Elite is a Spanish teen drama created by Carlos Montero and Darío Madrona. The Netflix original series has been hugely popular amongst the teen audience. Elite is choke full of teenage drama, murder mystery, erotic scenes, and everything you want out of a soap opera. The teen drama recently concluded its seventh season and has been renewed for its eighth and final season. So, if you love the Netflix series, here are some similar shows you could watch while waiting for Season 8.
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Synopsis: The smash hit drama series following the lives and loves of a group of raucous friends in Bristol. Tony, Nicholas Hoult, is a smart 17-year-old. He undermines his dad, Harry Enfield, on a daily basis and effortlessly covers up for his little sister’s, Kaya Scodelario, covert delinquency.
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Synopsis: The smash hit drama series following the lives and loves of a group of raucous friends in Bristol. Tony, Nicholas Hoult, is a smart 17-year-old. He undermines his dad, Harry Enfield, on a daily basis and effortlessly covers up for his little sister’s, Kaya Scodelario, covert delinquency.
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- 11/1/2023
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
The fictional high school of Las Encinas continues to be a playground for murderous mischief as the Spanish teen drama Elite made its return to Netflix on Oct. 20. Now in its seventh season, the series has added new characters to the salacious mix — Brazilian singer Anitta being among them — and brought back a member of the original ensemble cast, Omar Ayuso, who starred as Omar Shanaa from seasons one through five.
“One day by chance, we were on a train, and I asked him if he would be willing to come back,” says screenwriter, director and producer Carlos Montero, who created the series with Darío Madrona. “We gave him a protagonist role and we felt in debt to Omar because he always pulled out all the stops with our show. We love his character very much and we wanted to give him the importance we think he deserved.”
Elite has...
“One day by chance, we were on a train, and I asked him if he would be willing to come back,” says screenwriter, director and producer Carlos Montero, who created the series with Darío Madrona. “We gave him a protagonist role and we felt in debt to Omar because he always pulled out all the stops with our show. We love his character very much and we wanted to give him the importance we think he deserved.”
Elite has...
- 10/29/2023
- by Brande Victorian
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Omar Ayuso, who shares the same name as his character, is a pillar of the teen telenovela Elite. He’s been around since the first season of Netflix’s Spanish hit, captivating viewers via his tender romance with heartthrob Ander, played by Arón Piper, and the jarring disapproval his character faces in his Muslim household.
Elite, created by Carlos Montero and Darío Madrona, premiered its seventh season Oct. 20, with Ayuso reprising his role. The series, which announced an eighth and final season over the summer, marks Netflix Spain’s longest-running fictional series.
Elite, created by Carlos Montero and Darío Madrona, premiered its seventh season Oct. 20, with Ayuso reprising his role. The series, which announced an eighth and final season over the summer, marks Netflix Spain’s longest-running fictional series.
- 10/21/2023
- by Kalia Richardson
- Rollingstone.com
When Is Elite Season 8 Coming? Well, the highly popular Spanish teen drama series, Elite, is set to make its grand return with season 7, exclusively on Netflix, on Friday, October 20, 2023.
Fans all over the world have been eagerly waiting to see what new twists and turns the upcoming season will bring to the lives of the students at Las Encinas.
But the excitement doesn’t stop there! The news of season 8 being renewed even before the release of season 7 has only added to the anticipation.
Created by Carlos Montero and Darío Madrona, Elite has captivated audiences with its intriguing portrayal of the relationships and conflicts between the privileged upper-class students and the less fortunate working-class students in the elite high school setting.
With the disclosure of this double renewal, viewers have been on the edge of their seats, eagerly waiting to explore the mysteries that lie ahead.
With each season delving...
Fans all over the world have been eagerly waiting to see what new twists and turns the upcoming season will bring to the lives of the students at Las Encinas.
But the excitement doesn’t stop there! The news of season 8 being renewed even before the release of season 7 has only added to the anticipation.
Created by Carlos Montero and Darío Madrona, Elite has captivated audiences with its intriguing portrayal of the relationships and conflicts between the privileged upper-class students and the less fortunate working-class students in the elite high school setting.
With the disclosure of this double renewal, viewers have been on the edge of their seats, eagerly waiting to explore the mysteries that lie ahead.
With each season delving...
- 7/21/2023
- by Om Prakash Kaushal
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Netflix’s “Elite” is officially getting an eighth season.
The streamer announced on Wednesday morning that production on Season 8 will commence in August. Episodes for the upcoming season will be directed by Daniel Barone, Ginesta Guindal, Jota Linares and Elena Trapé. New characters will include Ane Rot (“Killer Book Club”) and Nuno Gallego (“Upa Next”). Mina el Hammani will also return to the series to reprise her role of Nadia.
“Elite,” created by Carlos Montero and Jaime Vaca, is Netflix Spain’s longest-running fictional series. Set at Las Encinas, an elite high school, the series follows a group of working class students at the school and their relationships with their wealthier classmates.
Premiering on Netflix in 2018, the series was met with critical acclaim. At the time, Variety‘s Caroline Framke hailed the series as “tantalizing and whipsmart,” writing: “’Élite’ does indeed include countless teen show clichés, but it also relishes...
The streamer announced on Wednesday morning that production on Season 8 will commence in August. Episodes for the upcoming season will be directed by Daniel Barone, Ginesta Guindal, Jota Linares and Elena Trapé. New characters will include Ane Rot (“Killer Book Club”) and Nuno Gallego (“Upa Next”). Mina el Hammani will also return to the series to reprise her role of Nadia.
“Elite,” created by Carlos Montero and Jaime Vaca, is Netflix Spain’s longest-running fictional series. Set at Las Encinas, an elite high school, the series follows a group of working class students at the school and their relationships with their wealthier classmates.
Premiering on Netflix in 2018, the series was met with critical acclaim. At the time, Variety‘s Caroline Framke hailed the series as “tantalizing and whipsmart,” writing: “’Élite’ does indeed include countless teen show clichés, but it also relishes...
- 7/19/2023
- by Ellise Shafer
- Variety Film + TV
Actress Ayesha Kanga who is currently basking in the glory of Netflix’s ‘Class’ is thrilled with the announcement of season 2. Kanga’s Yashika has been garnering a lot of accolades ever since the show started streaming on the leading Ott platform. While the release date of Season 2 is yet to be announced, the teaser has left the fans excited. Class is an adaptation of the Spanish series ‘Elite’ created by Carlos Montero and Dario Madrona.
Talking about the captain of the ship, Ashim Ahluwalia, actress Ayesha Kanga Says, “Ashim is an evil genius, he has such a profound understanding of what he wants things to look and feel like. Everyone has to surrender to his vision and they don’t even mind because it’s stunning. There is always a conflict between art and commerce but his work is such a good indication that art will always persevere. Working with him was great,...
Talking about the captain of the ship, Ashim Ahluwalia, actress Ayesha Kanga Says, “Ashim is an evil genius, he has such a profound understanding of what he wants things to look and feel like. Everyone has to surrender to his vision and they don’t even mind because it’s stunning. There is always a conflict between art and commerce but his work is such a good indication that art will always persevere. Working with him was great,...
- 3/9/2023
- by Glamsham Editorial
- GlamSham
Exclusive: Ashim Ahluwalia, known as a director of edgy films such as John & Jane and Miss Lovely that have premiered at Toronto and Cannes film festivals, is not an obvious choice to direct a young adult drama series for Netflix. But when local production house Bodhi Tree Multimedia approached him with a proposal for a Hindi remake of Spanish show Elite, he jumped at the chance.
“I’ve always been interested in making something on teenagers, especially wealthy urban teenagers, because that’s a world that I know,” says Ahluwalia, who grew up in the tony neighborhoods of south Mumbai. “I went to a school that was very different to the school in Elite, or in this series, but had the same elements of class conflict. So while I’d never thought about doing a series before, I thought this would be an interesting project to do.”
Created by Carlos Montero and Dario Madrona,...
“I’ve always been interested in making something on teenagers, especially wealthy urban teenagers, because that’s a world that I know,” says Ahluwalia, who grew up in the tony neighborhoods of south Mumbai. “I went to a school that was very different to the school in Elite, or in this series, but had the same elements of class conflict. So while I’d never thought about doing a series before, I thought this would be an interesting project to do.”
