Scrolling through Netflix or Prime Video looking for something new to watch can eat up more time than the show itself. Once the usual list of English and Hindi shows runs dry, Spanish series are a good place to look next. Spain’s television industry has built a loyal audience across the world in the last few years, and it’s not hard to see why. The writing doesn’t waste time, episodes rarely drag, and the crime thrillers coming out of Spain are among the sharpest on any streaming platform right now.
Here’s a list of 20 Spanish web series worth watching, along with their IMDb ratings, lead cast, and where each one is streaming.
Quick Overview of Best Spanish Web Series on OTT List
| # | Show Title | IMDb Rating | Platform | Main Cast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Money Heist (La Casa de Papel) | 8.2/10 | Netflix | Úrsula Corberó, Álvaro Morte, Itziar Ituño |
| 2 | Locked Up (Vis a Vis) | 8.2/10 | Netflix | Najwa Nimri, Maggie Civantos, Alba Flores |
| 3 | Grand Hotel (Gran Hotel) | 8.4/10 | Netflix / Prime Video | Yon González, Amaia Salamanca |
| 4 | Patria | 8.2/10 | Max (HBO) | Elena Irureta, Ane Gabarain |
| 5 | The Ministry of Time | 8.2/10 | Netflix | Rodolfo Sancho, Aura Garrido |
| 6 | Velvet | 8.1/10 | Netflix | Paula Echevarría, Miguel Ángel Silvestre |
| 7 | Paquita Salas | 8.0/10 | Netflix | Brays Efe, Belén Cuesta |
| 8 | Cable Girls (Las Chicas del Cable) | 7.5/10 | Netflix | Blanca Suárez, Yon González |
| 9 | The Cook of Castamar | 7.4/10 | Netflix | Michelle Jenner, Roberto Enríquez |
| 10 | Elite (Élite) | 7.2/10 | Netflix | Itzan Escamilla, Miguel Bernardeau |
| 11 | The Time It Takes | 7.2/10 | Netflix | Nadia de Santiago, Álvaro Cervantes |
| 12 | 30 Coins (30 Monedas) | 7.1/10 | Max (HBO) | Eduard Fernández, Megan Montaner |
| 13 | Wrong Side of the Tracks (Entrevías) | 6.9/10 | Netflix | Jose Coronado, Luis Zahera |
| 14 | Control Z | 6.9/10 | Netflix | Ana Valeria Becerril, Michael Ronda |
| 15 | The Mess You Leave Behind | 6.8/10 | Netflix | Inma Cuesta, Bárbara Lennie |
| 16 | High Seas (Alta Mar) | 6.8/10 | Netflix | Ivana Baquero, Jon Kortajarena |
| 17 | Valeria | 6.6/10 | Netflix | Diana Gómez, Silma López |
| 18 | Sky Rojo | 6.6/10 | Netflix | Verónica Sánchez, Asier Etxeandía |
| 19 | Who Killed Sara? | 6.4/10 | Netflix | Manolo Cardona, Carolina Miranda |
| 20 | The House of Flowers | 7.6/10 | Netflix | Verónica Castro, Cecilia Suárez |
1. Money Heist (La Casa de Papel)
IMDb Rating: 8.2/10 | Platform: Netflix | Cast: Úrsula Corberó, Álvaro Morte, Itziar Ituño, Pedro Alonso
This is the series that put Spanish television on the global map. A mastermind known only as “The Professor” puts together a plan to pull off the biggest heist in history, breaking into Spain’s Royal Mint to print billions of euros. What keeps it gripping isn’t just the robbery itself but the constant back-and-forth between the police outside and the robbers inside, each one trying to outthink the other.
2. Locked Up (Vis a Vis)
IMDb Rating: 8.2/10 | Platform: Netflix | Cast: Najwa Nimri, Maggie Civantos, Berta Vázquez, Alba Flores
A young woman is tricked into signing fraudulent financial documents by her boss and ends up serving time in a high-security women’s prison. She has to learn the rules fast just to survive among inmates who don’t make it easy for newcomers. It’s tense from the first episode and doesn’t let up.
3. Grand Hotel (Gran Hotel)
IMDb Rating: 8.4/10 | Platform: Netflix / Prime Video | Cast: Yon González, Amaia Salamanca, Adriana Ozores
Set in the early 1900s, this one follows a young man who takes a waiter’s job at a grand hotel to search for his missing sister, who worked there as a maid. What starts as a personal search turns into a much bigger mystery involving the hotel’s wealthy owners and the secrets they’ve buried.
4. Patria
IMDb Rating: 8.2/10 | Platform: Max (HBO) | Cast: Elena Irureta, Ane Gabarain, José Ramón Soroiz
Patria looks at how terrorism in Spain’s Basque region tore apart ordinary lives. The story follows two families who were once close friends until a violent act destroys that friendship for good. It moves slowly and carries real weight, handling a difficult subject with a lot of care.
5. The Ministry of Time (El Ministerio del Tiempo)
IMDb Rating: 8.2/10 | Platform: Netflix / RTVE Play | Cast: Rodolfo Sancho, Aura Garrido, Nacho Fresneda
A hidden government unit guards secret doors that lead into Spain’s past. Their job is to stop people from slipping through those doors and rewriting history for their own benefit. It blends history, sci-fi, and action in a way that’s easy to follow.
