The Spanish drama miniseries Las de la última fila streams on Netflix, featuring a story written and directed by Daniel Sánchez Arévalo about five childhood friends. The show follows Sara, Alma, Carolina, Leonora, and Olga, five women in their thirties who have been close friends since school.
Every year, the five friends organize a one-week getaway together without exception. This year, the circumstances of their annual trip change after one of the women receives a cancer diagnosis.
The story focuses on the group taking their trip while facing a situation that forces them to rethink who they are and what they want to do with their remaining time. The series balances humor and emotional drama as the characters navigate second chances during their journey.
Cast and production details
The central quintet of friends is played by Itsaso Arana as Sara, Mónica Miranda as Alma, María Rodríguez Soto as Carolina, who is also called Carol, Mariona Terés as Leonora, known as Leo, and Godeliv Van den Brandt as Olga.
Writer and director Daniel Sánchez Arévalo previously directed titles including AzulOscuroCasiNegro, Gordos, La gran familia española, and Rondallas. The supporting cast of the series includes Javier Rey, Macarena García, Michelle Jenner, Antonio de la Torre, and Carmen Machi, while singer Rigoberta Bandini appears as herself.
Episode count and audience reception
Las de la última fila premiered on Netflix in September 2022 and consists of a single season with six episodes. Each episode has a runtime of approximately 45 minutes, bringing the complete series length to under four and a half hours.
The miniseries has earned positive user scores on major review aggregator platforms in Spain since its release. On FilmAffinity, the series holds an average score of 7 out of 10 based on nearly 5,000 user votes, while IMDB lists a score of 7.7 out of 10 from nearly 2,500 ratings.
Spanish series catalog on Netflix
The platform features Las de la última fila alongside several other Spanish productions available in its catalog. Other Spanish series in the catalog include La casa de papel, El desorden que dejas, La chica de nieve, Desaparecido, El cuco de cristal, Salvador, El inocente, Innato, El silencio, Animal, and El jardinero.