Created by Carlos Montero and Dario Madrona,...
- 2/3/2023
- by Liz Shackleton
- Deadline Film + TV
Say goodbye to “One of Us Is Lying” and “Vampire Academy.” On Friday, Peacock canceled both shows, the latest in a wave of cancelations as studios, streamers and networks cut costs heading into 2023.
“One of Us Is Lying,” the very first pilot Peacock ordered to series, debuted in 2021 and was renewed for a second season, which premiered last fall. “Vampire Academy” has been staked through the heart after just one season.
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Originally in development at E!, “One of Us Is Lying” was executive produced by John Sacchi and Matt Groesch of 5 More Minutes Productions and produced by UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group. Dario Madrona, who co-created the Spanish-language Netflix series “Elite,” was showrunner. Jennifer Morrison directed and produced the pilot, which was written by Erica Saleh. Marianly Tejada, Cooper van Grootel, Annalisa Cochrane, Chibuikem Uche, Barrett Carnahan,...
“One of Us Is Lying,” the very first pilot Peacock ordered to series, debuted in 2021 and was renewed for a second season, which premiered last fall. “Vampire Academy” has been staked through the heart after just one season.
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Originally in development at E!, “One of Us Is Lying” was executive produced by John Sacchi and Matt Groesch of 5 More Minutes Productions and produced by UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group. Dario Madrona, who co-created the Spanish-language Netflix series “Elite,” was showrunner. Jennifer Morrison directed and produced the pilot, which was written by Erica Saleh. Marianly Tejada, Cooper van Grootel, Annalisa Cochrane, Chibuikem Uche, Barrett Carnahan,...
- 1/21/2023
- by Ross A. Lincoln
- The Wrap
Exclusive: A pair of YA drama series are coming to an end at Peacock.
The NBCU streamer has cancelled One Of Us Is Lying and Vampire Academy.
One Of Us Is Lying ran for two seasons, while Vampire Academy, which comes from Julie Plec, has ended after one.
Deadline understands that execs at Peacock were happy with both shows creatively but they just didn’t find the requisite audience to justify further seasons.
One Of Us Is Lying, which is based on Karen M. McManus’ novel, launched in October 2021 and was the first Peacock pilot to go to series. It was renewed for a second season earlier this year that aired in October 2022.
Vampire Academy was handed a straight-to-series order in May 2021 and premiered in September 2022.
Both shows come from Universal Studio Group.
One Of Us Is Lying, from UCP, follows what happens when five high schoolers walk into detention...
The NBCU streamer has cancelled One Of Us Is Lying and Vampire Academy.
One Of Us Is Lying ran for two seasons, while Vampire Academy, which comes from Julie Plec, has ended after one.
Deadline understands that execs at Peacock were happy with both shows creatively but they just didn’t find the requisite audience to justify further seasons.
One Of Us Is Lying, which is based on Karen M. McManus’ novel, launched in October 2021 and was the first Peacock pilot to go to series. It was renewed for a second season earlier this year that aired in October 2022.
Vampire Academy was handed a straight-to-series order in May 2021 and premiered in September 2022.
Both shows come from Universal Studio Group.
One Of Us Is Lying, from UCP, follows what happens when five high schoolers walk into detention...
- 1/21/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Elite (Élite) is a Netflix series created by Carlos Montero and Darío Madrona.
Las Encinas High School starts a new term, and with it come the intrigues, dalliances, betrayals, and in-fighting. It is now in its sixth season.
Premise
Life is complicated in the most exclusive school in Spain, the clash between the wealthy and the poor students leads to conflicts, friendships, alliances, flings, betrayal and tragedy. But school must go on.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CkgGcL0DhpS/ Release Date
November 18, 2022
Where to Watch ‘Elite’
Netflix
Episode List of Season 6 Anxiety
Despite the family baggage Ariadna, Mencía and Patrick return to school, they will not let it sink them. It is opening night at Isa’s new club, and it is grand.
Selfies
Everybody seems to have their own version of Isa’s story following new information comes to light concerning her rapists. Nico accepts Ari’s invite, while Patrick is makes a sacrifice.
Las Encinas High School starts a new term, and with it come the intrigues, dalliances, betrayals, and in-fighting. It is now in its sixth season.
Premise
Life is complicated in the most exclusive school in Spain, the clash between the wealthy and the poor students leads to conflicts, friendships, alliances, flings, betrayal and tragedy. But school must go on.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CkgGcL0DhpS/ Release Date
November 18, 2022
Where to Watch ‘Elite’
Netflix
Episode List of Season 6 Anxiety
Despite the family baggage Ariadna, Mencía and Patrick return to school, they will not let it sink them. It is opening night at Isa’s new club, and it is grand.
Selfies
Everybody seems to have their own version of Isa’s story following new information comes to light concerning her rapists. Nico accepts Ari’s invite, while Patrick is makes a sacrifice.
- 11/18/2022
- by Veronica Loop
- Martin Cid - TV
One of Us Is Lying is a Peacock series created by Darío Madrona. Its second season will be streaming on Netflix.
Premise
They are all in detention, all five of them, and only four will survive. A high school clue “game” sets in as every single one of the is a suspect, and every single one of them holds on to a secret.
Release Date
November 16, 2022
Where to Watch ‘One of Us Is Lying – Season 2’
Netflix
Season 2: List of Episodes Simon Says Game On
Jake’s death starts a sequence of events at Bayview High. New threats are upon the Murder Club.
Simon Says Tick Tock
The Murder Club is being blackmailed by Simon Says. A rally in Jake’s memory is held.
Simon Says Let’s Get Personal
Simon Says becomes increasingly demanding and personal with his blackmailing. Someone from Jake’s past reappears.
Simon Says Gotcha!
Giselle...
Premise
They are all in detention, all five of them, and only four will survive. A high school clue “game” sets in as every single one of the is a suspect, and every single one of them holds on to a secret.
Release Date
November 16, 2022
Where to Watch ‘One of Us Is Lying – Season 2’
Netflix
Season 2: List of Episodes Simon Says Game On
Jake’s death starts a sequence of events at Bayview High. New threats are upon the Murder Club.
Simon Says Tick Tock
The Murder Club is being blackmailed by Simon Says. A rally in Jake’s memory is held.
Simon Says Let’s Get Personal
Simon Says becomes increasingly demanding and personal with his blackmailing. Someone from Jake’s past reappears.
Simon Says Gotcha!
Giselle...
- 11/15/2022
- by Veronica Loop
- Martin Cid - TV
The identity of snarky gossiper Simon Kelleher’s killer in season one was identified at the conclusion of Peacock’s One of Us is Lying season one. And, mini-spoiler alert, the gang took care of that problem (Rip Jake) but wound up creating a new one. Which, of course, leads us to season two.
The two-minute season two trailer reveals the Murder Club members will be tormented by “Simon Says” and forced into doing his/her bidding or else their involvement in Jake’s “disappearance” will be exposed. The trailer suggests the club should keep their friends close, but their secrets even closer.
Season two is set to premiere on October 20, 2022, however, New York Comic Con attendees were treated to a preview of the first episode along with a Q&a with the show’s stars. Showrunner/writer/executive producer Erica Saleh joined Marianly Tejada (“Bronwyn”), Chibuikem Uche (“Cooper”), Annalisa Cochrane...
The two-minute season two trailer reveals the Murder Club members will be tormented by “Simon Says” and forced into doing his/her bidding or else their involvement in Jake’s “disappearance” will be exposed. The trailer suggests the club should keep their friends close, but their secrets even closer.
Season two is set to premiere on October 20, 2022, however, New York Comic Con attendees were treated to a preview of the first episode along with a Q&a with the show’s stars. Showrunner/writer/executive producer Erica Saleh joined Marianly Tejada (“Bronwyn”), Chibuikem Uche (“Cooper”), Annalisa Cochrane...
- 10/10/2022
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Exclusive: Joe Witkowski (The Wilds)and Doralynn Mui (Riverdale) will join the drama of Peacock’s One Of Us Is Lying, taking on major recurring roles for the YA series’ second season. They will appear opposite stars Marianly Tejada, Cooper van Grootel, Annalisa Cochrane, Chibuikem Uche, Jessica McLeod and Melissa Collazo.
