The routes through Almódovar’s Madrid, Game of Thrones’ Andalusia, or Woody Allen’s New York have long been part of the cultural fetishism of audiovisual media, inviting us to tread the grounds of fiction to perhaps make them more real. Seville serves as the setting for a good handful of series that we have compiled in the form of a film catalog.
There is no doubt that the major capitals get most of the filming, but it is often in the most remote places, and especially on the small screen, where great successes are made. And it comes as no surprise to anyone that Seville is a muse for the filming of major film productions and television series and platforms. It is a great set that adds new projects every year and also serves as a showcase for continuing to establish ties with the audiovisual industry.
La peste (2018 – 2019)
Regarding the series, Alberto Rodríguez explained that “the most interesting thing about the series is seeing 16th-century Seville, trying to make all the fiction consistent with the thinking of that time and not of the 21st century. The characters behave as they would have done at that time, and we do not judge them. These are the rules of a different time when things were organized differently . In a way, it is a walk through history at street level.”
Specifically, the acclaimed Movistar+ series used the Real Alcázar to serve as the mint, but also as the private home of some nobles and squires. The Palace of the Marquises of La Motilla played the same role in the first season and as the home of the mayor or city assistant in the second.
Carmona also served as the setting for this production. In this Seville town, Carlota Quintanilla Street was used to recreate the steps and terraces at the bottom of the cathedral with the slave markets. For its part, the ‘La Buzona’ estate was used as a market at the entrance to Seville. The Puerta de Sevilla, also in Carmona, served as the location for various entrances to the city. Finally, the interior of the Los Miradores estate brought to life various scenes from the Auto de Fe as well as public trials of the Inquisition.
La otra mirada (2018 – 2019)
La otra mirada is not only a good series because of its powerful, well-constructed female characters, who reflect the education women received in the 1920s, but also because it incorporates a suspenseful plot that captures the viewer’s attention from the very first episode. This hybridization of genres, without losing its criticism of a male-dominated society, is achieved thanks to a team of screenwriters made up of Josep Cister, Jaime Vaca, María López Castaño, Alba Lucio Calderón, and Mario Parra Ortiz.
La otra mirada, produced by Boomerang TV, is not a series in which Seville is a backdrop used as an inexhaustible source of comedy; it also focuses on natural settings. No chroma key or studio. Among the most emblematic locations in the city that appear in the series are Calle Betis and the Guadalquivir River, the Triana Bridge, the Santa Cruz neighborhood, the Giralda, and the Real Alcázar.
In any case, the production starring Macarena García, Patricia López Arnáiz, Ana Wagener, and Cecilia Freire also traveled to different locations in the province. Thus, in the series we can see Las Mimbres beach in La Puebla del Río, the streets and some monuments of Utrera, and the Colegio Mayor Santa María del Buen Aire in Castilleja de Guzmán.
Álex de la Iglesia’s latest venture for Netflix has been 1992. In this case, however, Seville not only serves as the filming location for one of this year’s most controversial series, but also as the protagonist. Or at least one of its icons, Curro, the mascot of Expo 92, does.
The series in question, created by Álex de la Iglesia and Jorge Guerricaechevarría for Netflix, stars Fernando Valdivielso (Fanático) and Marian Álvarez (La herida, La unidad), with Paz Vega (Lucía y el sexo) and Carlos Santos (El hombre de las mil caras), among others, completing the cast.
El hijo zurdo (2023)
Six frenetic episodes make up the structure of this story set in Seville. The neighborhoods are also essential protagonists in this production by Rafael Cobos with a script by Alberto Rodríguez (adapted from the novel by Rosario Izquierdo), one of the best series of 2023.
The premise is as follows: Lola (the character played by the magnetic María León) discovers her missing son at the police station, accused of participating in a brutal beating alongside a group of skinheads. A seductive miniseries with an undeniable southern feel that is reflected in every detail, especially in its locations.
El hijo zurdo shows the Seville of Polígono San Pablo, Carretera Amarilla, and other neighborhoods such as San Diego and La Macarena. But other iconic places in Seville also appear on screen: the Alamillo and Barqueta bridges, the Nervión Plaza shopping center, Plaza Otelo, Miraflores Park, and Los Remedios. Incidentally, one of the scenes is shot in Seis tapas bar.
