Spain unveils six‑title scripted slate at Series Mania
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- Spain unveiled the “Coming Next From Spain” six‑title scripted slate at Series Mania in Lille on March 24, presented by ICEX under its Audiovisual from Spain banner.
- The slate includes a literary period drama, an urban social thriller, a tech suspense series, a family mystery, a true‑event drama and a generational comedy, indicating a wider creative spectrum than previous editions.
- The Maid’s Daughters adapts Sonsoles Ónega’s Premio Planeta‑winning novel, is set in early‑20th‑century Galicia, and will be distributed internationally by Atresmedia Sales.
- Not For Sale (Ravalear) follows a family restaurant in Barcelona’s Raval district facing eviction by a corrupt investment fund, produced by Arcadia as an HBO Original and selected for the 2026 Berlin International Film Festival.
- Day One follows a former computer prodigy returning to Barcelona’s Mobile World Congress to confront a tech‑related threat, premiered on Prime Video on March 13 and will be followed by 3Cat.
- Millennial Mal is a Spain‑Portugal co‑production with Ukbar Filmes and RTP, produced by Tornasol Media and Filmin, illustrating the growing Spain‑Portugal co‑production axis.
- The selection reflects involvement from Atresmedia, HBO Max, Prime Video, Mediaset España, Movistar Plus+, Filmin and an increasingly fluid Spain‑Portugal co‑production axis.
Why it matters: Spanish producers and broadcasters gain expanded export opportunities as the six‑title slate offers diverse, place‑driven content for international buyers, while streaming platforms and the Spain‑Portugal co‑production axis secure new acquisition and financing pipelines. The shift from a single‑model export strategy to a multi‑genre portfolio could boost Spain’s cultural influence and revenue in the global TV market.
