Spain brings new dramas and dating formats to Mipcom
Spain has brought a full slate of new dramas and formats to Mipcom in Cannes, with its main broadcasters and studios all launching shows for international buyers. The line-up covers crime, prestige drama, food history and dating, according to Variety reporting published 11 October 2026. Mipcom is the global television market where companies sell broadcast rights territory by territory.
Movistar Plus+ sits at the centre of the drama push. Its series The Castle, from Caballo Films and Mafalda Entertainment and co-created by Isabel Peña, arrives after a strong reception at September’s San Sebastian Film Festival. The pay-TV platform is also back with Celeste Season 2, made with The Mediapro Studio and created by Diego San José.
Celeste stars Carmen Machi as a tax inspector. Season 1 won best series in the Panorama section at Series Mania, the French festival that showcases international television. A second season extends the story and keeps the same creative team and lead.
Crime remains a core export. Caldas adapts Domingo Villar’s bestseller The Last Boat and stars Javier Gutiérrez as inspector Leo Caldas, with Hovik Keuchkerian as his partner. Adrift is a 10-episode drama led by Paula Echevarría and co-written by Susana López Rubio.
Another thriller is built for travel. The Butterfly Labyrinth, from Secuoya Studios, stars Can Yaman as a betrayed secret agent branded Spain’s most wanted man. It was shot entirely in Spain and in Spanish, a detail that matters to buyers looking for Spanish-language action with an international face.
Two literary adaptations are being sold at the market. Genesi dramatises Ferran Adrià’s transformation of elBulli, the Catalan restaurant that became famous around the world, with Miquel Fernández as Adrià. New Regency is launching international sales at Mipcom, meaning it is offering the series to broadcasters outside Spain, with Netflix on board for major territories, according to Variety.
Forever Home is adapted from Graham Norton’s bestseller and stars Amy Nuttall and Douglas Henshall. Imagina Sales is launching international sales for that title at Mipcom.
Unscripted is part of the same slate. Dating in Barcelona returns for Season 3 with Oriol Pla alongside Emma Vilarasau and Anna Castillo. Earlier seasons led primetime on TV3, Catalonia’s public channel, and later played on Prime Video Spain.
The breakout format is The Big Date. The Catalan show, hosted by Dulceida, puts 100 singles through AI matchmaking. It drew more than 1.5 million digital views on 3Cat, the streaming platform of Catalonia’s public broadcaster. BBC Studios has acquired international adaptation rights, meaning it can remake the format with local hosts and contestants outside Spain.
What makes this stand out is the range. One market stall is selling a tax-office drama, a Galician detective story, a chef biography and an AI dating experiment side by side. For fans, this means more Spanish series will surface on local channels and streamers over the next year as those deals close.