Based on Karen M. McManus’s best-seller, One Of Us Is Lying is the story of what happens when five high schoolers walk into detention and only four make it out alive. Everyone is a suspect and everyone has something to hide.
Witkowski will play will play brother of Jake (Barrett Carnahan) who has come back to Bayview to find out the truth about what happened to his little brother. He’s even more handsome and charming than his brother, and he might be more dangerous too.
Mui will play Fiona, a new girl at Bayview who causes surprising complications for Nate and Bronwyn.
Based on Karen M. McManus’s best-seller, One Of Us Is Lying is the story of what happens when five high schoolers walk into detention and only four make it out alive. Everyone is a suspect and everyone has something to hide.
Witkowski will play will play brother of Jake (Barrett Carnahan) who has come back to Bayview to find out the truth about what happened to his little brother. He’s even more handsome and charming than his brother, and he might be more dangerous too.
Mui will play Fiona, a new girl at Bayview who causes surprising complications for Nate and Bronwyn.
- 5/11/2022
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
Season 5 of the popular Spanish teen drama “Élite” will debut April 8, Netflix announced Monday.
Set in the private, elite secondary school Las Encinas, “Élite” follows an ensemble cast of students that constantly find themselves involved with various murder and police investigations. When they’re not running into trouble with the law, the mixed group of working class and wealthy teenagers navigate intense relationship dramas and the heavy workload of their demanding institution.
Season 5 of “Élite” follows the students as they recover from the Season 4 finale, which saw Guzmán (Miguel Bernardeau) murder a man named Armando (Andrés Velencoso) and go on the run after his friends help cover it up. Season 4 cast members Itzan Escamilla, Omar Ayuso, Claudia Salas, Georgina Amorós, Carla Díaz, Martina Cariddi, Manu Ríos, Pol Granch and Diego Martín return for the new season, joined by new cast members Valentina Zenere, André Lamoglia and Adam Nourou.
“Élite” is...
Set in the private, elite secondary school Las Encinas, “Élite” follows an ensemble cast of students that constantly find themselves involved with various murder and police investigations. When they’re not running into trouble with the law, the mixed group of working class and wealthy teenagers navigate intense relationship dramas and the heavy workload of their demanding institution.
Season 5 of “Élite” follows the students as they recover from the Season 4 finale, which saw Guzmán (Miguel Bernardeau) murder a man named Armando (Andrés Velencoso) and go on the run after his friends help cover it up. Season 4 cast members Itzan Escamilla, Omar Ayuso, Claudia Salas, Georgina Amorós, Carla Díaz, Martina Cariddi, Manu Ríos, Pol Granch and Diego Martín return for the new season, joined by new cast members Valentina Zenere, André Lamoglia and Adam Nourou.
“Élite” is...
- 3/14/2022
- by Wilson Chapman and Wyatte Grantham-Philips
- Variety Film + TV
Peacock is sticking by its liars, renewing the teen mystery drama One of Us Is Lying for Season 2, TVLine has confirmed. Additionally, Erica Saleh, who penned the pilot and served as an executive producer, will replace Darío Madrona as showrunner for Season 2. (Madrona will remain an EP.)
Based on Karen M. McManus’ book of the same name, Season 1 explored what happened when five high schoolers walked into detention and only four made it out alive. The suspects eyed for the death of classmate Simon (Wayne‘s Mark McKenna) included the brain, Bronwyn (The Purge‘s Marianly Tejada); the criminal, Nate...
Based on Karen M. McManus’ book of the same name, Season 1 explored what happened when five high schoolers walked into detention and only four made it out alive. The suspects eyed for the death of classmate Simon (Wayne‘s Mark McKenna) included the brain, Bronwyn (The Purge‘s Marianly Tejada); the criminal, Nate...
- 1/14/2022
- by Vlada Gelman
- TVLine.com
Exclusive: The story of the Bayview High Four will continue. Peacock has ordered a second season of One of Us Is Lying, its breakout YA drama series based on Karen M. McManus’ bestselling novel.
Erica Saleh, who adapted the novel and wrote the pilot script for the series, will take over as showrunner for Season 2, replacing Darío Madrona, who will remain on the show as an executive producer.
Season 1 of UCP-produced One of Us Is Lying tells the story of what happens when five high schoolers — Simon (Mark McKenna), Addy (Annalisa Cochrane), Cooper (Chibuikem Uche), Bronwyn (Marianly Tejada), and Nate (Cooper van Grootel) — walk into detention and only four make it out alive. Everyone is a suspect, and everyone has something to hide.
The Season 1 finale solved the mystery of Simon’s death while setting up a second season with a cliffhanger when Addy, Cooper, Bronwyn, Nate and Simon...
Erica Saleh, who adapted the novel and wrote the pilot script for the series, will take over as showrunner for Season 2, replacing Darío Madrona, who will remain on the show as an executive producer.
Season 1 of UCP-produced One of Us Is Lying tells the story of what happens when five high schoolers — Simon (Mark McKenna), Addy (Annalisa Cochrane), Cooper (Chibuikem Uche), Bronwyn (Marianly Tejada), and Nate (Cooper van Grootel) — walk into detention and only four make it out alive. Everyone is a suspect, and everyone has something to hide.
The Season 1 finale solved the mystery of Simon’s death while setting up a second season with a cliffhanger when Addy, Cooper, Bronwyn, Nate and Simon...
- 1/14/2022
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix today unveiled a slate of new Spanish content, including two fiction series and a pair of feature films.
The streamer renewed its popular Spanish YA drama series Elite for a sixth season, well ahead of the series’ Season 5 premiere. Created and written by Carlos Montero and Darío Madrona, Elite is one of the streamer’s best performing Spanish originals.
Netflix also confirmed three new holiday-themed installments of the short-form spinoff Elite: Short Stories: Phillipe, Caye, & Felipe, premiering Wednesday, Dec. 15, Samuel & Omar, premiering Monday, Dec. 20 and Patrick, premiering Thursday, Dec. 23.
On the film side, Patxi Amezcua is writing and directing Infiesto (working title). Isak Férriz and Iria del Río star in the pic, which is set on the first day of a national emergency involving a virus and follows two detectives who are called to a small mining town in the Asturian mountains where a young woman who had...
The streamer renewed its popular Spanish YA drama series Elite for a sixth season, well ahead of the series’ Season 5 premiere. Created and written by Carlos Montero and Darío Madrona, Elite is one of the streamer’s best performing Spanish originals.
Netflix also confirmed three new holiday-themed installments of the short-form spinoff Elite: Short Stories: Phillipe, Caye, & Felipe, premiering Wednesday, Dec. 15, Samuel & Omar, premiering Monday, Dec. 20 and Patrick, premiering Thursday, Dec. 23.
On the film side, Patxi Amezcua is writing and directing Infiesto (working title). Isak Férriz and Iria del Río star in the pic, which is set on the first day of a national emergency involving a virus and follows two detectives who are called to a small mining town in the Asturian mountains where a young woman who had...
- 10/28/2021
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
The executive producers and stars of One Of Us Is Lying gathered for a virtual panel at New York Comic Con on Saturday, to tease their new YA mystery series, which began streaming on Peacock October 7.
Panelists joining moderator Ashley Bellman for the conversation included EP-showrunner Darío Madrona and EP Erica Saleh, along with cast members Annalisa Cochrane, Chibuikem Uche, Marianly Tejada, Cooper van Grootel, and Mark McKenna. Each was asked during the chat to try to sum up the new show in two words, with Van Grootel calling it “incredibly transforming,” Cochrane referring to it as “highly bingeable” and Madrona describing it as “an emotional rollercoaster.”
The Peacock Original based on Karen M. McManus’ New York Times bestseller of the same name is set at Bayview High, telling the story of what happens when five high schoolers walk into detention and only four make it out alive. Everyone is a suspect,...
Panelists joining moderator Ashley Bellman for the conversation included EP-showrunner Darío Madrona and EP Erica Saleh, along with cast members Annalisa Cochrane, Chibuikem Uche, Marianly Tejada, Cooper van Grootel, and Mark McKenna. Each was asked during the chat to try to sum up the new show in two words, with Van Grootel calling it “incredibly transforming,” Cochrane referring to it as “highly bingeable” and Madrona describing it as “an emotional rollercoaster.”
