Body,” and Elías León Siminiani, co-creator of the 2017 docuseries “El caso Asunta (Operación Nenúfar)” which inspired the 2024 Netflix fiction series, “El Caso Asunta.”

Six takes on the panel discussion:

Spanish Crime Series Boom

The panel was entitled in Spanish “The Spanish Crime Series Boom.” That seems an understatement. According to Variety research, through Sept. 13 this year, seven Spanish titles hit No. 1 on Netflix’s Global Non-English TV series charts, occupying the top-charting position for a total 15 of the period’s total 35 weeks. That’s a...

If you thought 2023 was a good year for Netflix shows, 2024 just might have last year beat. The year has already provided new hits like Avatar: The Last Airbender, The Gentlemen, Baby Reindeer, and Emily in Paris, but there are plenty more highly anticipated shows on the horizon. New seasons of Outer Banks, Squid Game, The Diplomat, and more are still to come in 2024.

Although the Hollywood strikes left multiple Netflix shows delayed until 2025, the streamer has confirmed plenty more shows premiering or returning with new shows in 2024. Now that we're heading into the last few months of the year, we're starting to see some big hits coming back to our watch lists and splashy new shows making their debuts.

While fans will surely be anxiously awaiting Ginny & Georgia season 3, Wednesday season 2, The Watcher season 2, You season 5, and more, there's still so much to look forward to in 2024. For now,...

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F. Eddie Murphy as Axel Foley in Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F. Cr. Melinda Sue Gordon/Netflix © 2024 Eddie Murphy’s legendary character, Axel Foley makes a return, in Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F to the delight of fans! This action comedy movie quickly soared to the top of Netflix’s list of English films attracting a 41 million views during its week. Love is also in the air on Netflix, as Nicole Kidman and Zac Efron’s romantic comedy A Family Affair charmed its way into the #2 spot. Meanwhile, Jessica Alba delivered heart-pounding action in the thriller Trigger Warning, securing the third spot on the list. But it wasn’t just about movies. Documentaries like The Man with 100 Kids and Worst Roommate Ever Season 2 made a splash, while reality series like Owning Manhattan and The Mole Season 2 kept viewers glued to their screens. Netflix’s success wouldn...

Netflix's Gangs of Galicia (Clanes) is a critically acclaimed Spanish-language TV show that has gained popularity among viewers. The show's intense plot blends a forbidden love story and vengeance, and is based on a real-life police operation that occurred in Spain in the early 1990s. The impressive cast, including Clara Lago, Tamar Novas, Xos A. Tourin, Melania Cruz, Miguel de Lira, and Francesc Garrido, has contributed to the show's success in bringing Jorge Guerricaechevarria's story to life.

Netflixs Gangs of Galicia (Clanes) is one of the best Spanish-language TV shows on the streaming platform. Recently, Netflix has invested in several Spanish TV shows, including The Asunta Case and Bandidos, that have not only been popular with viewers but are also critically acclaimed. Gangs of Galicia features an intense plot that perfectly blends a forbidden love story and vengeance.

Gangs of Galicia is a fictionalized portrayal of a real-life...

“Bridgerton,” “Bridgerton,” “Bridgerton.” That’s what Netflix’s Top 10 Most Popular TV (English) list looks like now.

Season 3 of the Shondaland period drama has now entered the streamer’s all-time list at number 10, booting “Baby Reindeer” and joining “Bridgerton” Seasons 1 and 2 on the leaderboard.

“Bridgerton” is the only series with three seasons on Netflix’s top 10 all-time list. “Stranger Things” is well-represented with Seasons 3 and 4, but its first two seasons came out before Netflix began to share viewership statistics.

Like many of its biggest shows, Netflix split “Bridgerton” Season 3 into two parts. Part 1 debuted on May 16; Part 2 launched on June 13.

Netflix’s top 10 is based on number of views over a TV season or a film’s first 91 days of availability — both “Bridgerton” Season 3 halves still have plenty of time to rack up more views in pursuit of the preceding seasons. “Baby Reindeer” has just a few days left before Netflix’s self-imposed cutoff.

Season 3 of “Bridgerton” has officially joined the list of Netflix’s most popular titles of all time.

With a cumulative 91.9 million views since May 16 premiere, the season rank at No. 10 on the all time English-language TV chart, which Netflix measures based on views during each title’s first 91 days of streaming. This total was calculated on June 30, only 45 days after May 16, meaning the season can — and will — continue to climb higher.

Not only did “Bridgerton” Season 3 achieve all-time status quickly — it could have done so even quicker. Because the season was released in two segments, it wasn’t eligible for the Most Popular list until after June 13, when the final four episodes were released, at which point its viewership total was reset, as Netflix calculates views by dividing total stream time by runtime. But by June 9, the first four episodes had hit 88.9 views on their own, which at the time...

