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    Spanish Drama TV Shows

    The 40 most popular spanish drama TV shows, ranked. Click any show for ratings, reviews, trailers, and where to watch.

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    Serve and Protect
    TMDB3.0

    Serve and Protect

    2017

    country: Spain

    No overview available

    Dreams of Freedom
    TMDB3.0

    Dreams of Freedom

    2024

    country: Spain

    Begoña Montes is a woman who lives trapped in a toxic marriage and seeks the long-awaited freedom in Spain in 1958.

    Elite
    TMDB4.0

    Elite

    2018

    country: Spain

    When three working class kids enroll in the most exclusive school in Spain, the clash between the wealthy and the poor students leads to tragedy.

    Cuéntame cómo pasó
    TMDB3.5

    Cuéntame cómo pasó

    2001

    country: Spain

    Recounts the experiences of a middle-class family, the Alcántaras, during the last years of the rule of Francisco Franco and the beginning of the Spanish Transition to democracy.

    La promesa
    TMDB4.3

    La promesa

    2023

    country: Spain

    In 1913 Spain, a woman gets a job at the palace of La Promesa as a reward for saving the marquesses' son - but nobody knows that she has her own plans, which involve avenging her mother's death and finding her missing brother.

    Amar es para siempre
    TMDB2.5

    Amar es para siempre

    2013

    country: Spain

    No overview available

    Com si fos ahir
    TMDB2.8

    Com si fos ahir

    2017

    country: Spain

    A group of high school friends meet again after 25 years to attend the funeral of a mutual friend, and from that point on they try to recover their friendship.

    Aída
    TMDB4.0

    Aída

    2005

    country: Spain

    Aída is a Spanish comedy sitcom set in Madrid, that spin off from another sitcom called 7 Vidas. The show first aired on January 16, 2005 and is produced by Globomedia for the Spanish network Telecinco. It currently started its ninth season. The show stars Carmen Machi as the title character, Aída García, a working, single mother with two teenage children, forced to move in with her mother and brother to make ends meet. The show has received favorable criticism from the audience and has been the most viewed show in Spain since 2007. It has also received several awards like the Ondas Award for Best Spanish Sitcom. The Polish re-make of the series began airing in March 2012 on TVP2 channel.

    Money Heist
    TMDB4.1

    Money Heist

    2017

    country: Spain

    To carry out the biggest heist in history, a mysterious man called The Professor recruits a band of eight robbers who have a single characteristic: none of them has anything to lose. Five months of seclusion - memorizing every step, every detail, every probability - culminate in eleven days locked up in the National Coinage and Stamp Factory of Spain, surrounded by police forces and with dozens of hostages in their power, to find out whether their suicide wager will lead to everything or nothing.

    Goenkale
    TMDB5.0

    Goenkale

    1994

    country: Spain

    Goenkale is a Basque soap-opera, produced by Pausoka Entertainment and ETB, which is broadcast every Monday and Tuesday on Basque Radio-television's first channel, ETB 1. Set up in an imaginary Basque seaside town, the title of the serial is the name of the main street in that town. First broadcast in 1994, almost 3,000 episodes have been made so far, and it is one of the most successful programmes of ETB 1. In the beginning every chapter lasted 30 minutes and they were broadcast from Monday to Friday. Then the Friday episode was removed. Since 2004 two one hour long episodes are broadcast every Monday and Tuesday. Then thirty-minute episodes are repeated in the afternoon everyday.

    Yo soy Bea
    TMDB2.1

    Yo soy Bea

    2006

    country: Spain

    Yo soy Bea is a Spanish television comedy-drama series which aired on Telecinco from 10 July 2006 to 16 August 2009. The series is an adaptation of the popular Colombian telenovela Yo soy Betty, la fea. Ruth Núñez played the title role of Beatriz "Bea" Pérez Pinzón and Alejandro Tous played Álvaro Aguilar, Bea's love interest. Yo soy Bea translates to "I am Bea"; it is a pun, with "Bea" sounding like bella, meaning pretty, and like fea, meaning ugly. The Spanish adaptation screened weekdays during the daytime and pulled in, on average, over four million viewers. The series' record is a 42,1% share. It was Spain's top rated daytime programme.

    Acacias 38
    TMDB3.0

    Acacias 38

    2015

    country: Spain

    Acacias 38, the address of a stately apartment building where our stories unfold, is set in 1899 and tells the story of a group of maids and the bourgeois families they serve, in a single block in a distinguished neighborhood of a large Spanish city. Two worlds colliding in a universe of crossed lives.

    SKAM España
    TMDB3.9

    SKAM España

    2018

    country: Spain

    The series accompanies a group of 16-year-olds on the journey of their life following their day to day in real time. Dependence on social media, how they face sex, love and ruptures, religion, the search of their identity and the need to fit in.

