{"id":528392,"date":"2023-08-09T22:49:17","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T03:49:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/needmoretv.com\/shows-like-alba-2021\/"},"modified":"2024-03-08T02:06:37","modified_gmt":"2024-03-08T08:06:37","slug":"shows-like-alba-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/needmoretv.com\/shows-like-alba-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Shows Like Alba (2021)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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6.4 \/ 10<\/strong> (based on 1678 reviews)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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A chain of events is kickstarted when a young girl is gang-raped by four boys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Genre:<\/strong> Drama<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Main Cast:<\/strong> Elena Rivera, Eric Masip, \u00c1lvaro Rico, Pol Hermoso
\nCreators:<\/strong> Carlos Mart\u00edn, Ignasi Rubio
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1 season, 13 episodes, 50-minute runtime<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Shows Most Like Alba (2021)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Ana Tramel. El juego (2021)<\/h3>\n \n
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6.7 \/ 10<\/strong> (based on 224 reviews)<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n\n \n

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Ana Tramel is a brilliant criminal lawyer in her lowest hours. She receives a call from her brother, who has been accused of murdering the director of a famous casino. With a small team, she will have to face a huge corporation.<\/p>\n \n\n \n

Genre:<\/strong> Thriller<\/p>\n \n\n \n

Main Cast:<\/strong> Maribel Verd\u00fa, Natalia Verbeke, Israel Elejalde, Luis Bermejo
Creators:<\/strong> Roberto Santiago
Directors:<\/strong>
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1 season, 6 episodes<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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La Templanza (2021)<\/h3>\n \n
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7.1 \/ 10<\/strong> (based on 801 reviews)<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n\n \n

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Based on the novel by Mar\u00eda Due\u00f1as, a romantic drama set in 1860 against the backdrop of different historic world cities.<\/p>\n \n\n \n

Genre:<\/strong> Drama, History, Romance<\/p>\n \n\n \n

Main Cast:<\/strong> Leonor Watling, Rafael Novoa, Emilio Guti\u00e9rrez Caba, Nathaniel Parker
Creators:<\/strong>
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Writers:<\/strong> <\/p>\n \n \n \n

1 season, 10 episodes<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Reyes de la noche (2021)<\/h3>\n \n
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6.6 \/ 10<\/strong> (based on 481 reviews)<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n\n \n

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Spain’s number-one sports-radio host sees his empire threatened when his pupil becomes his rival.<\/p>\n \n\n \n

Genre:<\/strong> Comedy<\/p>\n \n\n \n

Main Cast:<\/strong> Javier Guti\u00e9rrez, Miki Esparb\u00e9, Itsaso Arana, Crist\u00f3bal Su\u00e1rez
Creators:<\/strong> Crist\u00f3bal Garrido, Adolfo Valor
Directors:<\/strong>
Writers:<\/strong> <\/p>\n \n \n \n

1 season, 6 episodes, 30.0-minute runtime<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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G.E.O. M\u00e1s All\u00e1 del L\u00edmite (2021)<\/h3>\n \n
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8.2 \/ 10<\/strong> (based on 736 reviews)<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n\n \n

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Documentary series follows the entrance exams to Spain’s G.E.O. from the inside. Physical strength will not be enough to enter this elite group of the National Police.<\/p>\n \n\n \n

Genre:<\/strong> Documentary<\/p>\n \n\n \n

Main Cast:<\/strong> Pelayo, Inspector Pelayo, Tizon, Alcantara
Creators:<\/strong> David Fern\u00e1ndez Miralles, Jorge Perez Vega
Directors:<\/strong>
Writers:<\/strong> <\/p>\n \n \n \n

1 season, 8 episodes, 50.0-minute runtime<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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La Fortuna (2021)<\/h3>\n \n
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6.6 \/ 10<\/strong> (based on 1395 reviews)<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n\n \n

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Alex Ventura, a young and inexperienced diplomat, has inadvertently become the leader of a mission that will test all of his convictions: to recover the undersea treasure stolen by adventurer Frank Wild.<\/p>\n \n\n \n

