Netflix chooses Spain for its first European production studio

The online video service Netflix announced Tuesday the creation in Madrid of its first European production studio, driven by the worldwide success of the Spanish series La casa de papel . The production site will start operating in September in Ciudad de la Tele, a 22,000-square-meter project still under construction in Tres Cantos, north of Madrid, according to a statement released.

Netflix and others developed by third parties for the Internet video platform. Originally broadcast by the Spanish channel Antena 3 "La casa de papel", on a planned flight and media of the Casa de la Moneda in Madrid, was purchased by Netflix, which will produce the third season. [19659002] "The Paper House" was, for a few days of the Northern Spring, the most-watched online series in United States and is the most-watched Spanish-language of Netflix at any time. In mid-July, the platform announced an exclusive agreement with the creator of the series, the Spanish Álex Pina.

On Tuesday, the service of streaming leader with 130 million subscribers worldwide, announced the upcoming release of Elite which will feature three of the major players in "The Paper House", Maria Pedraza, Miguel Herrán and Jaime Lorente. The plot of the series takes place in a high-clbad high school in Spain, Las Encinas.

Netflix attributes Spain's choice to establishing this study to the country's "innovative creative tradition", said Vice President of International Programs Barmack, quoted in the statement. He also shows, according to him, "the commitment (Netflix) to creating original content throughout Europe."

Twenty Netflix programs will be produced in Spain in 2018. Among the titles that will be released soon, there will be the third season of Girls of Cable (September 7) and "Elite", as well as of new titles like Elisa and Marcela by Catalan director Isabel Coixet, and The Alcásser Murders an original documentary series.