    Six Sisters
    TMDB3.1

    Six Sisters

    2015

    country: Spain

    Six sisters of an upper-class Spanish family experience difficulties in taking over the family's fabrics business after their father's death in 1913.

    Valle salvaje
    TMDB3.9

    Valle salvaje

    2024

    country: Spain

    1763. The life of Adriana, a brave and loyal woman, suffers an unexpected setback when she receives a devastating blow: her father has died, and, as a result of a secret pact, she must travel from the city of Madrid to Valle Salvaje, in northern Spain, to marry a stranger. A dark secret from her past follows her to the remote valley, home to her fiancé's family and her troubled aunt, Doña Victoria. There, her life will change forever. She will experience true love, betrayal, and danger as she tries to uncover the truth behind her father's death.

    Locked Up
    TMDB4.0

    Locked Up

    2015

    country: Spain

    Set up to take the blame for corporate fraud, young Macarena Ferreiro is locked up in a high-security women's prison surrounded by tough, ruthless criminals in this tense, provocative Spanish thriller.

    The Boarding School
    TMDB4.1

    The Boarding School

    2007

    country: Spain

    El Internado Laguna Negra was a Spanish television drama-thriller focusing on the students of a fictional boarding school in a forest, where teenagers are sent by their parents to study. The boarding school is situated in a forest far from the city, on the outskirts on which macabre events occur. The series debut on 24 May 2007, and is a production of Antena 3. Although the show is recorded and produced in HD, it is only broadcast in SD. However, an HD Blu-ray Disc release has been announced.

    Berlin and the Lady with an Ermine
    TMDB4.0

    Berlin and the Lady with an Ermine

    2026

    country: Spain

    Hungry for a new heist, Berlin summons the gang to Seville and turns an ambitious duke into the victim of his own plan: to steal a da Vinci masterpiece.

    Berlin
    TMDB3.8

    Berlin

    2023

    country: Spain

    During his glory days, Berlin and a gang assembled in Paris for one of his greatest plans ever: stealing 44 million euros' worth of jewels in one night.

    Love in Difficult Times
    TMDB2.1

    Love in Difficult Times

    2005

    country: Spain

    Amar en tiempos revueltos is a Spanish soap opera set in the times of the Spanish civil war and the early Francoism. The serial has been aired from 2005 and has won prizes in Spain and a Silver Medal in the «New York Festivals». In January 2013 will air on Antena 3 with new name, Amar es para siempre

    Old Bridge Secret
    TMDB2.9

    Old Bridge Secret

    2011

    country: Spain

    No overview available

    Paco's Men
    TMDB3.9

    Paco's Men

    2005

    country: Spain

    Follows police officer Francisco "Paco" Miranda and his men through funny cases.

    Porca Misèria
    TMDB3.8

    Porca Misèria

    2004

    country: Spain

    No overview available

    Al salir de clase
    TMDB2.8

    Al salir de clase

    1997

    country: Spain

    No overview available

    La pecera de Eva
    TMDB2.0

    La pecera de Eva

    2010

    country: Spain

    No overview available

    Scandal: Story of an Obsession
    TMDB3.2

    Scandal: Story of an Obsession

    2023

    country: Spain

    Inés is a 42-year-old woman who, when times start to get tough, attempts to drown herself. She is saved by Hugo, a teenage boy who then becomes obsessed with her. A forbidden romance develops between the two, whose consequences end up affecting all those around them.

    Riot Police
    TMDB3.7

    Riot Police

    2020

    country: Spain

    A fictionalised look into the human tragedy of riot police and police brutality in Spain.

    Billionaires' Bunker
    TMDB3.2

    Billionaires' Bunker

    2025

    country: Spain

    When a group of billionaires takes shelter in a luxury bunker, an old feud between two families resurfaces amid an unprecedented global conflict.

    Isabel
    TMDB3.8

    Isabel

    2012

    country: Spain

    Charting the life of Isabella I of Castile, one of the most important women in Spain’s history, Isabel follows her passionate story from childhood to being crowned Queen. From her political struggles within King Henry IV's court to her wedding to Ferdinand of Aragon, the drama encapsulates the passions, emotions and sacrifices of a woman who refused to just be a figurehead and whose outlook was ahead of her time.

    The Innocent
    TMDB3.8

    The Innocent

    2021

    country: Spain

    An accidental killing leads a man down a dark hole of intrigue and murder. Just as he finds love and freedom, one phone call brings back the nightmare.

    Oasis
    TMDB3.4

    Oasis

    2026

    country: Spain

    Oasis is the most luxurious holiday resort in the country — a paradise reserved for the wealthiest families, featuring private beaches, VIP facilities, and impenetrable security. The perfect place to spend the best summer of your life. But everything falls apart when the police storm the resort to investigate a mysterious disappearance. In such an exclusive place, everyone is a suspect — and no one can leave until the culprit is found.