Genre:<\/strong> Adventure, Thriller<\/p>\n \n\n \n

Main Cast:<\/strong> \u00c1lvaro Mel, Ana Polvorosa, Clarke Peters, Stanley Tucci
Creators:<\/strong>
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1 season, 6 episodes, 60.0-minute runtime<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Todo lo otro (2021)<\/h3>\n \n
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6.9 \/ 10<\/strong> (based on 550 reviews)<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n\n \n

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A group of thirtysomethings trapped in lives that aren’t what they had dreamed of try to move forward and find their place in Madrid, Spain.<\/p>\n \n\n \n

Genre:<\/strong> Comedy, Drama<\/p>\n \n\n \n

Main Cast:<\/strong> Abril Zamora, Juan Blanco, Alberto Casado, Bea de la Cruz
Creators:<\/strong>
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1 season, 8 episodes, 30.0-minute runtime<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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The Level (2016)<\/h3>\n \n
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6.8 \/ 10<\/strong> (based on 1751 reviews)<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n\n \n

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This gripping Acorn TV Original features “a great cast and a twist-filled plot” (Evening Standard, UK). DS Nancy Devlin is a good cop with a dark secret: drug trafficker Frank Le Saux is like a father to her.<\/p>\n \n\n \n

Genre:<\/strong> Crime, Drama, Thriller<\/p>\n \n\n \n

Main Cast:<\/strong> Lindsey Coulson, Robert James-Collier, Noel Clarke, Philip Glenister
Creators:<\/strong>
Directors:<\/strong>
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1 season, 6 episodes, 60.0-minute runtime<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Maric\u00f3n perdido (2021)<\/h3>\n \n
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6.9 \/ 10<\/strong> (based on 710 reviews)<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n\n \n

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The coming-of-age story of a town boy in search of his own identity.<\/p>\n \n\n \n

Genre:<\/strong> Comedy, Drama<\/p>\n \n\n \n

Main Cast:<\/strong> Carlos Gonz\u00e1lez, Gabriel S\u00e1nchez, Candela Pe\u00f1a, Miguel Rell\u00e1n
Creators:<\/strong> Bob Pop
Directors:<\/strong>
Writers:<\/strong> <\/p>\n \n \n \n

1 season, 6 episodes<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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El tiempo que te doy (2021)<\/h3>\n \n
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7.1 \/ 10<\/strong> (based on 1663 reviews)<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n\n \n

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Lina moves house, looks for a new job, and tries new things in an attempt to forget her first love. Starring Nadia de Santiago and \u00c1lvaro Cervantes.<\/p>\n \n\n \n

Genre:<\/strong> Short, Drama, Romance<\/p>\n \n\n \n

Main Cast:<\/strong> Nadia de Santiago, \u00c1lvaro Cervantes, Cala Zavaleta, Nico Romero
Creators:<\/strong> Nadia de Santiago, In\u00e9s Pintor, Pablo Santidri\u00e1n
Directors:<\/strong>
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1 season, 10 episodes, 10.0-minute runtime<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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HIT (2020)<\/h3>\n \n
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7.2 \/ 10<\/strong> (based on 267 reviews)<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n\n \n

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A close up look into those Spanish classrooms where things aren’t going as well as they should.<\/p>\n \n\n \n

Genre:<\/strong> Drama<\/p>\n \n\n \n

Main Cast:<\/strong> Daniel Grao, Luisa Vides, Olaya Caldera, Nourdin Batan
Creators:<\/strong> Joaqu\u00edn Oristrell
Directors:<\/strong>
Writers:<\/strong> <\/p>\n \n \n \n

2 seasons, 20 episodes<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Merl\u00ed. Sapere Aude (2019)<\/h3>\n \n
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7.7 \/ 10<\/strong> (based on 3044 reviews)<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n\n \n

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Pol Rubio starts to study Philosophy at the University of Barcelona while the relationship between Bruno and him begins to strengthen. Pol will meet new friends, new colleagues and new teachers apart from having to face conflicts in his new student stage, his complicated family and his new relationship with Bruno Bergeron in this way until becoming a Philosophy teacher.<\/p>\n \n\n \n

Genre:<\/strong> Drama<\/p>\n \n\n \n

Main Cast:<\/strong> Carlos Cuevas, Mar\u00eda Pujalte, Pablo Capuz, Boris Ruiz
Creators:<\/strong> H\u00e9ctor Lozano
Directors:<\/strong>
Writers:<\/strong> <\/p>\n \n \n \n

