There are many great Spanish series on Hulu, HBO Max, and Apple TV and in this blog post I’ll introduce you to some of the best ones. Whether you’re a foreign film lover or someone who is learning Spanish, these Spanish shows will entertain you while also contributing to your Spanish language learning and vocabulary retention!
A few things to note about Spanish series on Hulu:
If you’ve been wondering ‘does Hulu have Spanish shows?’, yes! They do.
If you’re next question is ‘Does Hulu have Spanish audio for non-Spanish shows?’ The answer is usually no, if you’re watching Hulu in an English-speaking country. The audio is normally only available in the original language unless you are in a country that dubs most foreign language content (the U.S. isn’t currently one of those countries).
Hulu Live TV-Stream Spanish TV:
1) If you are a Live TV subscriber your subscription may include access to live content in Spanish through Telemundo. In the Hulu app, go to Hubs > Scroll down to A-Z and look for Telemundo, or type in “Telemundo” in the Search menu. BEWARE: A lot of the Spanish series on Hulu’s Telemundo will be soap operas/telenovelas so if this isn’t your thing you’re actually better off just typing ‘Spanish’ into Hulu’s search bar and trying to find series/movies on your own.
2) As a Live TV subscriber, you also have the option of adding the Español Add-on to watch live and on-demand content from select Spanish-language networks. If you have the add-on, access these channels by heading to Hubs > Scroll down to the Español Add-on.
1. Acapulco (Apple TV)
This charming Spanish show on AppleTV is equal parts late 80s spoof, comedy, and romantic comedy and I love it! They nailed the right balance between kitschy and ridiculous (check out the dramatic pool-side singers who sing 80s cover tunes while dressed in ridiculously bad late 80s fashion for a real laugh) and fun/funny/entertaining. In my opinion, it’s one of the best Spanish shows on Apple TV+.
The show is focused on the main character Maximo, a young man from a poor neighborhood in Mexico who has dreamed for his entire life of working at the uber-fancy hotel and resort near his home in Acapulco. Especially once he realizes (as a young child) that a man from his own neighborhood is the manager/director there.
The main story in Acapulco is that of a young man who has stars in his eyes and believes that getting a job at this hotel will change his life, for the better, and offer him (and his family) opportunities beyond his wildest dreams, as well as that of love. The story is told by future (older) Maximo as he looks back on his life at the resort, but most of the show happens in the past so it doesn’t feel weird.
2. El Jardin de Bronce (HBO)
El Jardín de Bronce, based on the best-selling novel by Gustavo Malajovich, is an HBO Latino Spanish language series filmed in Argentina starring two of my favorite Argentinean actors, Joaquín Furriel (un hombre quien es MUY guapo) and Julieta Zylberberg.
The series follows architect Fabián Danubio’s desperate struggle to find his four-year-old daughter after she mysteriously disappears in the middle of the day with her nanny. All Fabian knows, is that she had mentioned a ‘man in the garden’ a couple of weeks previously and thought she was talking about someone on TV but later, realized she might have actually seen a man in the garden outside their apartment.
This series goes in directions you would never expect, including some uncomfortably dark and twisted directions but it never descends into gore or any extreme violence. It’s gripping and suspenseful, the acting is very good, and the different seasons connect in ways you wouldn’t initially guess.
Faced with a police force that lacks focus and a sense of urgency, Fabián despairs, especially as more tragedy continues to strike immediately after his daughter’s disappearance. At his absolute lowest moment, however, a private investigator contacts him with a message of hope. This is where the series gets more rewarding and exciting, as the search for his daughter, with the help of this investigator, becomes the sole purpose of Fabián’s life.
An excellent, suspenseful series with enough twists and turns to keep you on your toes and a surprising ending.
3. El Hipnotizador (HBO)
El Hipnotizador is the tale of Arenas, a hypnotist who can put people into a trance and elicit their most secret desires. He’s an enigma wrapped in secrecy and loneliness, an alienated man with no relief from his own insomnia, who is hiding a terrible secret. In this dramatic magical series, Arenas faces off with his archenemy, another hypnotist, engaging in a great battle where there are two sides that seem to represent good and evil.
