San Sebastián Hails Spain’s Crime Series Boom, Debates Its Drivers
variety.comJohn Hopewell Chief International Correspondent SAN SEBASTIAN — From when it began to incorporate Spanish TV series in its Official Selection – think 2017’s “The Plague” or 2020’s double whammy of “Patria” and “Riot Police” – San Sebastián has used its first Saturday to debate TV issues.
This time round, a panel highlighted crime series, featuring Movistar Plus+’s Susana Herreras, Laura Sarmiento, showrunner of Netflix hit “Intimacy” and lead writer on “Burning Body,” and Elías León Siminiani, co-creator of the 2017 docuseries “El caso Asunta (Operación Nenúfar)” which inspired the 2024 Netflix fiction series, “El Caso Asunta.” Six takes on the panel discussion: Spanish Crime Series Boom The panel was entitled in Spanish “The Spanish Crime Series Boom.” That seems an understatement.
According to Variety research, through Sept. 13 this year, seven Spanish titles hit No. 1 on Netflix’s Global Non-English TV series charts, occupying the top-charting position for a total 15 of the period’s total 35 weeks.
That’s a far better performance than any other non-English language country in the world: Korea (8 weeks), Japan (3) and France (2) trailed behind.
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