Netflix gives everything for its production center in Spain: 10 sets and state-of-the-art facilities

In 2019 Netflix already had the occasional set in Tres Cantos, municipality of Madrid which saw how the aforementioned platform, In just three years it has multiplied its presence in Madrid, reaching 22,000 m2. Attached to the Madrid Content City, as this mammoth production and post-production center is called, is an ITV that seems on the verge of having its domains conquered.

10 Sep distributed in a multipurpose space that also includes offices, a make-up area, a hairdresser and a cloakroom, and numerous sets in which successful series such as ‘Elite’ are set; They are erected on the outskirts of the capital as if it were a Hollywood studio.

Decorating the walls of these sheds you can see various posters of films and series produced between their walls, and the typical carts found on golf courses await those who are more reluctant to go from one corner to another on their own legs. Inside Isadora, a nightclub of the aforementioned series created by Darío Madrona and Carlos Montero, one can see as it is, with its ostentatious staircase, the same as some other corridors in Las Encinas or the recurring rains in which so many fiery scenes were filmed. Also, the highlight for Netflix in terms of impressive expansion is the pioneering facilities they include the first remote editing system in Spain, with 30 new rooms that allow you to work from anywhere in Spain or Europe; which is the first cloud post-production lab that this studio has globally.

Mary-Kathryn Kennedy, vice president of production for Netflix in Europe, also adds that the company “It has already filmed throughout the autonomous communities at the hands of more than 40 local producers, generating more than 10,000 jobs for cast and technical teams”, which is a joy for the sector which has seen how more than 30 titles of this house have been developed in our country. ‘Welcome to Eden’, ‘Mother’s love’, ‘Through my window’ or ‘Holy family’ are some of those proposals that contribute to return of Spain as a productive paradise thanks to its fiscal and meteorological advantages.

Spanish talent

Netflix not only boasts impressive facilities in Spain, but also Iberian talent. “When you create a series you want to reach out to the world, something that was very difficult to achieve before, but When you work for a company like Netflix, which reaches five continents, you have a wonderful vehicle”, says Montero, enthusiastic about the possibilities offered by this platform. Laura Sarmiento, creator of ‘Intimacy’, agrees: “Netflix is ​​a huge amplifier that carries our moral and personal stories and concerns as storytellers, in more than 190 countries”which translates into a world of possibilities for each proposal.

‘KAOS’, a fantastic series inspired by Greek myths, and co-produced between our country and the United Kingdom; o ‘The Snow Society’, a film directed by JA Bayona about the plane crash known as the Tragedy of the Andes, They are already cooking in Madrid Content Citya center that promises to continue to shine with its proposals.