Netflix begins production on four-episode Spanish crime series 'Jotadé'

Netflix announced Oct. 26 the start of production on Jotadé, a four-episode crime thriller series set in Madrid. The limited series is based on the first novel in a series by Spanish author Santiago Díaz.

According to Netflix, the book was published by Alfaguara, part of Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial. The production company MOD Producciones is behind the series. Fernando Bovaira is the producer, and Guillem Vidal-Folch is the executive producer.

Isaac Díaz stars as the title character, Jotadé. Aura Garrido plays Lucía, Jose Coronado plays Hilario Garza, and Jaime Lorente plays Tony Garza. Garrido’s credits include The Ministry of Time. Coronado has appeared in The Final Problem, and Lorente in Money Heist and Elite.

The cast also includes María de Nati, Alberto Olmo, Melania Cruz, Carmen Avilés, Moreno Borja, Rafaela León, Antonio Zafra and Álvaro Rico. Javier Gutiérrez has a special guest appearance.

Netflix describes Jotadé as an unconventional police officer. He is brazen and irreverent, yet sharp, sincere and fiercely loyal to his colleagues and to his Romani community. The story follows him as he is assigned to investigate a brutal crime that conceals a dangerous criminal network.

The series is written by Isa Sánchez and Daniel Corpas. It is directed by Daniel Calparsoro, whose earlier work includes Salvador and Bank Under Siege.

The same announcement included background on MOD Producciones. The company was founded in 2007 by Bovaira. Its films include The Sea Inside, which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, as well as The Others, Agora and Biutiful.

In television, MOD has developed titles such as Crematorium, What the Future Holds, La Fortuna, Los Farad and Las Abogadas. Its 2026 productions include The Final Problem, a Netflix series based on a novel by Arturo Pérez-Reverte. Upcoming MOD releases include El mal padre and Bunker, a co-production directed by Florian Zeller.

The announcement did not say when Jotadé will be released or where filming will take place. It did not give a production schedule.