The Peacock Original based on Karen M. McManus’ New York Times bestseller of the same name is set at Bayview High, telling the story of what happens when five high schoolers walk into detention and only four make it out alive. Everyone is a suspect,...
- 10/9/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Elite-turned-One of Us Is Lying showrunner Darío Madrona knows a thing or two about fictional teens and murder mysteries. But don’t mistake the high schoolers in the new Peacock drama (now streaming its first three episodes) for the glam partiers in the Netflix soap.
In fact, if the kids of Elite could give the One of Us Is Lying characters some advice, “they would probably tell them to enjoy themselves more and get out a little bit, maybe do some drugs and hook up with each other,” Madrona jokes with a laugh.
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In fact, if the kids of Elite could give the One of Us Is Lying characters some advice, “they would probably tell them to enjoy themselves more and get out a little bit, maybe do some drugs and hook up with each other,” Madrona jokes with a laugh.
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- 10/7/2021
- by Vlada Gelman
- TVLine.com
Darío Madrona is known as the co-creator of Elite, which is widely considered one of the best teen dramas on the air.
With compelling mysteries, characters, and production values, it's hard not to compare Peacock's One of Us Is Lying to the Netflix hit.
Madrona is an Executive Producer on the new drama, which premieres on Peacock Thursday, October 7.
The series is based on the 2017 book by Katherine M. McManus, and Darío was immediately sold on the prospect of adapting it after reading it in less than 24 hours.
He called the book addictive and fun and appreciated the fun murder mystery at the center.
The concept of One of Us Is Lying is a group of teenagers entering detention and one of them not leaving alive.
"It had a nice mix of darkness because somebody dies and the secrets and all of that, but also it was sort of luminous in a way,...
With compelling mysteries, characters, and production values, it's hard not to compare Peacock's One of Us Is Lying to the Netflix hit.
Madrona is an Executive Producer on the new drama, which premieres on Peacock Thursday, October 7.
The series is based on the 2017 book by Katherine M. McManus, and Darío was immediately sold on the prospect of adapting it after reading it in less than 24 hours.
He called the book addictive and fun and appreciated the fun murder mystery at the center.
The concept of One of Us Is Lying is a group of teenagers entering detention and one of them not leaving alive.
"It had a nice mix of darkness because somebody dies and the secrets and all of that, but also it was sort of luminous in a way,...
- 10/6/2021
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
One of Us Is Lying finally has a premiere date.
The highly-anticipated teen drama launches Thursday, October 7, on Peacock.
The 8-episode season will roll out over the course of three weeks, with new episodes dropping in batches on Thursdays.
As a result, the rollout plan is as follows:
Episodes 1-3 will drop Thursday, October 7
Episodes 4-6 on Thursday, October 14
Episodes 7-8 on Thursday, October 21
It's a different way to do things, and HBO Max successfully shared some of its shows that way.
Netflix has been trialing it on reality series, but it seems to be doing well among people who watch scripted shows.
Based on Karen M. McManus's #1 New York Times best-selling novel, One Of Us Is Lying is the story of what happens when five high schoolers walk into detention, and only four make it out alive.
Everyone is a suspect, and everyone has something to hide.
The...
The highly-anticipated teen drama launches Thursday, October 7, on Peacock.
The 8-episode season will roll out over the course of three weeks, with new episodes dropping in batches on Thursdays.
As a result, the rollout plan is as follows:
Episodes 1-3 will drop Thursday, October 7
Episodes 4-6 on Thursday, October 14
Episodes 7-8 on Thursday, October 21
It's a different way to do things, and HBO Max successfully shared some of its shows that way.
Netflix has been trialing it on reality series, but it seems to be doing well among people who watch scripted shows.
Based on Karen M. McManus's #1 New York Times best-selling novel, One Of Us Is Lying is the story of what happens when five high schoolers walk into detention, and only four make it out alive.
Everyone is a suspect, and everyone has something to hide.
The...
- 9/14/2021
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Anyone could be the killer, not just the four students who did detention with the victim, on Peacock’s new teen murder mystery One of Us Is Lying.
The streamer released the official trailer for the series Monday, which is based on Karen M. McManus’ bestselling book of the same name, as well as an Oct. 7 premiere date. The eight-episode season will span out over three weeks, with new episodes dropping on Thursdays.
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The streamer released the official trailer for the series Monday, which is based on Karen M. McManus’ bestselling book of the same name, as well as an Oct. 7 premiere date. The eight-episode season will span out over three weeks, with new episodes dropping on Thursdays.
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- 9/13/2021
- by Mekeisha Madden Toby
- TVLine.com
One of Us Is Lying is poised to be the next hit teen drama.
Based on Karen M. McManus’s New York Times best-selling novel, the series is the story of what happens when five high schoolers walk into detention, and only four make it out alive.
Everyone is a suspect, and everyone has something to hide.
It's a convincing hook, right?
It sounds like The Breakfast Club meets Elite, and the new teaser seems to back that up.
And, if you're tired of waiting week-to-week for answers, you'll be happy to know that Peacock releases all episodes at once.
That means you can get your binge on and dig into one of the most promising shows of the year when it launches.
The streamer is not revealing when the show will launch, beyond a "coming soon," but it should be within the next few months.
The cast includes Marianly Tejada...
Based on Karen M. McManus’s New York Times best-selling novel, the series is the story of what happens when five high schoolers walk into detention, and only four make it out alive.
Everyone is a suspect, and everyone has something to hide.
It's a convincing hook, right?
It sounds like The Breakfast Club meets Elite, and the new teaser seems to back that up.
And, if you're tired of waiting week-to-week for answers, you'll be happy to know that Peacock releases all episodes at once.
That means you can get your binge on and dig into one of the most promising shows of the year when it launches.
The streamer is not revealing when the show will launch, beyond a "coming soon," but it should be within the next few months.
The cast includes Marianly Tejada...
- 7/20/2021
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
It’s The Breakfast Club meets Insert Your Teen Murder Mystery of Choice — we’re gonna go with Elite — in the first teaser for Peacock’s upcoming series One of Us Is Lying.
Based on Karen M. McManus’ book of the same name, the show is about “what happens when five high schoolers walk into detention and only four make it out alive. Everyone is a suspect, and everyone has something to hide,” reads the official synopsis.
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Based on Karen M. McManus’ book of the same name, the show is about “what happens when five high schoolers walk into detention and only four make it out alive. Everyone is a suspect, and everyone has something to hide,” reads the official synopsis.
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- 7/20/2021
- by Vlada Gelman
- TVLine.com
Based on a novel that was dubbed “The Breakfast Club meets Pretty Little Liars,” below is the teaser trailer for Peacock’s series adaptation of One of Us is Lying.
The project is based on Karen M. McManus’ New York Times best-selling mystery about five high schoolers who go into detention, but only four of them come out alive.
The series stars Marianly Tejada (The Purge), Cooper van Grootel (Mystery Road), Annalisa Cochrane (Cobra Kai), Chibuikem Uche (The Tomorrow War), along with Jessica McLeod, Barrett Carnahan, Melissa Collazo and Mark McKenna.
Darío Madrona (Elite) will serve as showrunner and executive producer,...
The project is based on Karen M. McManus’ New York Times best-selling mystery about five high schoolers who go into detention, but only four of them come out alive.
The series stars Marianly Tejada (The Purge), Cooper van Grootel (Mystery Road), Annalisa Cochrane (Cobra Kai), Chibuikem Uche (The Tomorrow War), along with Jessica McLeod, Barrett Carnahan, Melissa Collazo and Mark McKenna.
Darío Madrona (Elite) will serve as showrunner and executive producer,...
- 7/20/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Based on a novel that was dubbed “The Breakfast Club meets Pretty Little Liars,” below is the teaser trailer for Peacock’s series adaptation of One of Us is Lying.
The project is based on Karen M. McManus’ New York Times best-selling mystery about five high schoolers who go into detention, but only four of them come out alive.
The series stars Marianly Tejada (The Purge), Cooper van Grootel (Mystery Road), Annalisa Cochrane (Cobra Kai), Chibuikem Uche (The Tomorrow War), along with Jessica McLeod, Barrett Carnahan, Melissa Collazo and Mark McKenna.