Melania Cruz appears as Laura in the popular new series Gangs of Galicia.

In Gangs of Galicia, Netflix’s new Spanish-language crime drama, a lawyer takes it upon herself to infiltrate the drug cartel that murdered her father in search of answers. Along the way, she becomes romantically entangled with a man with close ties to a major narcotics trafficker.

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Gangs of Galicia Season 2 received a promising update from one of its stars that should get fans excited. 

The Netflix series revolves around a tenacious attorney seeking revenge for her father's death. By doing so, she infiltrates a drug cartel to eliminate her father's enemies, but getting too close to a man inside may disrupt her plans.

Directed by Roger Gual, Gangs of Galicia premiered on Netflix on June 21.

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The new Spanish Netflix original titled Gangs of Galicia is about the mafia families and their rivalries in the titular city. The seven episode miniseries covers the story of a woman seeking revenge after her father was killed. She finally learned her father kept her and her mother away from a dangerous secret. The daughter, however, plans to confront her father’s past and seek retribution.

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Ana

Ana, portrayed by Clara Lago in Gangs of Galicia, is a typical daughter who has a doting father. Ana is a lawyer by profession and a successful one who has had a steady relationship with her parents. To her shock, her father is killed out of nowhere, and after his death, a Pandora’s box of full secrets opens, only to devastate her and her mother further. They learn of their father being in a witness protection program and the fact...

Crime mafia thrillers are always interesting to watch. They take the audience through a town, their connection with the mafia, and the illegal activities they involve themselves in. They also expose the corruption in the local system. By the end of it, there is always a person who genuinely wants to get rid of the mafia syndicate and plants a mole in the enemy team to demolish their stronghold. There is always a revenge angle as well, and it always ends tragically for many involved in the life of crime. Gangs of Galicia is a Spanish Netflix original that is about a young woman seeking revenge after her father was killed. Her journey to find answers leads her to a coastal town, and her saga to find the perpetrator begins.

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Why were Ana and her mother shocked?

Ana, a lawyer by profession, was close to her father, Jose Silva.

It wasn’t until her father was murdered that a savvy lawyer found out he was leading a double life. So she infiltrates a drug cartel to find out what happened — and get revenge. In the process, she falls for a man who’s all too close to the truth. In the Spanish thriller Gangs of Galicia, created and written by Jorge Guerricaechevarría (Outlaws) and directed by Roger Gual (Elite), Clara Lago stars as a Madrid attorney who relocates to Galicia, Spain, to settle the score.

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When Ana (Lago) calls her father, Jorge, from work to catch up, she has no idea it’ll be the last time they ever talk. He works on a sailboat, transporting tourists around Fuerteventura, Canary Islands. But soon after the two hang up, one of Jorge’s alleged customers shoots him in his own boat,...

The first season of Gangs of Galicia doesn’t necessarily end on a cliffhanger, but its open-ended conclusion does leave room for a second season. The renewal of a series, however, depends on a lot of factors, especially the audience rating and its viewership on the streaming platform. And at the time of writing this article, the series hasn’t yet attracted a lot of viewers. I am not sure if Netflix would further gamble on this done-to-death story or not. But if they do, it can’t hurt to stay on top of the possible theories on how the story can move forward in Gangs of Galicia season 2.

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Jose Padin will strike back

At the end of season 1, Jose Padin’s lawyer-cum-friend, Nazario, revealed Ana’s true identity to him, who was none other than the daughter of a snitch who backstabbed him decades ago. So, now...

Netflix’s Gangs of Galicia begins with a tragedy. The lead protagonist, Ana Gonzalez Soriano, soon finds out that her father, Jorge, had been shot dead in broad daylight. The tragedy unearths some shocking revelations about Jorge’s past life. He used to work as a drug trafficker and had snitched on his partners, the reason for which wasn’t revealed until the end of season 1. So, here’s a spoiler warning for those who haven’t finished the series yet: to explain Jorge’s real-life connection, I’ll have to discuss the ending of the show, along with the person who ordered his murder.

The character of Jorge (whose real name was Jose Silva in the show) is loosely inspired by the Caneos clan’s leader, Manuel Baulo. During the 1980s and 1990s, numerous clans or mafia gangs operated at the heart of the Galician region and used to...

We saw in Gangs of Galicia that the entire region shuddered at the mention of a name, Jose Padin, aka the godfather of the drug business. The character of Jose Padin is inspired by a real-life mafia patriarch, Manuel Charlin Gama, who became a headache for the law enforcement authorities and spent decades behind bars. In the series, we saw that Jose Padin had a son, Daniel Padin, who fell in love with Ana, and they got pretty serious about each other until the end of the series. Daniel’s character is also inspired by Charlin’s real-life son, Melchor. The makers of Gangs of Galicia have taken some creative liberties while portraying these two characters, but some of the things actually happened as shown in the series.