    Merlí
    TMDB4.3

    Merlí

    2015

    country: Spain

    He’s surly, unorthodox, unapologetically blunt, and he’s about to change your life. Meet the new philosophy teacher, Merlí, who will help his students view the world in a whole new light, both in and out of the classroom.

    Los Serrano
    TMDB3.4

    Los Serrano

    2003

    country: Spain

    Los Serrano is a Spanish television drama comedy which premiered on 22 April 2003 and aired on Telecinco. It tells the story of the Serrano family, who lives in Round Santa Justa No 133, located in the fictional neighborhood of Santa Justa, in the Ribera del Manzanares, in Madrid. The success of the series in Spain and in several other countries in Europe and elsewhere helped launch the career of several young actors and actresses, especially actor and musician Fran Perea, who acts in the series and sings its theme song, "1 más 1 son 7".

    The Ministry of Time
    TMDB3.8

    The Ministry of Time

    2015

    country: Spain

    A soldier from the 15th century, a university student from the 19th century and a nurse from the present join the secret 'Department of Time', a secret department within the Spanish government with the ability to travel through time. Their mission is prevent changes in history.

    Red Eagle
    TMDB3.8

    Red Eagle

    2009

    country: Spain

    Red Eagle is a series of adventure and intrigue on the courage, nobility, friendship and love. The protagonist is an unsung hero of justice of the seventeenth century, known by the nickname of Red Eagle, who helps the weak and who is determined to uncover the conspiracy behind the murder of his young wife.

    Hospital Central
    TMDB2.3

    Hospital Central

    2000

    country: Spain

    Follows the professional and personal lives of the staff of the fictitious Hospital Central in Madrid.

    30 Coins
    TMDB3.6

    30 Coins

    2020

    country: Spain

    Father Vergara—an exorcist, boxer and ex-convict—lives in a remote village in Spain. Hoping to be lost and forgotten, Vergara’s demons catch up to him.

    Corazón Guerrero
    TMDB3.9

    Corazón Guerrero

    2022

    country: Spain

    Corazón Guerrero is a Mexican telenovela produced by Salvador Mejía Alejandre for TelevisaUnivision and originally broadcast on Las Estrellas from March 28 to November 11, 2022. It is based on the Argentine telenovela Valientes (2009), created by Marcos Carnevale and Lily Ann Martin. Adapted by Katia Rodríguez Estrada, the telenovela was directed by Víctor Rodríguez and Carlos Santos. It stars Alejandra Espinoza, Gonzalo García Vivanco, Rodrigo Guirao, Christian de la Campa, Ana Martín, Sabine Moussier, Diego Olivera, and Altaír Jarabo. The story follows the Sánchez brothers—Jesús, Damián, and Samuel—who reunite to seek justice against Augusto Ruíz Montalvo, the powerful man responsible for destroying their family years earlier. While carrying out their plan for revenge, each brother falls in love, forcing them to choose between hatred and forgiveness. As hidden truths come to light, they must confront betrayal, family secrets, and the consequences of the past.

    Velvet
    TMDB3.1

    Velvet

    2014

    country: Spain

    In 1950s Spain, the heir to a fashion house romances a beautiful seamstress who works for the company, despite the objections of his family.

    Cable Girls
    TMDB3.9

    Cable Girls

    2017

    country: Spain

    In 1920s Madrid, four women at the National Telephone Company ring in revolution as they deal with romance, envy and the modern workplace.

    About Spanish Drama TV Shows

    Spanish television

    Spanish television has become one of streaming's biggest export success stories, particularly in heist thrillers and teen drama, with formats that get remade worldwide.

    Drama

    Television drama is where the medium made its case as film's equal, from the cable era's antihero epics to the current streaming wave. Long-form gives character change room to actually happen.

    In this list

    Years covered
    1994–2026
    Best reviewed
    Merlí (8.6)
    Often also
    Comedy, Crime, Soap
    Longest run
    23 seasons

    Common questions

    What are the best Spanish drama TV shows?
    By popularity across Flickfolio and TMDB, the top picks right now are Serve and Protect, Dreams of Freedom, and Elite. The full ranked list of 40 sits above — open any show for ratings, reviews, and streaming availability.
    How is this list ranked?
    Spanish drama TV shows are ordered by overall popularity, which blends how often a title is viewed, searched, and logged. It updates as viewing habits shift, so the list reflects what people are actually watching rather than a fixed critical canon.
    Where can I watch these TV shows?
    Every show page lists current streaming, rental, and purchase options for your region, alongside community ratings and reviews from Flickfolio members.

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