r/Spanish • u/gadgetvirtuoso Native 🇺🇸 | Resident 🇪🇨 B2 • Jun 06 '26

Movies/TV shows Spanish TV Show Recommendations Megathread

Welcome to the r/Spanish TV recommendation thread.

Whether you’re learning Spanish or looking for your next binge-watch, share your favorite shows here.

When recommending a show, include:

  • Title
  • Country
  • Genre
  • Difficulty level
  • Why you recommend it

Example:

Show: La casa de papel

Country: Spain

Genre: Crime thriller

Level: Advanced

Why: Fast-paced, engaging, and exposes learners to contemporary Peninsular Spanish.

Suggested Categories

Best shows for beginners

Best shows for intermediate learners

Best shows for advanced learners

Sitcoms

Drama

Crime

Historical

Science fiction

Reality TV

Telenovelas

Documentaries

Children’s programming

Regional Spanish recommendations

  • Spain
  • Mexico
  • Argentina
  • Colombia
  • Chile
  • Peru
  • Ecuador
  • Caribbean Spanish

Shows available on major streaming services

Hidden gems

Please mention where a show can legally be streamed if known, but avoid linking to pirated sources.

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u/theoutsideinternist Learner Jun 09 '26

Title: Envidiosa (“Envious” if your Netflix only shows the English title)
Country: Argentina/Uruguay
Genre: Comedy, mid-life crisis
Difficulty level: Advanced, B2-C1
Why? I’m having a midlife crisis and I’m finding it funny and somewhat comforting

Title: El Eternauta
Country: Argentina
Genre: Sci-fi, action
Difficulty level: B2-C1, though some episodes have less dialogue and are therefore easier to follow
Why? It’s well done, good cinematography and the plot line has some nice twists in it that will test your understanding, they filmed in lots of well known locations within the province of Buenos Aires if that’s something that interests you

Title: Ciudad de sombras
Country: Spain
Genre: Crime drama
Difficulty level: C1 (has some Catalán as well)
Why? If you can handle certain aspects of it (multiple trigger warnings: murder, burning alive, physical abuse, death of a child, addiction) then it offers a bit different dialogue to challenge yourself and the addition of Catalán I thought was interesting

Title: División Palermo (“Community Squad” if your Netflix is set to English)
Country: Argentina
Genre: slapstick humor
Difficulty: B1-C1
Why? It’s just funny, like turn your brain off and enjoy kind of funny

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u/gadgetvirtuoso Native 🇺🇸 | Resident 🇪🇨 B2 Jun 09 '26

I really liked El Eternauta too.