It is true that Manuel Gama was known for his temper, and it was said that he never forgot a man who went against him.

Gangs of Galicia (Clanes) is a Spanish crime drama series directed by Roger Gual from a screenplay by Jorge Guerricaechevarría. The Netflix series is based on true events and it follows the story of Ana, a successful lawyer as he moves to the small town of Cambados in Galicia where she gets involved with Daniel, the son of a dangerous drug trafficker and the leader of the Padín clan. Gangs of Galicia stars Clara Lago and Tamar Novas in the lead roles with Chechu Salgado, Xosé A. Touriñán, Melania Cruz, Francesc Garrido, Miguel de Lira, and Diego Anido starring in supporting roles. So, if you loved the crime thriller and family drama aspect of Gangs of Galicia here are similar shows you could watch next.

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Iron Reign is a Spanish crime thriller miniseries directed by Lluis Quiliz from a screenplay by Quilez, Arturo Ruiz Serrano,...

Gangs of Galicia, directed by Roger Gual and Javier Rodrigues, takes us to the badlands of Cambados, where we learn about the cat-and-mouse chase between the law enforcement authorities and the Padin gang. Ana, a lawyer by profession, finds herself amidst the chaos after her father is murdered, and she believes that Padin gang members had something to do with it. So, let’s find out how things ended in Gangs of Galicia season 1—if Ana was able to find the murderer of her father and if the law enforcement authorities were able to put the perpetrators behind bars.

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How was Daniel’s drug deal busted?

Detective Naranjo and Torres were after Padin’s gang for a long period of time, but whenever they got close to catching them, something or another happened, and they just couldn’t succeed. Naranjo knew that there was a huge shipment of drugs coming into the city,...

Gangs of Galicia, also known as Clanes in Spanish, is a new Netflix crime drama series from the picturesque Galicia region of Spain. The natural beauty of the seaside is marred by the varied dangers of a drug empire and criminal gangs, though, as the crime element becomes most integral to the show. Claiming to be based on true events, the seven-part series presents a woman named Ana, who is shocked by the sudden and suspicious murder of her father and is even more intrigued when he leaves behind a considerable amount of money for some strangers. In order to find out more about these secrets from her father’s life, Ana heads to the town of Cambados, where she gets involved in a web of crime and conspiracy.

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What is the Netflix series about?

Gangs of Galicia begins in Madrid, with the protagonist, Ana Soriano, triumphantly walking out of a meeting,...

The new Spanish crime drama series released on Netflix, Gangs of Galicia also known as Clanes, is the story of hardened criminals running a drug smuggling business in the Galicia region of Spain. Starring Clara Lago and Tamar Novas in the lead roles, the series is about a woman’s shocking discovery about the secrets of her deceased father’s life and the consequences that follow. Gangs of Galicia relies a bit too much on the plot’s need to convince viewers of its shaky plot points, which does not ultimately work in its favor. Despite having seven episodes, which is one shorter than the usual Netflix norm of eight, the Spanish series feels too stretched and uninteresting at times, making it only a very average watch.

The plot is centered around a lawyer named Ana Soriano, played by Clara Lago, whose skill and determination in her profession have her...

Netflix is as interested in acquiring third-party titles as it is in producing original films, said Larry Tanz, Netflix VP of content for Emea.

Tanz underlined the importance of films to the streamer on a visit to Netflix’s European production hub in Tres Cantos on the outskirts of Madrid.

“What we care about is bringing the best films and series to our members,” said Tanz. “If it’s a huge film from Constantin that’s in theatres and then on Netflix, if our members love it, that’s great. If it’s something that we commission, that’s great as well.

Netflix’s list of new releases for June 2024 look suspiciously like last month’s.

That’s because the biggest item on the schedule is Bridgerton season 3 once again. The final four episodes of Bridgerton‘s third season will premiere on June 13. Polin fans everywhere, rejoice! Other TV items of note this month include the third and final season of Sweet Tooth (June 6), Worst Roommate Ever season 2 (June 26), and That ’90s Show Part 2 (June 28).

Bridgerton aside, Netflix’s original movie options this month might be even more impressive than the TV slate. Richard Linklater’s Hitman, which stars Glen Powell as the titular assassin, premieres on June 7. That will be followed by documentary Black Barbie on June 19, the Jessica Alba-starring Trigger Warning on June 21, and romcom A Family Affair on June 28

Here’s everything else coming to Netflix this month. Note that Netflix marks its international offerings with that respective country’s two-letter country code.