Miniseries · Netflix
Smiley
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Carlos Cuevas
Alex
8 eps
Miki Esparbé
Bruno
8 eps
Pepón Nieto
Javier / Keena Mandrah
8 eps
Meritxell Calvo
Veronica 'Vero'
8 eps
Cedrick Mugisha
Ibra
8 eps
Giannina Fruttero
Patricia 'Patri'
8 eps
Eduardo Lloveras
Albert
8 eps
Ruth Llopis
Núria
8 eps
Carles Sanjaime
Ramiro
8 eps
Ramon Pujol
Ramon
8 eps
Amparo Fernández
Rosa
8 eps
Ann M. Perelló
Lis
8 eps
Lluïsa Mallol
Madre de Vero
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Smiley actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Smiley reads strongest on Bingeability, Character Depth and Humour.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
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
Two men and their friends in Barcelona navigate hesitations, hangups and missed connections as they search for the true love they've been missing.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E01
When Alex Met Bruno
A misplaced voicemail connects hunky bartender Álex with Bruno, a movie-loving architect. Álex's friend Vero mulls over big next steps in her life.
- Directed by Marta Pahissa
- Written by Guillem Clua
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E01
When Alex Met Bruno
- Directed by Marta Pahissa
- Written by Guillem Clua
S01E03
Bringing Up Baby
- Directed by Marta Pahissa
- Written by Guillem Clua
S01E04
Begin the Beguine
- Directed by Marta Pahissa
- Written by Guillem Clua
S01E05
All Hearts Come Home for Christmas
- Directed by Marta Pahissa
- Written by Guillem Clua
S01E06
One Degree of Separation
- Directed by Marta Pahissa
- Written by Guillem Clua
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.
Writing
- Guillem CluaWriter
Direction
- Marta PahissaDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
- NetflixStreaming
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