Eight Spanish series that this year are close to outstanding

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For some time now, Spanish productions have been fighting

with foreign series when it comes to gaining a place on critics' and audiences' lists of preferences.

In 2022, Spanish fiction has touched practically all genres,

in many of them, as is the case of those that we highlight below:

The route (Atresplayer Premium)

Borja Soler

and

had a purpose when they created this series focused on the

, an authentic way of life to the sound of electronic music that emerged on the Spanish Levantine coast in the 80s and 90s: "Whoever has lived it, will have the opportunity to live it again; whoever has not lived it will discover it".

With daring time jumps, Marc (

), Tonix (

), Nuria (

) and Lucas (

), a group of friends of El Perelló, go from innocence to maturity, from the day they entered Barraca for the first time, in 1981, until their farewell in a crowded Ruta Destroy, in 1993, with characters like Sento

), a successful businessman who has at night for home, marking his future.

Better Days (Amazon Prime Video)

One of the most ambitious projects on the platform is run by

and

, with

playing Dr. Laforet, a psychologist with unconventional methods, full of irony and with a great secret behind her.

The series follows the

four strangers who meet in a peculiar grief therapy for parents who have lost their partner.

There they will record the hard moments of the departure of a loved one, but also how, despite the injuries, sooner or later it is possible to laugh, love and live again.

Amazon Prime Video subscription is available here.

The Unit (Movistar +)

Homeland

,

,

or

are some of the references of

and

, creators of this police

based on the work of an elite unit of the National Police specialized in jihadist terrorism that this year premiered its second season.

Pure adrenaline marks the lives of characters who work to the limit and hook the viewer from the first minute of each episode.

plays the chief inspector in command of a team that includes

,

and

among others

How to Fuck It All (HBO Max)

With a very careful script and aesthetics,

and

develop the story of Alba (

), a young woman who finds it difficult to adapt when she finds out that her end-of-year trip has been cancelled.

His plans to escape from home collapse until he discovers that a group of classmates has a perfect plan: to make his parents believe that the trip is still on, steal the van of one of their brothers' brothers and hit the road for three weeks.

You can subscribe to HBO Max here.

I don't like driving (Movistar +)

Borja Cobeaga

narrates in a comedy key the experience of getting his driver's license at 40. Inspired by his own experience, the series tells the story of Pablo (

), a self-absorbed and grumpy university professor, who is forced to to get a driver's license.

As soon as he starts classes at the driving school, he will meet Yolanda (

), his student at the university and with whom he will establish a curious relationship in which he discovers that he still has a lot to learn.

The immortal (Movistar+)

Álex García

stars in this crime drama created by

written by

and directed by

Inspired by the real events surrounding Los Miami, the gang that controlled cocaine trafficking during the 90s and the entrance to the clubs of Madrid, the series chronicles the rise and fall of a criminal reign.

is the alias of

, founder and leader of this mafia group, who was involved in all kinds of crimes: from robberies to murders, including extortion, kidnapping and torture.

The series has been renewed for a second season that will begin filming in 2023.

Last in Line (Netflix)

Five women in their thirties, friends since school who organize a week-long getaway together every year, face a special trip: one of them has just been diagnosed with cancer.

The screenwriter, film director and novelist

(

,

,

) offers a different approach to a story that sounds familiar, but shines thanks to the chemistry of its protagonists: Alma (

), Olga (

), Sara (Itsaso Arana), Leo (

) and Carol (

).

Blackout (Movistar +)

Isa Campo, Rodrigo Sorogoyen

,

,

and

direct the five episodes of this production in which a solar storm hits the Earth causing a general blackout.

In this new reality, based on the science fiction podcast

, five stories unfold, with characters struggling to adapt to a world without electricity, telecommunications, or transportation.

The episode

stands out , in which a train accident, the Civil Protection and Emergencies team led by Ernesto (

) see their movements limited by bureaucracy and the doubts of the experts.

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