The 32 Best Spanish TV Series of All Time

Sitcom staples, prestige period pieces and global streaming hits all share one very Spanish living room.

1. 1
   Merlí

   Philosophy teacher shakes up a Barcelona high school in this Catalan drama.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Money Heist

   Global hit about a mastermind and his crew robbing the Royal Mint of Spain.
   952pts
3. 3
   Médico de familia

   1990s family sitcom about a widowed doctor raising three kids with his sister.
   952pts
4. 4
   Aquí no hay quien viva

   Cult neighbours sitcom set in a chaotic Madrid apartment block.
   800pts
5. 5
   El ministerio del tiempo

   Sci-fi adventure about a secret ministry guarding Spanish history through time travel.
   800pts
6. 6
   Élite

   Teen thriller about class clashes and murder at an exclusive Spanish school.
   734pts
7. 7
   Hospital Central

   Medical drama that ran for 20 seasons about a Madrid hospital's emergency ward.
   734pts
8. 8
   Los Protegidos

   Family fantasy comedy about children with superpowers hidden by their guardians.
   734pts
9. 9
   Allí abajo

   Comedy of an Andalusian-Basque culture clash in Seville.
   659pts
10. 10
    Farmacia de guardia

    Beloved 1990s sitcom set in a Madrid pharmacy run by a quarrelsome family.
    659pts
11. 11
    Verano azul

    1981 coming-of-age summer drama set in a Mediterranean fishing town.
    571pts
12. 12
    Crematorio

    Dark crime drama about corruption and property speculation on the Valencian coast.
    571pts
13. 13
    Curro Jiménez

    1970s adventure series about an Andalusian bandit fighting French occupiers.
    571pts
14. 14
    Los Serrano

    Hit family comedy about two single parents merging their households.
    571pts
15. 15
    Aída

    Long-running sitcom about a working-class Madrid family and their neighbourhood bar.
    571pts
16. 16
    Física o química

    Teen drama about students and teachers at a Madrid secondary school.
    467pts
17. 17
    Velvet

    Period romance set in a glamorous 1950s Madrid fashion store.
    467pts
18. 18
    Patria

    Adaptation of the novel tracing two Basque families torn apart by ETA violence.
    467pts
19. 19
    El internado

    Mystery thriller set in a remote boarding school hiding dark secrets.
    467pts
20. 20
    Gran Hotel

    Early-1900s mystery romance set in a luxurious Cantabrian hotel.
    467pts
21. 21
    El tiempo entre costuras

    Period drama of a Madrid seamstress turned spy in Morocco and wartime Spain.
    467pts
22. 22
    Las chicas del cable

    1920s drama about four women working at Madrid's telephone company.
    467pts
23. 23
    La que se avecina

    Hugely popular absurdist sitcom about the residents of a dysfunctional housing estate.
    467pts
24. 24
    Camera Café

    Office comedy set around a coffee machine and its regulars.
    467pts
25. 25
    Águila Roja

    Swashbuckling Golden Age adventure about a masked hero in 17th-century Madrid.
    343pts
26. 26
    Vis a vis

    Gritty prison drama following a woman inside a women's penitentiary.
    343pts
27. 27
    Antidisturbios

    Tense drama probing a riot-police unit after a deadly eviction.
    343pts
28. 28
    Un, dos, tres

    Long-running Spanish game show famed for its stage gags and eccentric hosts.
    0pts
29. 29
    Cuéntame cómo pasó

    Family saga following a Spanish household through decades of social change.
    0pts
30. 30
    Los hombres de Paco

    Police comedy-drama about an eccentric Madrid police unit.
    0pts
31. 31
    Isabel

    Historical drama chronicling the rise and reign of Isabella I of Castile.
    0pts
32. 32
    Paquita Salas

    Mockumentary comedy about a washed-up talent agent.
    0pts

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