The best Spanish TV series of all time
The top 3 according to 15 votes from people: Cocaine Coast · Patria (Homeland) · Riot Police. (Updated Sep 24, 2025.)
Spanish TV and streaming drama with the best FilmAffinity and IMDb ratings and the most mentions in press rankings (Sector Cine, El Debate, Moncloa.com).
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Top 20
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Cocaine Coast
Antena 3, 2018. 1980s Galician drug trafficking and Sito Miñanco, based on Nacho Carretero's book.
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Patria (Homeland)
HBO, 2020. Aitor Gabilondo adapts Fernando Aramburu's novel about two Basque families torn apart by ETA.
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Riot Police
Movistar+, 2020. Rodrigo Sorogoyen and Isabel Peña follow six riot police officers after an eviction goes wrong.
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Crematorio
Canal+, 2011. Pepe Sancho as a corrupt developer on the Mediterranean coast; based on Rafael Chirbes.
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Remember When
TVE, 2001–2023. The Alcántara family lives through Spain's history from 1968 over 23 seasons.
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The Ministry of Time
TVE, 2015. Civil servants who travel through time doors to protect Spain's history.
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Veneno
Atresplayer, 2020. Los Javis tell the life of Cristina 'La Veneno'; acclaimed by international critics.
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Merlí
TV3, 2015. An unconventional philosophy teacher at a Barcelona secondary school.
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Blue Summer
TVE, 1981. A group of kids in Nerja, Chanquete and his boat; a series for several generations.
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La Mesías
Movistar+, 2023. Los Javis and a family scarred by a fanatical mother and a religious girl band.
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Money Heist
Antena 3 and Netflix, 2017. The Professor and the heist on the Royal Mint; at the time Netflix's most-watched non-English series.
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Aquí no hay quien viva
Antena 3, 2003. The neighbours of Desengaño 21; endlessly rerun.
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Paquita Salas
Flooxer and Netflix, 2016. Brays Efe as a fading talent agent; a cult comedy by Los Javis.
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El fin de la comedia
Comedy Central, 2014. Ignatius Farray playing himself; awkward, very personal humour.
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Plats bruts
TV3, 1999. Two flatmates in Barcelona; the most beloved Catalan sitcom.
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Matalobos
TVG, 2009. Drug trafficking and revenge in Galicia; a classic of Galician television.
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The Plague
Movistar+, 2018. Alberto Rodríguez brings an epidemic and a string of murders to 16th-century Seville.
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Isabel
TVE, 2012. Michelle Jenner as Isabella of Castile in one of TVE's best historical dramas.
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Arde Madrid
Movistar+, 2018. Paco León in black and white with Ava Gardner and her household staff in 1960s Madrid.
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Hierro
Movistar+, 2019. Candela Peña as a judge newly arrived on the island of El Hierro.
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El día de mañana
Movistar+, 2018. Mariano Barroso adapts Ignacio Martínez de Pisón: a hustler in late-Franco Barcelona.
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Vis a vis
Globomedia prison series (Antena 3, 2015) that continued on Fox; It was an international success.
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Comments (5)
Aquí no hay quien viva la he visto unas 15 veces y sigo riéndome igual
Patria primera me parece justo, durísima y necesaria.
Falta Vis a vis, que se vendió a medio mundo antes que La casa de papel.
Antidisturbios es una maravilla, Sorogoyen es un genio.
verano azul en la lista!! nadie se movera, de mi infancia ❤️