In short, a more realistic snapshot of this city that arouses so much interest for the small screen.
Allí abajo (2015 – 2019)
When the first season of Allí Abajo premiered, it had been a long time since a series had managed to bring so many families together in front of the television. While the cast was certainly one of the reasons to tune in to this eagerly awaited show, the fact that Seville was the main location also played its part. Contrary to what one might expect from a comedy, one of the unique features of the series is that it did not use a set in any of its seasons.
The Monsalves Palace, located on the street of the same name, recreates the now symbolic Hospital Híspalis, and the exteriors were filmed at the Center for Hispanic-American Studies. The river is another of the locations that recurs throughout the series, as do Santa Justa, the Jewish Quarter, the Triana Bridge, and the Plaza de España.
Some of the city’s most famous locations, but others not so well known, narrow streets and hidden corners that keep us hooked on the story of Iñaki and Carmen.
While it is true that the acclaimed HBO series has some very famous locations beyond Seville, the city itself is home to a large part of the film sets.
Never has a shoot attracted so many curious onlookers as this one. Since it was announced that HBO intended to film in Seville, thousands of people signed up for the casting call to appear in their favorite series. Most of the filming took place in the gardens of the Real Alcázar and in Osuna.
The reality TV craze reached a point where many Sevillians (and people from outside the city) took to the streets to look for the Targaryen girl and the Kingslayer so they could take a photo with them.
The fan wave was so big that some bars even took advantage of this trend to serve Lannister, Stark, and Targaryen breakfasts. In the following articles, we break down the filming of the series in Seville and Andalusia location by location.
If I Had Known (2022)
At the end of October 2022, Netflix launched this adaptation of the series created by Turkish screenwriter Ece Yörenç, starring Megan Montaner (30 Coins, The Hunt: Monteperdido), Miquel Fernández (Alba, The Knot), and Michel Noher (The Unit, 100 Days to Fall in Love).
Si lo hubiera sabido (If I Had Known) is a Boomerang production for the popular streaming platform , written by Irma Correa and directed by Liliana Bocanegra. It joins the list of series filmed in Seville.
The premise is as follows: Emma is a 30-year-old woman trapped in her family routine who realizes that if she could go back in time, she might not marry Nando, so she considers the possibility of divorce.
A few days later, in the midst of a lunar eclipse, a temporary glitch sends her back 10 years and gives her the opportunity to redirect her life and change her past decisions.
As in so many other series and creations for the big screen, Seville serves as the setting for this story, where viewers can stroll with the characters through Triana, the Archivo de Indias, the Jardines de Murillo, the Plaza del Altozano, and the iconic Maria Trifulca restaurant.
El marqués (2024)
El Marqués is Unicorn Content and Mediaset España’s take on the quintuple murder that put the quiet little village of Paradas on the national map.
The Los Galindos crime was committed in July 1975 and was one of the most notorious crimes in our recent history.
It happened on July 22 at the Los Galindos estate, where the foreman and his wife, Manuel Zapata and Juana Martín; two other employees, Asunción Peralta and José González; and the tractor driver Ramón Parrilla were brutally murdered.
In this case, the plot unfolds in two timelines (1977 and 1975) with a cast including José Pastor, Víctor Clavijo, Juan Fernández, Paco Tous, Cinta Ramírez, Oscar de la Fuente, and Lara Grube, among others.
As far as the locations for the series are concerned, El Marqués was filmed primarily at Hacienda la Bóveda and in Carmona (Seville). However, there are scenes that include places such as the port of Cádiz, Huelva, Madrid, Barcelona, and Ceuta.
En fin (2024)
Six 30-minute episodes and a story about the promise of an apocalypse that never quite arrives. In short, it is the latest comedy by David Sainz, produced by Versus together with Diffferent Entertainment.
After the Apocalypse fails to happen, Tomás tries to regain his former life, with little success, while Julia sees the Non-End of the world as a second chance to change her life. Their opposing paths will have to converge on the only thing that unites them right now: their daughter Noa.
