Scripted series · TV3
Merlí
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Francesc Orella
Merlí Bergeron Calduch
40 eps
Carlos Cuevas
Pol Rubio
40 eps
David Solans
Bruno Bergeron
40 eps
Elisabet Casanovas
Tània Illa
40 eps
Adrian Grösser
Marc Vilaseca
40 eps
Marcos Franz
Gerard Piguillem Castells
40 eps
Júlia Creus
Mònica de Villamore
40 eps
Albert Baró
Joan Capdevila Bonet
40 eps
Candela Antón
Berta Prats García
40 eps
Pau Poch
Iván Blasco
40 eps
Iñaki Mur
Oliver Grau
40 eps
Mar del Hoyo
Laia
13 eps
Laia Manzanares
Oksana Casanoves
27 eps
Marta Marco
Gina Castells
40 eps
Anna Ycobalzeta
Miriam Blasco
40 eps
Pau Durà
Toni
13 eps
Oriol Pla
Oscar Rubio
40 eps
Boris Ruiz
Alfonso Rubio
40 eps
Pep Jové
Santi
13 eps
Anna Maria Barbany
Carmina Calduch
40 eps
Pere Ponce
Eugeni Bosc
40 eps
Ferran Rañé
Manel Millán
27 eps
Assun Planas
Glòria
40 eps
Patrícia Bargalló
Mireia
40 eps
Sandra Monclús
Elisenda
27 eps
Pau Vinyals
Gabi
14 eps
Carlota Olcina
Silvana
14 eps
Rubén de Eguía
Albert
40 eps
Manel Barceló
Quima
27 eps
Nao Albet
Efra
14 eps
Pepa López
Coralina
13 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Merlí actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Merlí reads strongest on Character Depth, Humour and Emotional Weight.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
The story
What it's about
He’s surly, unorthodox, unapologetically blunt, and he’s about to change your life. Meet the new philosophy teacher, Merlí, who will help his students view the world in a whole new light, both in and out of the classroom.
The run
Seasons
3 seasons · 40 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
201513 episodes
7.9IMDbAn unconventional high school philosophy teacher upsets a few parents and staff, romances others and inspires all his pupils, including his gay son.
Best episode · S01E01 The Peripatetic
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
201613 episodes
8.0IMDbBest episode · S02E02 Thomas Hobbes
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
201714 episodes
8.2IMDb
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E02 · Signature episode
Plato
Merlí encourages his class to participate in the literary contest by cheating, uses Plato to help Ivan, a student with agoraphobia, and takes an interest in the mother of another. Meanwhile, Bruno reveals a personal secret to his friend Tania.
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Created by
- Héctor LozanoCreator
Executive production
- Aitor MontánchezExecutive Producer
- Conxa OreaExecutive Producer
- Susanna JiménezExecutive Producer
Writing
- Héctor LozanoWriter
Direction
- Eduard CortésDirector
Cinematography
- Joan BenetDirector of Photography
Recognition
Awards
1 win
National Award for Television
1 win · latest 2019
- WinnerNational Award for Television2019
Merlí · Merlí
Where to watch
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