Atresmedia Sales’ “The Maid’s Daughters,” RTVE’s “Esperanza District” and Mediterráneo’s “Pure Bred” are set to be among the Spanish highlights at Content Americas, anchoring the Jan. 21 main-ballroom session entitled Unveiling Spain’s Most Anticipated Content.
The event is powered by Audiovisual from Spain, the ICEX-backed national content brand.
Together, the trio of titles gives buyers a quick introduction to what Spain is bringing to the table in Miami: premium drama built to travel, broad-audience scripted with a clear engine, and scaled, commercial storytelling designed for prime-time and streamer windowing.
“The Maid’s Daughters” is one of Spain’s latest big adaptations, where Spanish players are increasingly turning best-known IP into premium series with straightforward positioning for global buyers.
“Esperanza District” underlines a parallel push: accessible, ensemble-driven shows with a recognisable setting and repeatable storytelling mechanics.
For its part, “Pure Bred,” meanwhile, points to Spain’s continued commitment to big, glossy commercial drama that can deliver weekly hooks and scale, the kind of product that remains in demand as platforms and broadcasters look for dependable audience drivers.
Confidence from Macro Data Macro data strengthens a confidence in Spanish productions exports. In an ICEX–Parrot Analytics study presented at MIPCOM 2025, Spain posted a 26.1% hit-rate — the share of Spanish-originated titles landing in the top 20 of non-English titles with regard to global streaming revenue across 2022 through H1 2025 – while demand for Spain-originated content in Asia rose 63% year-on-year.
The same report positions Spain among the top three countries of origin for global non-English streaming revenue over that period, reinforcing Spain’s profile as a reliable supplier rather than an occasional outlier.
Attending Content Americas are also productions by companies such as Wawaland Planet, Plano a Plano and Scenic Rights, reflecting Spain’s broader push across transmedia IP, scaled scripted production capacity and the literary-rights pipeline feeding the next wave of adaptations.
A closer look at some of the shows from Spain at this year’s Content Americas edition:
“Call My Agent” (“La Agencia,” Good Mood (Mediawan)/Mediterráneo/Mediaset España, Spain)
An adaptation of a hit French show that follows Madrid agents juggling celebrity meltdowns, rivalries and romances as a top-flight talent agency fighting to survive in show business. Launched Sept. 10 on Mediaset España’s Telecinco, began to stream the comedy Dec. 4 on Disney+.
“Esperanza District” (“Barrio Esperanza,” RTVE/Globomedia (The Mediapro Studio), Spain)
A RTVE prime-time social comedy created by Iván Escobar (“The Boat,” “Locked Up”) and Antonio Sánchez Olivas (“7 Lives,” “Aída”). Mariona Terés toplines a story of teachers, parents and kids navigating crises and second chances inside a public school that becomes a community lifeline.
“Mouths of Sky” (“Zeru Ahoak,” EiTB/RTVE, Spain)
Four-episode Basque-noir limited series, a sequel to “Mouths of Sand,” directed again by Koldo Almandoz (“Intimacy”) and starring Nagore Aranburu (“Querer,” “Los Domingos”). Premiered and well received at the 2025 San Sebastián Film Festival. Sold by Filmax, it narrates how a disgraced ex-cop returns to Bilbao to probe a ritual killing, uncovering secrets that threaten her fragile recovery.
“Not For Sale” (“Ravalear,” Arcadia Motion Pictures/Supernova/3Cat/Umedia, Spain/Belgium)
A flagship buzzy Filmax sales title for HBO Max Spain & Portugal, reuniting Pol Rodríguez and Isaki Lacuesta, the two-time winner of the San Sebastián Film Festival’s Golden Shell. A family’s restaurant in the Raval working class district of central Barcelona faces eviction by a corrupt investment fund, pushing three generations into risky, unconventional resistance. Selected to play at February’s Berlinale Special Series festival strand alongside just five other title from around the world.
“One Year and One Day” (“Un año y un día,” Con Un Pack Distribución/A Contracorriente Films, Spain)
The feature debut by Alejandro San Martín turns on a heartbroken man who commits to a year of piano lessons, hoping music will help him win back lost love. The film premiered at last year’s Málaga Film Festival, handled internationally by Con Un Pack.
“The Celeb Challenge” (“El Desafío,” Atresmedia/7 y Acción, Spain)
Stunt-driven celebrity format handled by Onza Distribution. From the same producers behind “El Hormiguero,” Spain’s most exportable access–prime-time entertainment brand. In “The Celeb Challenge,” celebrities attempt extreme stunts and mental trials weekly, chasing bragging rights while coaches and judges raise the bar.
“The Maid’s Daughters” (“Las hijas de la criada,” Buendía Estudios Canarias/Atresmedia, Spain)
Two girls born at a Galician manor swap destinies as revenge and battles for inheritance reshape a family empire. Adaptation of Sonsoles Ónega’s Premio Planeta novel, directed by Menna Fité (“Élite”) and “Sex Easy, Movies Hard” Alejo Flah. Sold by Atresmedia Sales.
“The Panama Papers” (“Papeles,” Q Films/El Sueño Eterno Pictures/Criatura Cine, Panama/Spain/Uruguay)
Feature thriller directed by Arturo Montenegro, starring Megan Montaner, Carlos Bardem and Antonio Dechent and distributed and sold by Con Un Pack. It follows a professional woman who fights to protect her family as an offshore-leak scandal explodes, turning secrets into danger.
“Pure Bred” (“Pura sangre,” Mediaset España/Shine Iberia, Spain)
Telecinco prime-time family thriller, executive produced by Macarena Rey, Arantxa Écija and Nacho Faerna. A story about a poisoned champion stallion that ignites an investigation that tears through an aristocratic breeding dynasty built on secrets and money. Sold by Mediterráneo.
“Traffic Jam” (“Atasco,” Onza Entertainment/Publicis Rebellion, Spain)
A hit anthology comedy created, written and directed by Rodrigo Sopeña. One overnight traffic jam links strangers’ romances, crimes and breakdowns, each episode following a different trapped driver. Season 3 released Dec. 22 on Prime Video.
“What Are You Waiting For?” (“¿A qué estás esperando?,” Atresmedia/DeAPlaneta/Diagonal TV/Buendía Estudios Canarias, Spain)
Eight-episode romcom adaptation of two novels from bestselling author Megan Maxwell, turning on two young couples averse to definitive commitment in a series which talks about the contradictions of love and alternatives in a modern age. Producers include “The Gypsy Bride’s” Diagonal, part of Banijay Iberia. Sales handled by Atresmedia.
“Wild Valley” (“Valle salvaje,” RTVE/StudioCanal/Bambú Producciones, Spain)
A RTVE daily period drama by Josep Cister Rubio, also creator of International Emmy-winning telenovela “The Vow.” RTVE frames “Wild Valley” as the first global soap opera via a Netflix deal for Spanish-speaking territories. In 1763, a young woman is forced into marriage in a remote valley, where betrayal and passion constantly collide.
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