En fin was filmed in various towns in the province of Huelva (La Antilla, Punta Umbría, Isla Cristina, Lepe, and La Antilla), in Seville, and in Utrera.
The Warrior Nun (2020 – 2022)
Warrior Nun addresses the struggle between good and evil by a group of nuns who defend the faith and humanity. The threat of the devil is imminent, and so is the presence of the city as a location.
The Baths of Doña María de Padilla in the Real Alcázar will serve as a necropolis, and the Rectorate of the University of Seville, the monumental building that housed the Royal Tobacco Factory in the 18th century, will provide the setting for other disturbing scenes in one of the most ambitious series of the year.
Specifically, Simon Barry is the creator of Warrior Nun, based on Ben Dunn’s comic book Warrior Nun Areala.
Seville is not the only muse for this Netflix production, with Malaga and Cordoba also serving as settings for this fantasy and action story. Almódovar del Río; the collegiate church, the Alcázar and the Torcal de Antequera; the Cathedral and La Térmica in Malaga; the streets of Marbella and the Niejo bridge in Ronda add to the list of spectacular locations.
The Crown (2011 – 2023)
One of the successful series about the British royal family, The Crown, set its sights on Seville as the location for several of its seasons. The Hotel Alfonso XIII simulated a Californian villa and San Juan de Aznalfarache served as a Greek city in the 1950s.
Malviviendo (2008 – 2014)
Including Malviviendo in this article is by no means cheating. Firstly, because it is a classic, the most watched web series in the world. Secondly, because it was actually filmed throughout the province. And finally, simply because we love it.
The series that catapulted David Sainz to fame was filmed mainly in Dos Hermanas, Montequinto, and other neighboring towns, although Seville can be glimpsed in some episodes. Revisiting this production from time to time should be mandatory. Just like studying its iconic openings in college.
Quart, the man from Rome
The writer Arturo Pérez Reverte was not particularly lucky when Antena 3 adapted his novel La piel del tambor(The Skin of the Drum), in which a priest under the orders of the Vatican is sent to Seville to investigate the theft of the Cross of Caravaca.
The series had all the elements to succeed on the air: mysteries related to the church, hackers, conspiracies, and a love story à la Pájaro Espino.
Unfortunately, what could have been a successful adaptation of Dan Brown’s novel passed without fanfare on the network and did not make it to a second season.
Perhaps part of its bad luck lies in the fact that, despite Seville being a key location in the series , only a couple of streets in the center and the interior of a few historic buildings were shown.
Feria, la luz más oscura (2022)
Feria: la luz más oscura (Feria: The Darkest Light) was one of Netflix’s proposed series, filmed entirely in the province of Seville and Andalusia in 2021. Carlos Moreno (Élite) and Agustín Martínez (from the literary trio behind Carmen Mola) are the creators of this eight-episode series. The direction is under the baton of Jorge Dorado and Carles Torrens.
The towns near Seville, Zahara de la Sierra and Minas de Riotinto, serve as the setting for this fictional plot set in the 1990s. Eva and Sofía must face the reality in which their parents find themselves, missing and accused of twenty ritual murders.
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon
The sequel to The Walking Dead, centered on the character Daryl Dixon, filmed its third season in Seville in 2025, although Seville has not been the only setting for this major production. It has also been filmed in Galicia, Catalonia, Aragon, and the Valencian Community, and can now be seen on Prime Video.
The locations in question have been María Luisa Park, the Real Alcázar, Casa Pilatos, and the Marqués de la Montilla Palace.
Sherlock Holmes
Another offering from the Amazon Prime platform is the Sherlock Holmes series. Guy Ritchie returns to this literary character after his film adaptation with Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law, filming in Jerez, Cadiz, and Seville.
Berlin, season 2
The spin-off of La casa de papel (Money Heist), one of the most watched series of the last 10 years, Berlin, moves the plot of the second season to Seville. Vancouver Media is producing this project for Netflix, which revolves around a heist carried out in the city by Berlin and his gang.
The filming, however, also took place in other cities such as Madrid, San Sebastián, and Peñíscola.
Netflix has already announced that the season will premiere on May 15.