6. Velvet
IMDb Rating: 8.1/10 | Platform: Netflix | Cast: Paula Echevarría, Miguel Ángel Silvestre, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón
Set in a high-end fashion house in 1950s Madrid, this show centers on the heir to the business and a seamstress working the shop floor. It’s a classic romance with sharp period detail and strong performances from the entire cast.
7. Paquita Salas
IMDb Rating: 8.0/10 | Platform: Netflix | Cast: Brays Efe, Belén Cuesta, Lidia San José
Paquita used to be one of Spain’s biggest talent agents back in the 1990s. Now she’s fighting to keep her agency going as the entertainment business leaves her old methods behind. Shot as a mockumentary, it’s genuinely funny without trying too hard.
8. Cable Girls (Las Chicas del Cable)
IMDb Rating: 7.5/10 | Platform: Netflix | Cast: Blanca Suárez, Yon González, Ana Fernández, Nadia de Santiago
Four young women land jobs at Spain’s first national telephone company in the 1920s. The show follows their friendship and personal lives as they push against a society that gave women very few rights at the time.
9. The Cook of Castamar
IMDb Rating: 7.4/10 | Platform: Netflix | Cast: Michelle Jenner, Roberto Enríquez, Hugo Silva
Set in 18th-century Madrid, a talented cook who struggles with agoraphobia gets a job in the kitchen of a widowed Duke. Her cooking earns his attention, and a quiet relationship builds between them, one that breaks every social rule of the time.
10. Elite (Élite)
IMDb Rating: 7.2/10 | Platform: Netflix | Cast: Itzan Escamilla, Miguel Bernardeau, Aron Piper, Ester Expósito
Three working-class teenagers win scholarships to Las Encinas, Spain’s most exclusive private school. The tension between them and the wealthier students keeps building until it ends in a murder investigation.
11. The Time It Takes (El tiempo que te doy)
IMDb Rating: 7.2/10 | Platform: Netflix | Cast: Nadia de Santiago, Álvaro Cervantes
Told in short, 11-minute episodes, this show follows a woman piecing her life back together after a long relationship ends. Each episode shifts a little further from the past and closer to her present.
12. 30 Coins (30 Monedas)
IMDb Rating: 7.1/10 | Platform: Max (HBO) | Cast: Eduard Fernández, Megan Montaner, Miguel Ángel Silvestre
A former priest and exorcist settles in a quiet Spanish town to escape his past. When unexplained, supernatural events start happening around the village, he teams up with the town’s mayor and a local vet to get to the bottom of it.
13. Wrong Side of the Tracks (Entrevías)
IMDb Rating: 6.9/10 | Platform: Netflix | Cast: Jose Coronado, Luis Zahera, Nona Sobo
Tirso, a blunt war veteran running a hardware store, watches drug dealers slowly take over his neighborhood. When his teenage granddaughter gets pulled into that world, he decides to deal with it himself.
14. Control Z
IMDb Rating: 6.9/10 | Platform: Netflix | Cast: Ana Valeria Becerril, Michael Ronda, Yankel Stevan
An anonymous hacker starts leaking private secrets of students at a high school, and panic spreads fast. Sofia, a quiet, observant student, tries to figure out who’s behind it before things get worse.
15. The Mess You Leave Behind (El desorden que dejas)
IMDb Rating: 6.8/10 | Platform: Netflix | Cast: Inma Cuesta, Bárbara Lennie, Arón Piper
A teacher takes a temporary job in a small rural town and quickly learns that the teacher before her died under suspicious circumstances. Strange messages start showing up soon after, suggesting her own safety might be at risk.
16. High Seas (Alta Mar)
IMDb Rating: 6.8/10 | Platform: Netflix | Cast: Ivana Baquero, Jon Kortajarena, Alejandra Onieva
Set aboard a luxury cruise ship sailing from Spain to South America in the 1940s, this one kicks off when a passenger not on the guest list is thrown overboard. Two sisters aboard start investigating and end up uncovering secrets about their own family.
17. Valeria
IMDb Rating: 6.6/10 | Platform: Netflix | Cast: Diana Gómez, Silma López, Paula Malia, Teresa Riott
Valeria is a writer in Madrid stuck on her first book and dealing with a marriage that’s grown distant. Her three closest friends help her work through it all, along with their own struggles with careers and relationships.
18. Sky Rojo
IMDb Rating: 6.6/10 | Platform: Netflix | Cast: Verónica Sánchez, Asier Etxeandía, Lali Espósito, Miguel Ángel Silvestre
Made by the team behind Money Heist, this fast-paced thriller follows three women who escape from their dangerous boss and go on the run, with his men close behind them the entire way.
19. Who Killed Sara?
IMDb Rating: 6.4/10 | Platform: Netflix | Cast: Manolo Cardona, Ginés García Millán, Carolina Miranda
After spending 18 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit, Alex walks free with a single goal: proving that the powerful Lazcano family framed him, and finding out who actually killed his sister.
20. The House of Flowers
IMDb Rating: 7.6/10 | Platform: Netflix | Cast: Verónica Castro, Cecilia Suárez, Aislinn Derbez
This dark comedy centers on a wealthy family running a well-known flower shop. Their picture-perfect image cracks when the father’s long-running affair comes out, and the family is forced to handle the fallout in front of everyone.