Netflix announced that they are expanding their production hub in Tres Cantos, Spain. This Madrid area hub opened two years ago. Now, it will expand to ten sets and see new post-production facilities. The streamer has released over 50 titles made in Spain so far. That output meant 7.500 jobs created and 41,000 dats of work for extras in work filmed all over Spain. Furthermore, Netflix expects to hire more than 1,500 professionals in Spain this year. Also, generate over 21,000 days of work for extras.
The streamer made another exciting announcement in parallel. Spanish authors Elísabet Benavent, Javier Castillo and Lucía-Asué Mbomío are planning to adapt their novels for Netflix.
Netflix will be of great help by making universal stories that are left untold or have been written but only reached a few because most people feel it’s got nothing to do with them. It will also contribute by making Black people, African or African descendants, star for the first time in a Spanish fiction series showing true diversity instead of stereotypical characters.
Lucía-Asué Mbomío Rubio
We are proud to keep strengthening our commitment to Spain. With the new additions, creators will count with the latest tools to keep telling great stories made in Spain. We will continue to work on fully supporting the sustainable development of Spanish audiovisual productions, in all their diversity.
Diego Ávalos, Vice-President Original Content at Netflix in Spain