The Hypnotist is an eight-episode series based on a comic book history by Argentine Pablo de Santis, created by Juan Sáenz Valiente and illustrated.
4. Isabel (HBO) *Watch on HBO or Hulu
This series focuses on the life of famous Chilean author Isabel Allende portrays the life of a woman who had to fight long and hard for her rights and the love of her family. Spanning decades of Allende’s life, Isabel takes us back to Isabel’s childhood and then through her years as a young wife, mother, and employee at a magazine/newspaper in Chile where she got her first taste of writing and editing.
Due to an increasingly troubling political climate after Salvador Allende was overthrown (Isabel’s father was a first cousin to the Chilean president), Isabel found herself on the Chilean government’s hit list and fled to Venezuela, where her young children and husband later joined her.
It was in Venezuela where she wrote her first major novel, The House of the Spirits in 1982. Over the ensuing decades, she published dozens of books and became the most-read Spanish author in the world. This is a fascinating series that gives a deeper look into the life of this unique and powerful female author.
5. Now and Then (Apple TV)
Starring Marina de Tavira, Maribel Verdú, and Rosie Perez this Spanish series on Apple TV focuses on a group of friends who reunite for the first time in twenty years at a college reunion in Miami. As the first few episodes unfold, a dark secret from the past that connects all of them is revealed as the group comes together to figure out who is blackmailing them and why whoever the blackmailer is, has waited twenty years. Youthful romances are rekindled, past grudges unearthed, and careers and marriages are put at risk.
What will happen? You’ll have to watch to find out.
I love Rosie Perez as the tough-as-nails cop who’s got something to prove in this series. I’m also a big fan of Maribel Verdú who has starred in a lot of different Spanish films and series over the past 20 years including internationally renowned films like Y Tu Mama Tambien. Season 2 of Now and Then is slated to be released sometime in 2023.
6. The Pier (Hulu)
This Spanish series on Hulu is produced by Telecinco and tells the story of a group of friends who grew up together on the same pier in Barcelona. After years apart, they all return to the pier for one final summer before their lives take them in different directions.
The show is full of nostalgia and captures the beauty (and drama) of friendships that are formed in childhood. It’s a good one to watch if you are looking for something a bit more light-hearted.
7. Capadocia (HBO)
This Spanish-language series on HBO MAX is based in Mexico City. The show follows Miguel Ángel Capadocia (Francisco de la O), a famous chef who returns to his hometown after living in Italy for 20 years. After arriving, he discovers many secrets about the people closest to him and is forced to confront them with everything he’s learned abroad about life, family relationships, food…and love.
8. Dani Who? (Hulu)
A teenage girl goes missing, and a bunch of her classmates decides to figure out what happened to her. This thriller series involves mystery, drama, and supernatural abilities. Who can they trust when allies end up being enemies, and they find out they’ve all been under surveillance? Drama, intrigue, suspense, and surprises ensue. Will they ever find out what happened to Dani? You’ll have to watch to find out. Find this Spanish series on Hulu.
9. DIOS, Inc. (HBO)
This Spanish series is produced by HBO Latin America and tells the story of four friends who, after a series of coincidences, open their own company: Dios, Inc. They’re convinced that they have what it takes to make it big in the business world, but quickly learn that things are not always as they seem.
10. Dolores: The Truth About the Wanninkhof Case (HBO Max)
This Spanish-language series is produced by HBO and tells the true story of a Dutch family who moved to Spain in the early 1970s. The Wanninkhofs were an upper-class family who thought they could escape their past by moving to a new country, but they were wrong.
The show follows the events that led to the death of the family’s patriarch, Dirk Wanninkhof, and the subsequent trial that captured the attention of Spain and the Netherlands. It’s a fascinating (and true) story with plenty of drama!
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