Darío Madrona (Elite) will serve as showrunner and executive producer,...
The project is based on Karen M. McManus’ New York Times best-selling mystery about five high schoolers who go into detention, but only four of them come out alive.
The series stars Marianly Tejada (The Purge), Cooper van Grootel (Mystery Road), Annalisa Cochrane (Cobra Kai), Chibuikem Uche (The Tomorrow War), along with Jessica McLeod, Barrett Carnahan, Melissa Collazo and Mark McKenna.
Darío Madrona (Elite) will serve as showrunner and executive producer,...
- 7/20/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Mark McKenna has joined the cast of Peacock’s One Of Us Is Lying, a YA mystery drama series based on Karen M. McManus’ bestselling novel. In a series regular role, McKenna will act opposite previously announced cast members Marianly Tejada, Cooper van Grootel, Annalisa Cochrane, Chibuikem Uche, Jessica McLeod, Barrett Carnahan and Melissa Collazo.
Written by Erica Saleh and based on McManus’ novel, One Of Us Is Ling is the story of what happens when five high schoolers walk into detention and only four make it out alive. Everyone is a suspect, and everyone has something to hide.
One Of Us Is Lying is produced by UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group. Darío Madrona will serve as showrunner and executive producer. Saleh executive produces with John Sacchi and Matt Groesch of 5 More Minutes Productions, who developed the pilot.
McKenna joins as Simon, a brainy outcast and...
Written by Erica Saleh and based on McManus’ novel, One Of Us Is Ling is the story of what happens when five high schoolers walk into detention and only four make it out alive. Everyone is a suspect, and everyone has something to hide.
One Of Us Is Lying is produced by UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group. Darío Madrona will serve as showrunner and executive producer. Saleh executive produces with John Sacchi and Matt Groesch of 5 More Minutes Productions, who developed the pilot.
McKenna joins as Simon, a brainy outcast and...
- 7/16/2021
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix has set June 18 for the worldwide release of Season 4 of its popular Spanish YA drama series Elite.
The series received an early fourth season renewal two months before Season 3 premiered, and it was renewed for Season 5 in February, ahead of the Season 4 launch. Created and written by Carlos Montero and Darío Madrona, Elite is one of the streamer’s best performing Spanish originals, with Netflix noting in 2019 that it had been seen by more than 20 million households.
Season 4 picks up with a new school year at Las Encinas, as well as a new director (Diego Martin): one of the most powerful businessmen in Europe, ready to bring the Las Encinas institution, which, according to him, has been running amok in the past few years, back on track. He brings his three children with him: three teenagers too used to always get their own way,...
The series received an early fourth season renewal two months before Season 3 premiered, and it was renewed for Season 5 in February, ahead of the Season 4 launch. Created and written by Carlos Montero and Darío Madrona, Elite is one of the streamer’s best performing Spanish originals, with Netflix noting in 2019 that it had been seen by more than 20 million households.
Season 4 picks up with a new school year at Las Encinas, as well as a new director (Diego Martin): one of the most powerful businessmen in Europe, ready to bring the Las Encinas institution, which, according to him, has been running amok in the past few years, back on track. He brings his three children with him: three teenagers too used to always get their own way,...
- 4/12/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix Spain’s popular YA series “Elite” season four will premiere on June 18 worldwide. Among the service’s most popular programs in any language, “Elite” stands among the few series, international or American, to surpass the three-season mark at the platform.
The U.S streaming giant first announced season four just about two months after season three launched on the streamer and was seen by more 20 million households. The cast, including Miguel Bernardeau and Claudia Salas, announced the pickup via a video from their homes in quarantine. In late February of this year, Season Five was commissioned by Netflix, and two new key castings announced in Valentina Zenere and André Lamoglia.
The two newcomers will join the now superstar cast including series regulars Miguel Bernardeau, Claudia Salas, Georgina Amoros, Itzan Escamilla and Omar Ayuso, who joined the show in season three.
“Elite,” is set at the fictional Las Encinas academy,...
The U.S streaming giant first announced season four just about two months after season three launched on the streamer and was seen by more 20 million households. The cast, including Miguel Bernardeau and Claudia Salas, announced the pickup via a video from their homes in quarantine. In late February of this year, Season Five was commissioned by Netflix, and two new key castings announced in Valentina Zenere and André Lamoglia.
The two newcomers will join the now superstar cast including series regulars Miguel Bernardeau, Claudia Salas, Georgina Amoros, Itzan Escamilla and Omar Ayuso, who joined the show in season three.
“Elite,” is set at the fictional Las Encinas academy,...
- 4/12/2021
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Starring “House of Flowers’” Paco Leon, produced by “Patria” showrunner Aitor Gabilondo for network Mediaset España, and written by “Elite” creator Darío Madrona, Disney Plus’ first Spanish original bows Friday in Spain on Star.
Billed as “a kind of ‘Love Actually’ in times of pandemic,” “Besos al Aire” weighs in as a two-part miniseries, crisscrossing eight stories of lockdown love sparked by Spain’s first – and worst – March 14-May 2 confinement. Though a romantic comedy, “Besos al Aire” looks likely to stand as the first big, scripted record of how Spaniards reacted to Covid-19. Though a pickup, not an original production, it may also say something about what Disney Plus and Star will produce or buy in Spain, and the state of Spanish drama series production in general. Five takes on the new series:
Broadcast Networks’ Role in the New TV Landscape
Since 2017, when Netflix and Movistar Plus released their first originals,...
Billed as “a kind of ‘Love Actually’ in times of pandemic,” “Besos al Aire” weighs in as a two-part miniseries, crisscrossing eight stories of lockdown love sparked by Spain’s first – and worst – March 14-May 2 confinement. Though a romantic comedy, “Besos al Aire” looks likely to stand as the first big, scripted record of how Spaniards reacted to Covid-19. Though a pickup, not an original production, it may also say something about what Disney Plus and Star will produce or buy in Spain, and the state of Spanish drama series production in general. Five takes on the new series:
Broadcast Networks’ Role in the New TV Landscape
Since 2017, when Netflix and Movistar Plus released their first originals,...
- 3/25/2021
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
Spanish drama Elite has been renewed for a fifth season at Netflix, and the YA boarding school series has added Argentinan actress Valentina Zenere (Soy Luna) and Brazilan actor André Lamoglia (Juacas) to its cast.
The renewal comes before Season 4 has even premiered on Netflix. Elite, which was created and written by Carlos Montero and Darío Madrona, is one of the streamer’s best performing Spanish originals, with Netflix noting in 2019 that it had been seen by more than 20 million households.
Described as “effervescent, uninhibited and sensual,” the soapy teen series follows the intrigue at Las Encinas, an exclusive boarding school in Spain. It is made by Zeta Audiovisual, which has offices in Barcelona, Madrid, and Seville.
Itzan Escamilla, Miguel Bernardeau, Arón Piper, Omar Ayuso, Claudia Salas and Georgina Amorós will appear in Season 4, while new cast includes Andrés Velencoso, Manu Rios, Carla Díaz, Martina Cariddi, Pol Granch, and Diego Martín.
The renewal comes before Season 4 has even premiered on Netflix. Elite, which was created and written by Carlos Montero and Darío Madrona, is one of the streamer’s best performing Spanish originals, with Netflix noting in 2019 that it had been seen by more than 20 million households.
Described as “effervescent, uninhibited and sensual,” the soapy teen series follows the intrigue at Las Encinas, an exclusive boarding school in Spain. It is made by Zeta Audiovisual, which has offices in Barcelona, Madrid, and Seville.
Itzan Escamilla, Miguel Bernardeau, Arón Piper, Omar Ayuso, Claudia Salas and Georgina Amorós will appear in Season 4, while new cast includes Andrés Velencoso, Manu Rios, Carla Díaz, Martina Cariddi, Pol Granch, and Diego Martín.
- 2/25/2021
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Catching up on news from and beyond NATPE Miami, ITV Studios and Hot begin shooting on “Jerusalem,” while Disney Plus starts production on its first originals in Spain and Argentina, Newen ropes its French production companies together as Newen France, Beyond Rights sells 250 hours of content in Spain and Portugal and Onza Distribution gets the global rights to new Spanish game show “The Celebrity Challenge.”
