The New Years
Creator
Director
  • Rodrigo Sorogoyen
  • Sandra Romero
  • David Martín de los Santos
Starring
CountrySpain
Company
Num episodes10
First aired28 November 2024
Last aired12 December 2024
NetworkMovistar Plus+
LanguageSpanish

The New Years[1] (Spanish: Los años nuevos) is a Spanish relationship drama television series created by Sara Cano, Paula Fabra, and Rodrigo Sorogoyen. It stars Iria del Río and Francesco Carril.

Plot

The plot explores Ana and Óscar's life as a couple throughout their 30s over the course of 10 New Year's Eves.[2]

Production

The New Years was created by Sara Cano, Paula Fabra and Rodrigo Sorogoyen, with Marina Rodríguez Colás and Antonio Rojano also participating in writing duties.[3] The 10 episodes were directed by Sorogoyen, Sandra Romero, and David Martín de los Santos.[3] It is a Movistar Plus+ original series produced in collaboration with Caballo Films and with the association of ARTE France.[3] Shooting began on 2 October 2023.[2] The series was shot across locations in the Madrid region, Castilla–La Mancha, Lyon, and Berlin.[4]

The shooting of the series briefly appears in the film The Other Way Around.[5]

Release

The New Years received a pre-screening at the 81st Venice International Film Festival in September 2024 in a non-competitive official selection slot.[6] The series also made it to the slate of the 69th Valladolid International Film Festival for its Spanish premiere.[7] Episodes 1–5 were selected for screening at the 37th Tokyo International Film Festival.[8] The series was released on Movistar Plus+, with the first half set for a 28 November 2024 debut, and the second half for a 12 December 2024 one.[2][9] ARTE France set a November 2025 release date in French territories.[10] Mubi acquired distribution rights for North America, Latin America, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, Turkey, Australia, New Zealand, and India.[11]

Reception

[12]

Accolades

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2024

|| 30th Forqué Awards || Best Actress in a Series || Iria del Río || ||

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2025

| rowspan = "4" | 12th Feroz Awards || colspan = "2" | Best Drama Series || || rowspan = "4" | [14] |- | Best Main Actor in a Series || Francesco Carril || |- | Best Main Actress in a Series || Iria del Río || |- | Best Screenplay in a Series || Rodrigo Sorogoyen, Sara Cano, Paula Fabra, Marina Rodríguez Colás, Antonio Rojano || |- | 33rd Actors and Actresses Union Awards || Best Television Actress in a Leading Role || Iria del Río || || [15] |- | 8th ALMA Awards || Best Screenplay in a Drama Series || Sara Cano, Paula Fabra, Rodrigo Sorogoyen, Marina Rodríguez Colás, Antonio Rojano || ||

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See also

References

  1. ^ Rosser, Michael & Parfitt, Orlando. "Venice Film Festival reveals 2024 line-up". ScreenDaily
  2. ^ Rosado, Ricardo (25 October 2023). "'Los años nuevos': sinopsis, imágenes del rodaje y todo lo que sabemos de la serie de Rodrigo Sorogoyen tras 'Antidisturbios'". Fotogramas
  3. ^ "Los años nuevos’, de Rodrigo Sorogoyen, participará en el Festival de Venecia". AcademiaTV. 23 July 2024.
  4. ^ "ARTE se alía con Movistar Plus+ para coproducir ‘Los años nuevos’, la nueva serie de Rodrigo Sorogoyen". Audiovisual451. 20 March 2024.
  5. ^ Martínez, Luis (3 September 2024). "Los años nuevos: la desmedida declaración de amor de Sorogoyen es la serie española del año". El Mundo
  6. ^ "'Los años nuevos' de Rodrigo Sorogoyen, participará en la sección oficial del Festival de Venecia". ABC. 23 July 2024.
  7. ^ "'Los años nuevos', de Rodrigo Sorogoyen, tendrá su estreno en España en la 69 Seminci". Europa Press. 10 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Los años nuevos, primera serie española en participar en el Tokyo International Film Festival". Todotvnews. 25 September 2024.
  9. ^ Castilla, Enrique (15 October 2024). ""Los años nuevos", de Rodrigo Sorogoyen ya tiene fecha de estreno en Movistar Plus+". La Razón
  10. ^ Sánchez Sequera, Marco (1 October 2025). "Movistar Plus+ International sella nuevos acuerdos de distribución en Latinoamérica, Europa y Asia". Audiovisual451
  11. ^ Hopewell, John (30 October 2025). "Mubi Acquires Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s ‘The New Years’ for North America, Latin America, the U.K., Australia and Beyond (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety
  12. ^ "Season 1 – The New Years". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
  13. ^ Abenia, Enrique (14 December 2024). "Palmarés completo de los Premios Forqué 2024: 'El 47' y 'Querer' hacen pleno y ganan en el 30 aniversario". Cinemanía. – via 20minutos.es
  14. ^ Munsuri, María (26 January 2025). "Premios Feroz 2025: lista completa de ganadores". Vogue
  15. ^ Mantilla, Daniel (10 March 2025). "Karla Sofía Gascón se redime en España con un premio en la 33 edición de la Unión de Actores". Kinótico
  16. ^ "Los guiones de 'La estrella azul', 'Casa en llamas', 'Querer' y 'Celeste', reconocidos como los mejores del año por ALMA". Kinótico. 9 April 2025.