Munich, 19 January 2026. The global appetite for premium Spanish dramas continues to rise, and Beta’s vast collection of high-quality Spanish series is ready to meet that demand.
Beta Film has secured several key deals across Europe for its extensive slate of top-tier Spanish dramas: The European public service broadcaster ARTE and SWR acquired Beta’s dramas by writer/director/actress Leticia Dolera’s dramas, Pubertat - Secrets, Lies, and Human Castles; ARTE also acquired the multi-awarded dramedy Perfect Life. ONE, the free-to-air channel of German public broadcaster ARD, secured the rights to the long-running Spanish hit series Velvet as well as its successful spin-off The Velvet Collection, while AXN White snatched the premium Spanish thriller series Shades for Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.

Dolera’s most recent drama Pubertat - Secret, Lies and Human Castles will air on ARTE in early 2026, on SWR later in the year. The series was presented at last year’s San Sebastian Film Festival and recently took the Spanish Ondas Award for Best Fiction Series.
In Pubertat - Secrets, Lies, and Human Castles (6x1h), internationally acclaimed multi-talent Leticia Dolera takes a warm look at lost love between parents and their teenage children and how it might be rediscovered. Set against the backdrop of the Catalan tradition of human towers, the series is produced by Distinto Films, Corte y Confección de Películas, Uri Films, Altres Films, AT-Prod in co-production with 3Cat and the participation of HBO Max Spain. ARTE also acquired the multi-awarded dramedy Perfect Life (14x30’). The festival favorite, produced by Movistar Plus+ and Corte y Confección de Pelíuculas, is a witty and fun take on adult relationships. The series centers on María, Cristina, and Esther, three very different women in their 30’s and 40’s: Just when they think their adult lives are pretty much set, they discover how wrong they are as each finds herself at an unexpected turning point.

The suspenseful crime thriller series Shades (6x1h), praised by Focus magazine as “cinematic [and] first-rate,” follows six troubled patients attending a remote therapy retreat in a picturesque vineyard – only to find themselves entangled in a murder investigation when their renowned psychiatrist is found dead. Featuring a stellar cast, including Elsa Pataky (Fast & Furious, Furiosa – A Mad Max Saga), Enrique Arce (Money Heist) and Maxi Iglesias (Valeria), among others, Shades is produced by Secuoya Studios and Stellarmedia for SkyShowtime.

Set in late 1950’s Madrid, Velvet (91x1h) dives into the romance between haute couture dressmaker Ana and Alberto, heir to the Galerías Velvet fashion house. A long-running success, the series is produced by Bambú Producciones for Atresmedia Televisión. Its popular spin-off, The Velvet Collection (20x1h), is produced by Movistar Plus+ with Bambú Producciones in association with Beta Film, and continues the saga into 1960’s New York, expanding the world of fashion, ambition, and passionate relationships.