Production
Drama Team, in association with ITV Studios and Hot, have kicked off shooting on their new thriller series “Jerusalem,” created by “Blank Bullet’s” David Ackerman.
Inspired by Ackerman’s previous career in national security and the multicultural nature of the city, “Jerusalem” unspools in the lead up to the Jewish fast of Tisha Be’av and the Muslim celebration of Eid al-Adha. It turns on Superintendent Amir, a well educated and culturally literate lawman who too often puts his work ahead of his own family,...
Production
Drama Team, in association with ITV Studios and Hot, have kicked off shooting on their new thriller series “Jerusalem,” created by “Blank Bullet’s” David Ackerman.
Inspired by Ackerman’s previous career in national security and the multicultural nature of the city, “Jerusalem” unspools in the lead up to the Jewish fast of Tisha Be’av and the Muslim celebration of Eid al-Adha. It turns on Superintendent Amir, a well educated and culturally literate lawman who too often puts his work ahead of his own family,...
- 1/25/2021
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix is offering some movies and series free to stream, no subscription required. The streaming service has set up a “watch free” site in an attempt to lure new subscribers.
Movies currently available to stream for free are Bird Box, the sci-fi horror thriller starring Sandra Bullock, the Oscar-nominated The Two Popes starring Jonathan Pryce and Anthony Hopkins; the Adam Sandler-Jennifer Aniston comedy Murder Mystery; and DreamWorks Animation’s The Boss Baby: Back in Business.
Also available are single episodes of the Duffer brothers’ Stranger Things, Grace and Frankie, starring Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin, Carlos Montero and Darío Madrona’s Spanish thriller teen drama series Elite, reality series Love Is Blind, Ava DuVernay’s When They See Us and Our Planet.
“Visit netflix.com/watch-free to get a peek at the type of entertainment you can expect from us by watching the first episode of some of our most popular shows,...
Movies currently available to stream for free are Bird Box, the sci-fi horror thriller starring Sandra Bullock, the Oscar-nominated The Two Popes starring Jonathan Pryce and Anthony Hopkins; the Adam Sandler-Jennifer Aniston comedy Murder Mystery; and DreamWorks Animation’s The Boss Baby: Back in Business.
Also available are single episodes of the Duffer brothers’ Stranger Things, Grace and Frankie, starring Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin, Carlos Montero and Darío Madrona’s Spanish thriller teen drama series Elite, reality series Love Is Blind, Ava DuVernay’s When They See Us and Our Planet.
“Visit netflix.com/watch-free to get a peek at the type of entertainment you can expect from us by watching the first episode of some of our most popular shows,...
- 8/31/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Princess Di is headed to Netflix — and no, we’re not referring to The Crown.
Diana, a musical based on the life of the late Princess of Wales, will premiere on the streamer next year before making its debut on Broadway, our sister site Variety reports. The production was in the midst of theater previews when the coronavirus outbreak forced the show to shut down before its March 31 opening night. Diana will now kick off its stage run on May 25, 2021.
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Diana, a musical based on the life of the late Princess of Wales, will premiere on the streamer next year before making its debut on Broadway, our sister site Variety reports. The production was in the midst of theater previews when the coronavirus outbreak forced the show to shut down before its March 31 opening night. Diana will now kick off its stage run on May 25, 2021.
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- 8/12/2020
- by Vlada Gelman
- TVLine.com
Peacock has ordered an eight-episode adaptation of “One of Us is Lying,” the streamer announced Wednesday.
The new series, which is based on the best-selling young adult novel of the same name by Karen M. McManus, will be run by “Elite” co-creator Darío Madrona and star Marianly Tejada, Cooper van Grootel, Annalisa Cochrane, Chibuikem Uche, Barrett Carnahan, Jessica McLeod and Melissa Collazo.
The story centers on a mystery of what happened when five high school students to walk into detention together but only four make it out alive. Everyone becomes a suspect, and of course everyone has secrets they are hiding.
“One of Us Is Lying” comes from Ucp, a division of Universal Studio Group.
The pilot episode was already produced, with Erica Saleh serving as writer on that episode and Jennifer Morrison serving as director and producer. John Sacchi and Matt Groesch of 5 More Minutes Productions helped develop...
The new series, which is based on the best-selling young adult novel of the same name by Karen M. McManus, will be run by “Elite” co-creator Darío Madrona and star Marianly Tejada, Cooper van Grootel, Annalisa Cochrane, Chibuikem Uche, Barrett Carnahan, Jessica McLeod and Melissa Collazo.
The story centers on a mystery of what happened when five high school students to walk into detention together but only four make it out alive. Everyone becomes a suspect, and of course everyone has secrets they are hiding.
“One of Us Is Lying” comes from Ucp, a division of Universal Studio Group.
The pilot episode was already produced, with Erica Saleh serving as writer on that episode and Jennifer Morrison serving as director and producer. John Sacchi and Matt Groesch of 5 More Minutes Productions helped develop...
- 8/12/2020
- by Danielle Turchiano
- Variety Film + TV
Peacock has handed a series order to young-adult mystery drama One of Us is Lying and has tapped Darío Madrona, co-creator of Netflix’s Elite, as showrunner.
The streamer has given the adaptation of Karen M. McManus’ novel an eight-episode order after ordering a pilot last year.
It marks the first of Peacock’s pilot orders to have been picked up to series and comes after straight-to-series orders for Tina Fey and Robert Carlock’s Girls5eva, starring Sara Bareilles and written by Meredith Scardino, and MacGruber, starring, co-written and executive produced by Will Forte.
Marianly Tejada (The Purge), Cooper van Grootel (Go!), Annalisa Cochrane (Into the Dark: Pure), Chibuikem Uche (Ghost Draft), Jessica McLeod (You Me Her), Barrett Carnahan (Grown-ish) and Melissa Collazo (Swamp Thing) lead the ensemble cast of the drama from Ucp and John Sacchi’s 5 More Minutes Productions.
2020 Peacock Pilots & Series Orders
One Of Us Is Lying...
The streamer has given the adaptation of Karen M. McManus’ novel an eight-episode order after ordering a pilot last year.
It marks the first of Peacock’s pilot orders to have been picked up to series and comes after straight-to-series orders for Tina Fey and Robert Carlock’s Girls5eva, starring Sara Bareilles and written by Meredith Scardino, and MacGruber, starring, co-written and executive produced by Will Forte.
Marianly Tejada (The Purge), Cooper van Grootel (Go!), Annalisa Cochrane (Into the Dark: Pure), Chibuikem Uche (Ghost Draft), Jessica McLeod (You Me Her), Barrett Carnahan (Grown-ish) and Melissa Collazo (Swamp Thing) lead the ensemble cast of the drama from Ucp and John Sacchi’s 5 More Minutes Productions.
2020 Peacock Pilots & Series Orders
One Of Us Is Lying...
- 8/12/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Spanish drama Elite has been renewed for season 4 at Netflix but with some cast changes at the boarding school series.
The show, which was created and written by Carlos Montero and Darío Madrona, is one of the streamer’s best performing Spanish originals with Netflix noting last year that it had been seen by more than 20M households.
The cast announced the renewal news on social media with a video message (below).
The teen series follows the intrigue at Las Encinas, an exclusive boarding school in Spain. In the third season a number of the protagonists faced their last months at the institute, a stage in which they will have to make decisions that can change their future forever. The season featured love, sex, and friendship as well as jealousy, secrets and the desire for revenge, which threatened to destroy lives that were really just about to begin.
It comes...
The show, which was created and written by Carlos Montero and Darío Madrona, is one of the streamer’s best performing Spanish originals with Netflix noting last year that it had been seen by more than 20M households.
The cast announced the renewal news on social media with a video message (below).
The teen series follows the intrigue at Las Encinas, an exclusive boarding school in Spain. In the third season a number of the protagonists faced their last months at the institute, a stage in which they will have to make decisions that can change their future forever. The season featured love, sex, and friendship as well as jealousy, secrets and the desire for revenge, which threatened to destroy lives that were really just about to begin.
It comes...
