TV series

Arde Madrid

2018 · 1 season

A sly, warm-hearted spy comedy that immerses you in 1960s Madrid with wit and melancholy.

Overview: Madrid, 1961. Ana Mari is single, lame, Francoist and instructor of the Sección Femenina. By order of the dictator Franco, she must go to work as a maid to Ava Gardner's house and spy on her, pretending to be married to Manolo, a hustler who will become the driver of the American actress.
How it feels: Satirical, warm, whimsical and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Identity, class, power, celebrity
Content: Strong sexual content and language. Mild violence. No gore.
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Tone: satiricalstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
class
power
celebrity
deception
Places: big city
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex strong