Netflix taps Bambú’s success-formula for first production in Spain


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Juan Fernandez Gonzalez

| 31 March 2016




Subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) leader Netflix isn’t taking risks with its first production in Spain, and will repeat a formula that has proven successful for Bambú Producciones.



netflixTo be filmed in Madrid this year, Netflix’s drama series will premiere worldwide on the platform during 2017. The production will be carried out by Bambú Producciones, directed by Ramón Campos and Teresa Fernández Valdés, behind two of Spain’s latest international drama successes: Gran Hotel (which recently was adapted by Televisa into El Hotel de los Secretos and aired in Univision) and Velvet.

The 16x50’series will develop a historical drama, as both Gran Hotel and Velvet did. It will tell the story of four women working as telephone operators in Madrid in 1920, at the very beginning of the telecom revolution.

“We are fans of Netflix’s originals and therefore we are very proud of being part of this project,” said Ramón Campos. “Getting to work with a talented team as Netflix’s is a great opportunity,” added Teresa Fernández Valdés.

“Gran Hotel and Velvet are epic romances that have found success around the globe. We are sure our subscribers will love this new drama,” pointed out Erik Barmack, international VP for Netflix’s Originals