- 5/22/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
“Elite” will be coming back for another season of drama in a fancy Spanish high school.
Netflix has picked up the series for season 4 around two months after season 3 launched on the streamer. The cast, including Miguel Bernardeau and Claudia Salas, announced the pickup via a video from their homes in quarantine. Precisely when season 4 will be available is yet to be announced, especially given the current uncertainty of the coronavirus production shutdown.
“I wanted to tell you that we have got the scripts of season 4 and they look so good,” says Bernardeau in the video.
“You better be prepared, because it’s intense,” adds fellow cast member Aron Piper.
ya es oficial. estaremos de regreso con una cuarta temporada...
Netflix has picked up the series for season 4 around two months after season 3 launched on the streamer. The cast, including Miguel Bernardeau and Claudia Salas, announced the pickup via a video from their homes in quarantine. Precisely when season 4 will be available is yet to be announced, especially given the current uncertainty of the coronavirus production shutdown.
“I wanted to tell you that we have got the scripts of season 4 and they look so good,” says Bernardeau in the video.
“You better be prepared, because it’s intense,” adds fellow cast member Aron Piper.
ya es oficial. estaremos de regreso con una cuarta temporada...
- 5/22/2020
- by Will Thorne
- Variety Film + TV
In Season 3, Spanish teen drama series “Elite” manages once again to give yet another spin to the already genre-blent and bent tropes that have gained it so much popularity amongst international audiences. This time around, as the series unravels a new murder at posh Las Encinas High School as it comes to terms with the fact that its characters and cast are growing. Their conflicts and struggles deepen, as adulthood awaits around the corner.
Darío Madrona and Carlos Montero return as showrunners: the show maintains its strengths, plus high school romance and intrigues, heightened by a violent crime and studded by sex scenes, drug use and class warfare. All underscore the authors’ interest in tackling themes and conflicts that are ultra-contemporary for teenagers and young adults.
Variety talked with Darío Madrona about eight-part Season 3:
Season 2 of “Elite” had certain stylistic flourishes, of clear formal exploration. This season feels more contained,...
Darío Madrona and Carlos Montero return as showrunners: the show maintains its strengths, plus high school romance and intrigues, heightened by a violent crime and studded by sex scenes, drug use and class warfare. All underscore the authors’ interest in tackling themes and conflicts that are ultra-contemporary for teenagers and young adults.
Variety talked with Darío Madrona about eight-part Season 3:
Season 2 of “Elite” had certain stylistic flourishes, of clear formal exploration. This season feels more contained,...
- 3/13/2020
- by Emiliano Granada
- Variety Film + TV
Great news for “Elite” fans: Netflix has renewed the addictive teen thriller for a third season. Season two dropped only a month ago, but it seems Netflix also just can’t get enough of the series.
Created by Carlos Montero and Darío Madrona, the Spanish-language series follows the misadventures of a group of teens who attend an exclusive private school in Spain called Las Encinas. What seemingly begins as a fish-out-of-water story—as three working-class students end up receiving scholarships to attend Las Encinas—quickly turns into a tale about sex, manipulation, more sex, and eventually murder.
Simply put, “Elite” is a series about horny teens in Spain, and Americans—even outside of your standard horny teens demographic—have eaten it up. In fact, not just Americans: According to Netflix in its first four weeks, “Elite” season one was viewed in more than 20 million homes worldwide. And while some may...
Created by Carlos Montero and Darío Madrona, the Spanish-language series follows the misadventures of a group of teens who attend an exclusive private school in Spain called Las Encinas. What seemingly begins as a fish-out-of-water story—as three working-class students end up receiving scholarships to attend Las Encinas—quickly turns into a tale about sex, manipulation, more sex, and eventually murder.
Simply put, “Elite” is a series about horny teens in Spain, and Americans—even outside of your standard horny teens demographic—have eaten it up. In fact, not just Americans: According to Netflix in its first four weeks, “Elite” season one was viewed in more than 20 million homes worldwide. And while some may...
- 10/4/2019
- by LaToya Ferguson
- Indiewire
Netflix has renewed Spanish teen thriller drama Elite for a third season.
Netflix announced the recommission on Twitter and said the Spanish original has already wrapped filming, with the new season dropping in 2020.
Described as “effervescent, uninhibited and sensual,” the soapy teen series follows the intrigue at Las Encinas, an exclusive boarding school in Spain. It is made by Zeta Audiovisual, which has offices in Barcelona, Madrid and Seville.
As well as announcing Elite‘s renewal, Netflix said Leïti Sène (Poison) and Sergio Momo (Rescue Under Fire) will join a cast that includes Danna Paola, Itzan Escamilla and Miguel Bernardeau.
Elite was created and written by Carlos Montero and Darío Madrona.
Netflix announced the recommission on Twitter and said the Spanish original has already wrapped filming, with the new season dropping in 2020.
Described as “effervescent, uninhibited and sensual,” the soapy teen series follows the intrigue at Las Encinas, an exclusive boarding school in Spain. It is made by Zeta Audiovisual, which has offices in Barcelona, Madrid and Seville.
As well as announcing Elite‘s renewal, Netflix said Leïti Sène (Poison) and Sergio Momo (Rescue Under Fire) will join a cast that includes Danna Paola, Itzan Escamilla and Miguel Bernardeau.
Elite was created and written by Carlos Montero and Darío Madrona.
- 10/4/2019
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
San Sebastian — Executives from HBO, Netflix, Amazon and Movistar+ and “Elite” co-creator Darío Madrona took to the stage to field questions on the Global Impact of Spanish Series. Here, briefly, are five takeaways:
1.Spain First
“La Casa de Papel” was watched by 34,355,956 Netflix accounts over its first seven days, after a July 19 global launch. According to a Parrot Analytics study, “Elite” Season 2, released Sept. 6, was more popular in the U.S. than Spain. That said, all operators insisted their Spanish original series are made first and foremost for their home market. Madrona went even further. “The trick is managing to satisfy the most important viewer: Myself.”
2.Talent
Will there be enough market for established and new Svod global streaming platforms? Of course, nobody knows. But the battle for success will be fought over talent. At Netflix, Diego Avalos, director of original content, Spain, confirmed that in upcoming months the streaming...
1.Spain First
“La Casa de Papel” was watched by 34,355,956 Netflix accounts over its first seven days, after a July 19 global launch. According to a Parrot Analytics study, “Elite” Season 2, released Sept. 6, was more popular in the U.S. than Spain. That said, all operators insisted their Spanish original series are made first and foremost for their home market. Madrona went even further. “The trick is managing to satisfy the most important viewer: Myself.”
2.Talent
Will there be enough market for established and new Svod global streaming platforms? Of course, nobody knows. But the battle for success will be fought over talent. At Netflix, Diego Avalos, director of original content, Spain, confirmed that in upcoming months the streaming...
- 9/21/2019
- by John Hopewell and Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Madrid — Watched by over 20 million household accounts worldwide in its first month, Spanish high school series “Elite” is a striking example of the global potential of Netflix’s drive into local production.
At first glance, targeting a very specific audience, it explores multiple themes through multi-layered character relationships which appeal to far broader demographies.
These come courtesy of two young but seasoned show-runners, Carlos Montero (“Physics or Chemistry”) and Dario Madrona (“Vive cantando”).
After Season 1’s breakout – and now bulwarked for the second by another four writers plus the production values that Netflix brings to the table – they play confidently with both teen drama and procedural tropes, showcasing the new quality standards of Spanish drama series.
“Elite” Season 2 allows for more formal flare and also time to explore in more depth the already established characters.
As Netflix confirmed an a third “Elite” season. Variety talked in late August with Carlos...
At first glance, targeting a very specific audience, it explores multiple themes through multi-layered character relationships which appeal to far broader demographies.
These come courtesy of two young but seasoned show-runners, Carlos Montero (“Physics or Chemistry”) and Dario Madrona (“Vive cantando”).
After Season 1’s breakout – and now bulwarked for the second by another four writers plus the production values that Netflix brings to the table – they play confidently with both teen drama and procedural tropes, showcasing the new quality standards of Spanish drama series.
“Elite” Season 2 allows for more formal flare and also time to explore in more depth the already established characters.
As Netflix confirmed an a third “Elite” season. Variety talked in late August with Carlos...
