10 Best TV Series for Learning Spanish

Here are the best TV shows in Spanish. Feel free to watch and improve your skills! Worst case, you understand nothing and enjoy some quality TV with subtitles!

the best Spanish TV shows for practicing your language skills.

1. La Casa del Papel

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A group of eight robbers, led by the mysterious “Professor,” takes over the Royal Mint of Spain, holding people hostage while they try to print and escape with billions of euros.

2. ELIT

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When three poor students enroll at a very wealthy private school, they clash with the rich kids. A classic tale, yes, but what happens next is, er, unexpected: murder. Gasp!

3. NARCOS

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The true story of Colombia’s infamously violent and powerful drug cartels fuels this gritty gangster drama series.

4. LOCKED UP

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If you liked Orange Is the New Black, you’ll LOVE Locked Up. Here’s the gist: Girl falls in love with her boss, boss asks girl to manipulate their accounting, girl gets sent to jail for tax crimes.

 

5. El Internado: La Laguna Negra

El Internado is a drama thriller focusing on the students of a fictional boarding school as they try to piece together the tragic events that took place there years before, some of which are not too far from happening to them.

6. Isabel

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Isabel was the first ever Spanish TV series that I deemed enjoyable enough to stick with (before the likes of Casa de Papel and Elite came along and raised the game). It’s a quality historical drama with easily as much intrigue and machinations as Game of Thrones itself – even if the show’s budget doesn’t stretch to convincing action scenes and epic sets like GoT