Sometimes, we are unable to commit time to take Spanish lessons, and we try to study Spanish grammar textbooks and follow some websites to learn by ourselves, but we give up and feel demotivated because we don’t find a good way to learn Spanish. There are other methods to engage yourself in language learning.
Even if you are taking Spanish lessons, these alternatives are the perfect way to complement your classes and improve your listening and increase your vocabulary. A TV Serie is a great resource to help you on your Spanish journey.
WHY LEARN SPANISH WITH SERIES?
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At any time and in a relaxing environment.
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Immerse yourself in the Spanish language and culture!
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Improve your listening skills, pronunciation, rhythm and learn new vocabulary.
It doesn’t matter if you are a complete beginner or advanced in Spanish, I have curated some series from Netflix, you may be surprised to not find Narcos on this top to learn Spanish, but you must have an advanced level to understand the Colombian jargon. Choose those according to your interests, level or needs.
Don’t panic and take it easy if you don’t understand the full content or you understand nothing at all! You also can use Spanish or English subtitles.
Being in touch with the language regularly will help you to assimilate Spanish sounds, and get used to it! Enjoy it! 
1. MONEY HEIST (La casa de papel)
- Category: Suspense.
- Subtitles: English and Spanish.
- Seasons: Season 1 (13 episodes), season 2 coming on 6th of April.
- Duration: Between 40 minutes to 1 hour each episode.
- Synopsis: A mysterious man, who goes by the name of El Profesor (“The Professor”), is planning the biggest heist ever to occur. To carry out the ambitious plan, he recruits a gang of eight people with certain abilities who have nothing to lose. The goal is to enter the Royan Mint of Spain and print 2.4 billion euros. To do this, they need eleven days of seclusion, during which they will have to deal with sixty-seven hostages and the elite forces of the police.
2. Grand hotel
- Category: Suspense, drama and romantic
- Subtitles: English and Spanish.
- Seasons: 3 Seasons
- Duration: 45 minutes each episode.
- Synopsis: The events take place in 1906–1907 in Spain. To know the truth about his sister’s mysterious disappearance, a young man infiltrates a hotel in the guise of a waiter and begins an investigation.
3. VELVET
- Category: Drama and romantic
- Subtitles: English and Spanish.
- Seasons: 4 seasons
- Duration: 45 minutes each episode.
- Synopsis: In 1950s Spain, the heir to a fashion house romances a seamstress who works for the company, despite the objections of his family.
4. CABLE GIRLS
- Category: Drama and romantic
- Subtitles: English and Spanish.
- Seasons: 2 seasons
- Duration: 58 minutes each episode.
- Synopsis: In 1928, a modern telecommunications company begins to operate in Madrid. The series tells the turn in life that four young women take when they start working for this company. The four of them feel attached in different ways, to their families, their partners, or their memories. Part of the focus of the show is the hardships working women faced in the 1920s.
5. MOROCCO: LOVE IN TIMES OF WAR
- Category: Drama and romantic
- Subtitles: English and Spanish.
- Seasons: 1 season so far
- Duration: 72-79 minutes each episode.
- Synopsis: In 1921, nurse trainees from Madrid’s upper class open a hospital in Melilla for Rif war soldiers, finding friendship and romance while saving lives.
6. EL MINISTERIO DEL TIEMPO
- Category: Sci&Fi, fantasy and adventure.
- Subtitles: English and Spanish.
- Seasons: 3 seasons
- Duration: 70 minutes each episode.
- Synopsis: The Ministry of Time is the best-kept secret of the Spanish state: an autonomous government institution that reports directly to the Prime Minister. Its patrols have to watch the doors of time so that no intruder from other eras can change history for their own benefit. The series follows the assignments of the Ministry’s newest patrol: the one formed by Army of Flanders soldier Alonso de Entrerríos, 19th-century student Amelia Folch, and 21st-century paramedic Julián Martínez.
7. MAR DE PLÁSTICO
- Category: Mystery, drama and crime.
- Subtitles: English and Spanish.
- Seasons: 2 seasons
- Duration: 67-70 minutes each episode.
- Synopsis: In a town in Southern Spain where racial tensions run high among the workers in many greenhouses, a cop investigates the murder of a young woman.
8. PAQUITA SALAS
- Category: Sitcoms, mockumentary and comedy.
- Subtitles: English and Spanish.
- Seasons: 1 season and season 2 is coming.
- Duration: 20-30 minutes each episode.
- Synopsis: Paquita Salas is a top talent agent for actors from 90s. She directs PS Managment and has the famous actress Macarena García in her entourage.