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As 2025 didn’t feature an original Spanish movie in the overall Netflix Top 10 globally, the platform is sharpening its 2026 line-up, featuring many A-list talents and intriguing pitches.
This is the second piece we’ve published looking at Netflix’s upcoming slate of Spanish titles for 2026 and beyond. You can find our list of new and returning Spanish-language series coming up here.
El Niño
Genre: Drama
Director, Writer: Mariano Barroso
Cast: Bélen Cuesta, Karra Elejalde, Raquel Ferri
An emotional hook and a familiar face to Netflix fans in Bélen Cuesta are sure to draw in some attention to the upcoming drama based on Fernando Aramburu’s novel, El Niño. Based on a real-life tragedy that occurred in 1980, the movie will tell the story of “Mariaje (Belén Cuesta) and Nicasio (Karra Elejalde), the mother and grandfather of one of the children who died in the gas explosion in a town in Vizcaya.” The official synopsis adds: “Our protagonists refuse to accept the tragedy. In a journey of discovery and resilience, full of unexpected emotions, Mariaje and Nicasio search for—and find—their own unique way to overcome their loss.” The movie wrapped production in late June and is now in post-production. As we anticipate a release in the first half of 2026, you can find more details in our movie preview.
53 Domingos
Genre: Dramatic comedy
Director, Writer: Cesc Gay
Cast: Carmen Machi, Javier Cámara, Javier Gutierrez, Alexandra Jiménez
The cast of 53 Domingos. Cr: Netflix
Announced back in April of 2024, this movie took a while to get off the ground, but Netflix Spain finally announced shooting had wrapped in early July after 30 days, mainly in its own production hub of Tres Cantos. Based on an award-winning play by playwright Cesc Gay (who adapts his own material), the movie will feature the complications occurring when three brothers decide what to do with their father, aged 86, when he starts to exhibit weird behavior. A situation that will quickly devolve. The cast boasts award-winning talent, including local superstar Carmen Machi and Almodóvar regular Javier Cámara (Talk to Her). It is unclear whether the movie will be launched for the next festival season in the fall of 2026 or earlier.
Cortafuego
Genre: Thriller
Director: David Victori
Writers: Javier Echániz, Asier Guerricaechebarría and Jon Iriarte
Cast: Belén Cuesta, Joaquín Furriel, Enric Auquer, Diana Gómez
The cast of Cortafuego
David Victori is no stranger to Netflix, having directed several episodes of zany action thriller Red Sky/Sky Rojo he is currently deep in post-production of his third feature film, produced for the platform. His cast is full of talent already known to Netflix subscribers: starring opposite Bélen Cuesta is Joaquín Furriel, who just had a major starring role as Guillermo in Billionaires Bunker. The synopsis is hinting at a nightmarish turn while visiting a remote summer residence: after the death of Mara’s (Bélen Cuesta) husband, her entire family, including her daughter and brother, visit the house one last time before putting it up for sale. But, as a forest fire breaks out in the surroundings, Mara’s daughter disappears… And the forest guard becomes the main suspect in the disappearance. The shoot wrapped in early February of 2025 and occurred between Segovia and the Madrid area.
La Desconocida
Genre: Crime, thriller
Director: Gabe Ibáñez
Writer: Lara Sendim
Cast: Candela Peña, Ana Rujas, Pol López, Manolo Solo
The cast of The Unknown/La Desconocida. Cr: Sophie Koehler/Netflix.
Announced in September of 2024, The Unknown (La Desconocida) is another book-to-screen adaptation of a novel written by two crime writers, one Spanish, one French: Rosa Montero and Olivier Truc. But, this time around, the investigation around an unidentified woman found wounded in a container won’t be international: the book was making roundtrips between Lyon and Barcelona, while the movie will move the French part to the south of Spain, in Algésiras.
Directed by Gabe Ibáñez, the movie will boast female leads at his forefront, including Candela Peña (The Asunta Case) and Ana Rujas . It has been in production since June of 2025, with no information on when it will wrap. Writer Lara Sendim will also have another project released on Netflix in 2026: a miniseries called That Night/Esa Noche.
My Dearest Señorita / Mi querida señorita
Genre: Drama
Director: Fernando Gonzalez Molina
Writer: Alana S. Portero
Cast: Elisabeth Martínez, Anna Castillo, Paco León, Nagore Aranburu, Manu Ríos, Eneko Sagardoy, Lola Rodríguez, María Galiana, Delphina Bianco.
This movie is actually a remake, which may not ring a bell outside of Spanish movie buffs; yet, the original version shattered boundaries in early 1970s Spain and became both a box-office success and a worldwide phenomenon, to the point where it was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film. It was one of the first Spanish movies to deal with transgender and gender identity issues.
More than 50 years later, a new version of My Dearest Señorita began shooting last February in Pamplona and is understood to have also been shot in Madrid. This version, billed as a loose adaptation, is being written by trans author Alana Portero, who enjoyed international success with her book La Mala Costumbre, and is the very first onscreen appearance of intersex actress Elisabeth Martinez. Director Fernando Gonzalez Molina explains that the project is an opportunity to address the reality and lives of intersex people, as well as give more opportunities to LGBTQ+ people behind the camera and on screen.
La Cuidadora
Genre: Mystery thriller
Director: Álex De La Iglesia
Cast: Carmen Maura, Blanca Suárez, Marta Hazas, Asier Etxeandia, David Comrie
Cast of La Cuidadora (cr: Netflix)
Over a three-decade career, Álex De La Iglesia has enjoyed international recognition and a filmography that has happily crossed between genres. He began his collaboration with Netflix on the miniseries 1992, and will come back to the platform next year with this project, which was shot from early June to late July on 35mm film in Madrid. It will be his fourth movie with renowned actress Carmen Maura, starring opposite just as famous actress Blanca Suárez. The latter will be playing an almost-miraculous, angelic, and competent carekeeper being brought in to look after Maura’s character (also named Carmen) after a domestic accident, and at the end of a long search by her daughter Lourdes. But Blanca is hiding a secret that will change Carmen’s life forever.
Untitled Poli Díaz Boxing Biopic
Genre: Biopic, Drama, Sport
Director: Daniel Calparsoro
Cast: Miguel Herrán
Picture: Netflix
Money Heist star Miguel Herrán will headline a brand-new boxing film for Netflix, which tells the under told story of boxing legend Policarpo “Poli” Díaz, also known as the Colt from Vallecas. Filming began on the production in October 2025 in Madrid and Segovia. The story takes you back to his time as a child living amongst poverty and domestic violence, and rising up the boxing ladder to become a legend throughout the 1980s.
Do you have a project that is more anticipated out of all of the Netflix Spain line-up? Let us know in the comment section!
