Pictures courtesy of Netflix ES
Netflix has announced The Final Problem (El problema final as it’s known in Spain), a five-episode miniseries set to premiere in 2025, based on Arturo Pérez-Reverte’s bestselling novel. Filmed on location in the spring of 1959, the story unfolds on a remote Mallorcan islet where a violent storm strands thirteen unsuspecting guests and staff at a small seaside hotel.
The series is produced by Fernando Bovaira (Mientras dure la guerra, La Fortuna) for Mod Producciones, with Urko Errazquin (El campeón, La vida padre) serving as executive producer. Alberto Macías, Carlos Molinero, and Marisol Farré adapt the screenplay, while Félix Viscarret (Una vida no tan simple, Don’t Look into Their Eyes) directs.
Leading the ensemble cast is José Coronado (Entrevías, The Snow Girl, Living Without Permission) as Basil, with María Valverde (We Were Songs) bringing depth to Elisa Mander’s enigmatic presence. Martiño Rivas (Cable Girls) joins alongside Maribel Verdú (When Nobody Sees Us, Now and Then), Gonzalo de Castro (Politically Incorrect, Tenderness), Cristina Kovani (The Silence, Hunting: Guadiana), José Condessa (Cocoa, Rabo de Peixe), and Pepón Nieto (Smiley, The Never Seen), among others.
The plot of the period thriller revolves around English tourist Elisa Mander, who is found dead in what appears to be a suicide. Retired actor Basil, famous for playing Sherlock Holmes, finds himself pulled into a mystery far darker than it first seems. Stranded on a remote islet with no way on or off, Basil must navigate a web of secrets and lies, where every guest and staff member is a suspect.
For more on what new movies and series are coming up from Netflix’s Spanish team, keep it locked here on What’s on Netflix. Highlights of the 2025 and beyond slate include renewals like Berlin season 2, Alpha Males season 3, Breathless season 2, and Gangs of Galicia season 2. Among the new projects coming up include The Crystal Cuckoo starring Catalina Sopelana and Alex García, Superstar starring Ingrid García Jonsson, Olympo, which was just confirmed for the Summer, and Billionaires’ Bunker, expected to launch this September, which is the brand new series from Money Heist creator, Alex Pina.
In addition to new character pictures released today, Netflix also released a bunch of first-look behind-the-scenes photos of the cast and crew in action:
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