Why Machos Alfa triumphs, the series that is sweeping among those over 40

It is the series of the moment, which everyone is talking about.

is triumphing equally among male and female audiences and so much so that Netflix has just announced the second season of this Spanish comedy about men in their mid-forties, empowered women, open relationships, marriages without sex, infidelities... and heteropatriarchy.

As far as the plot is concerned, it seems quite normal and has already been addressed countless times;

So, what does this series have to have positioned itself as the most viewed production on the platform in recent weeks?

We show some of the possible reasons.

Their creators

The well -known

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, creators of the hits

or

are the writers and directors of

who on this occasion have decided to bet on the

platform for its premiere.

Probably, many of the followers of his old television hits, which are still sweeping audience ratings with their reruns today, did not hesitate for a second to get hooked on this new series from the creators of the production company Contubernio Films.

The dynamics of the previous ones, with ridiculous (but very real) situations and agile dialogues with a lot of humor, are transferred to

Close and (very) funny situations

The series talks about hot and controversial issues in today's society, such as machismo and toxic relationships, but treated with a lot of humor and without offending any type of audience.

It also shows clichés of everyday situations with which many viewers will feel identified today (its creators have recognized that they have included personal experiences).

The continuous and agile gags make the public not stop laughing at moments that four friends have to face in the middle of a crisis of their 40s who try to adapt to the new masculinity that, supposedly, prevails in society, while each one lives their own problems, from work to sexual.

These four

, actually old-fashioned even though they want to appear otherwise, are

when, for example, their wives are the ones who, overnight, earn more money than them or propose open relationships with other people.

They are also left out of the game when they experience an affair or feel harassed by an ex.

The format

A success of the series is that each of its 10 chapters does not last more than 30 minutes, so there is almost no time to get tired of the characters or the situations.

In these times, it is appreciated that the episodes are short, although it also gives rise to wanting to see them all at once without having the feeling that (much) time has been wasted.

The protagonists

The protagonists of the series are well-known actors and actresses who have appeared in other successful series, including

and

and they put themselves in the shoes of characters that complement and fit perfectly.

The male side is led by

, like Santi, who has been left by his wife and lives with his teenage daughter who does not stop setting up dates on Tinder;

(Luis), a married police officer whose wife is sexually unsatisfied;

(Pedro), an aggressive senior executive who loses his job and is supported by his

girl , and

(Raúl), a businessman who when he asks his girlfriend to marry her, she proposes a three-way relationship.

The female cast stars

, as Esther, Luis's gym-addicted wife,

(Daniela), the

, and

as Luz, Raúl's lawyer girlfriend.

Both Tejón and Gil, Kira Miró, María Hervás and Raquel Guerrero went through

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