- 9/5/2019
- by Emiliano Granada
- Variety Film + TV
Madrid —New school term, new mystery. Beautiful young bodies still make out, in ever more surprising combinations, in “Elite” Season 2.
But there are greater depths and ambition to the Netflix Spanish high-school hit, if the first two episodes of Season 2 and a Madrid press conference involving cast and creators are anything to go by.
First details of “Elite” Season 2 come as the series has been renewed for Season 3, Diego Avalos, director of originals in Spain, announced at the Thursday presentation.
Season 2 follows a tried and tested flash forward format. In the first season of “Elite” someone is murdered. In Season 2, someone goes missing. As the hours tick by – 36 at least by the end of Ep. 2, – hope of finding them alive plunges dramatically.
That set-up gives the suspense thrust to “Elite” Season 2, the Spanish teen crime/social thriller which, produced once more by Zeta Audiovisual, bows on Netflix worldwide on Sept.
But there are greater depths and ambition to the Netflix Spanish high-school hit, if the first two episodes of Season 2 and a Madrid press conference involving cast and creators are anything to go by.
First details of “Elite” Season 2 come as the series has been renewed for Season 3, Diego Avalos, director of originals in Spain, announced at the Thursday presentation.
Season 2 follows a tried and tested flash forward format. In the first season of “Elite” someone is murdered. In Season 2, someone goes missing. As the hours tick by – 36 at least by the end of Ep. 2, – hope of finding them alive plunges dramatically.
That set-up gives the suspense thrust to “Elite” Season 2, the Spanish teen crime/social thriller which, produced once more by Zeta Audiovisual, bows on Netflix worldwide on Sept.
- 8/29/2019
- by John Hopewell and Emiliano Granada
- Variety Film + TV
Spoiler alert: This review includes some (but not all!) spoilers for the first season of Netflix’s “Élite.”
The first time I heard about Netflix’s new teen drama “Élite” was from a friend was gushing about how it felt like several great shows in one. If it were a mathematical equation, he said, “Elite” would look something like, “The O.C.” multiplied by “Gossip Girl,” divided by “Veronica Mars,” to the power of “Big Little Lies” — which, to be frank, sounded overwhelming. How could it take on so many tropes at once without becoming an overstuffed Frankenstein of a show?
Within 10 minutes, my fears started to melt away. “Élite” does indeed include countless teen show clichés, but it also relishes the opportunity to dig a bit deeper and twist them into more interesting shapes. It interrogates the very tropes it indulges by finding new gears in old plot engines. And...
The first time I heard about Netflix’s new teen drama “Élite” was from a friend was gushing about how it felt like several great shows in one. If it were a mathematical equation, he said, “Elite” would look something like, “The O.C.” multiplied by “Gossip Girl,” divided by “Veronica Mars,” to the power of “Big Little Lies” — which, to be frank, sounded overwhelming. How could it take on so many tropes at once without becoming an overstuffed Frankenstein of a show?
Within 10 minutes, my fears started to melt away. “Élite” does indeed include countless teen show clichés, but it also relishes the opportunity to dig a bit deeper and twist them into more interesting shapes. It interrogates the very tropes it indulges by finding new gears in old plot engines. And...
- 10/23/2018
- by Caroline Framke
- Variety Film + TV
Teen mystery series “Elite” has been renewed for a second season by Netflix, the streaming giant announced Wednesday in Spain.
Netflix’s second Spanish original drama, “Elite” was released worldwide on Oct. 5, gathering positive reviews from TV critics in Spain and abroad.
Offering eight episodes entirely shot in 4K, Season 2 is scheduled to launch in 2019.
The series is set at Las Encinas, the most exclusive high school in Spain, whose students belong to swankily wealthy families, apart from three working class kids who have just been admitted after their tin pot school collapses. The class and culture gulf sparks an escalating series of confrontations, culminating in murder.
“Elite” “Money Heist” actors María Pedraza, Miguel Herrán and Jaime Lorente, alongside Itzán Escamilla (“The Cable Girls”) and Miguel Bernardeau (“Crimes Wave”).
“Returning and new characters are to be confirmed,” Netflix said in a statement.
Executive produced by Zeta Audiovisual, “Elite” was created...
Netflix’s second Spanish original drama, “Elite” was released worldwide on Oct. 5, gathering positive reviews from TV critics in Spain and abroad.
Offering eight episodes entirely shot in 4K, Season 2 is scheduled to launch in 2019.
The series is set at Las Encinas, the most exclusive high school in Spain, whose students belong to swankily wealthy families, apart from three working class kids who have just been admitted after their tin pot school collapses. The class and culture gulf sparks an escalating series of confrontations, culminating in murder.
“Elite” “Money Heist” actors María Pedraza, Miguel Herrán and Jaime Lorente, alongside Itzán Escamilla (“The Cable Girls”) and Miguel Bernardeau (“Crimes Wave”).
“Returning and new characters are to be confirmed,” Netflix said in a statement.
Executive produced by Zeta Audiovisual, “Elite” was created...
- 10/18/2018
- by Emiliano De Pablos
- Variety Film + TV
Las Encinas will back in session in 2019, as Netflix announced Wednesday the Spanish teen crime drama “Elite” has been renewed for a second season. The first installment made its global debut on Oct. 5.
The streamer did not give details on the cast or creative team attached to Season 2 of the show (which has quickly garnered a cult following on social media), as it is “still being determined which characters will return and what new faces we will see” when the series returns next year.
The 8-episode second season will be executive produced by Zeta Audiovisual and shot in 4K.
Also Read: Netflix Smashes Q3 Earnings and Subscriber Projections, Stock Soars 14 Percent
Here’s the official description for the drama: Las Encinas, the best and most exclusive school in Spain where the elite send their children to study, is also where three working class kids have just been admitted after their...
The streamer did not give details on the cast or creative team attached to Season 2 of the show (which has quickly garnered a cult following on social media), as it is “still being determined which characters will return and what new faces we will see” when the series returns next year.
The 8-episode second season will be executive produced by Zeta Audiovisual and shot in 4K.
Also Read: Netflix Smashes Q3 Earnings and Subscriber Projections, Stock Soars 14 Percent
Here’s the official description for the drama: Las Encinas, the best and most exclusive school in Spain where the elite send their children to study, is also where three working class kids have just been admitted after their...
- 10/17/2018
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
Netflix has renewed its sexy coming-of-age thriller Elite for a second season. The streamer’s second Spanish original follows the intrigue at Las Encinas, an exclusive boarding school, and will return in 2019. The soapy teen series’ first eight-episode season debuted globally on October 5 and has drawn plenty of attention — as well as leaving questions to be answered in the next go-round. (Check out a video announcing the next season below.)
It is as yet unclear which characters will be back at Las Encinas for Season 2. Pending cast and showrunner confirmation, the show will again be executive produced by Zeta Audiovisual, consist of eight episodes and be shot in 4K.
Season 1 saw a clash between those who have everything and those who have nothing to lose create a perfect storm that ultimately ends in a murder. It marked the reunion of La Casa De Papel’s María Pedraza, Miguel Herrán and...
It is as yet unclear which characters will be back at Las Encinas for Season 2. Pending cast and showrunner confirmation, the show will again be executive produced by Zeta Audiovisual, consist of eight episodes and be shot in 4K.
Season 1 saw a clash between those who have everything and those who have nothing to lose create a perfect storm that ultimately ends in a murder. It marked the reunion of La Casa De Papel’s María Pedraza, Miguel Herrán and...
- 10/17/2018
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
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Elite
Network | Netflix
Created By | Spanish TV writers Carlos Montero and Darío Madrona
Number Of Episodes | 8
Episode Length | 60 mins.
Premise | After the roof at Samuel, Nadia and Christian’s school collapses, the construction company gives them each a scholarship to Spain’s elite private school Las Encinas, where the...
Elite
Network | Netflix
Created By | Spanish TV writers Carlos Montero and Darío Madrona
Number Of Episodes | 8
Episode Length | 60 mins.
Premise | After the roof at Samuel, Nadia and Christian’s school collapses, the construction company gives them each a scholarship to Spain’s elite private school Las Encinas, where the...
- 10/10/2018
- TVLine.com
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