Reina Roja Emerges as Spain’s Latest International Streaming Hit
Spanish thriller series “Reina Roja” (Red Queen) is the next International Streaming Show, which has caught viewers’ attention all over the world now. Since its release last week, the show based on the original novel by Juan Gómez-Jurado has gone straight to top in many countries.
The narrative of the series revolves around Vicky Luengo as a talented but emotionally disturbed police officer named as Antonia Scott; and the show has been appreciated due to its complex storyline, picturesque presentation, and histrionic methodologies. In “Reina Roja” Scott moves and works in Madrid where she collaborates with a police officer who does not want to be her partner to solve a series of crimes that are challenging even for her abilities.
The success of the show is another win for Spanish-language content on international streaming platforms after ‘La Casa de Papel’ and ‘Élite’ In particular, the series has been appreciated for the hybrid of a traditional hard-boiled detective drama with the contemporary elements of a psychological thriller.
Out of all the performances, Luengo has gained a lot of appreciation recently especially for her performance as Antonia Scott. Some of the topics which have been discussed on the show include, genius, health and the cost of gifts which makes the discussion go round social media hence making it popular.
Like any Caldereña work, “Reina Roja” also allows the audience and readers an appreciation of the aesthetic aspect and architectural structure of Madrid, with Madrid as the main character. This has however been encouraging as it has revived the sales of Gómez-Jurado’s novels in several countries that are now experiencing an increase in its circulation rates after the series was aired.
As more Netflix users watch “Reina Roja”, the popularisation of non-EN the language series will remain on the rise and popular in the international online streaming facilities. The success of the show in various stations proves that the language of the good show can be understood irrespective of the language barrier.
Discussions regarding a second season are already under way, and “Reina Roja” is already on its way to becoming Spain’s next global hit series that will strengthen the status of Spain in the industry as a manufacturer of exciting, competitive television programming.