2 seasons, 16 episodes<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

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In the ever-evolving landscape of television, there’s always a new show vying for our attention. Amidst this crowded space, “Alba,” a Spanish series that debuted in 2021, manages to stand out. Not because it reinvents the wheel, but because it handles a delicate subject with the care and complexity it deserves. Let’s explore what makes “Alba” a noteworthy addition to your watchlist.<\/p>\n

The Premise<\/h2>\n

At its heart, “Alba” is a story of resilience and justice. The show begins with Alba, who, after a night out, becomes the victim of a sexual assault by a group of men, one of whom she recognizes as her boyfriend’s friend. The series unfolds in a small coastal town in Spain, where Alba must navigate the aftermath of her assault, including the disbelief and victim-blaming from her community and the legal system.<\/p>\n

Why It Stands Out<\/h2>\n

Tackles a Sensitive Topic with Nuance<\/h3>\n

First and foremost, “Alba” approaches its central theme of sexual assault with the gravity and sensitivity it deserves. The series doesn’t shy away from the harsh realities of its subject matter, but it also avoids sensationalism. It’s a fine line to walk, and “Alba” does it with grace.<\/p>\n

Strong Character Development<\/h3>\n

The show shines in its portrayal of complex characters, especially Alba herself. Played brilliantly by Elena Rivera, Alba is neither portrayed as a flawless victim nor a damsel in distress. She’s real, flawed, and incredibly resilient. The series takes time to explore her journey, her struggles, and her strength in the face of adversity.<\/p>\n

The Supporting Cast<\/h3>\n

It’s not just Alba who gets a nuanced portrayal. The series delves into the lives of the supporting characters, including Alba’s boyfriend, Bruno, and the men involved in the crime. “Alba” explores their motivations, their guilt (or lack thereof), and the societal pressures that influence their actions. This multi-dimensional approach adds depth to the story, making it more than just a simple narrative of victim versus perpetrator.<\/p>\n

The Cultural Context<\/h2>\n

Understanding “Alba” also requires a look at its cultural backdrop. The series is an adaptation of the Turkish show “Fatmag\u00fcl’\u00fcn Su\u00e7u Ne?” which itself is based on a novel. This lineage adds layers to “Alba,” as it reflects on how different cultures handle the themes of honor, shame, and justice.<\/p>\n

Moreover, “Alba” arrives at a time when Spain, like many countries, is grappling with issues of consent and sexual violence. The series contributes to this ongoing dialogue, challenging viewers to reflect on their own biases and the societal constructs that perpetuate injustice.<\/p>\n

The Visuals and Setting<\/h2>\n

Beyond its compelling narrative and characters, “Alba” is visually stunning. The coastal town setting provides a beautiful, albeit stark, contrast to the dark themes explored in the series. The cinematography captures the beauty of the Spanish landscape while also using visual cues to enhance the storytelling. From the use of color to the framing of certain scenes, the visual aspect of “Alba” plays a crucial role in conveying its message.<\/p>\n

The Impact<\/h2>\n

On Viewers<\/h3>\n

“Alba” doesn’t just tell a story; it invites viewers to engage with difficult questions. How do we support survivors of sexual assault? What does justice look like? And how can societies change to prevent such crimes from happening in the first place? The show has sparked conversations, both online and offline, about these important issues.<\/p>\n

On the Industry<\/h3>\n

“Alba” also demonstrates the power of television to tackle serious topics responsibly. It sets a benchmark for how shows can address sensitive issues without resorting to exploitation or oversimplification. In doing so, “Alba” challenges other creators to think deeply about the stories they tell and the impact they can have.<\/p>\n

Conclusion<\/h2>\n

In a world where new TV shows come and go with increasing speed, “Alba” makes a lasting impression. It’s a series that doesn’t just entertain but also enlightens, prompting viewers to think critically about the world around them. With its nuanced approach to a sensitive topic, complex characters, and stunning visuals, “Alba” is more than just another show\u2014it’s a vital conversation starter in the ongoing dialogue about sexual assault and justice.<\/p>\n

Whether you’re drawn to its compelling narrative, interested in its cultural commentary, or simply looking for a series with depth, “Alba” is worth your time. It’s a reminder of the power of storytelling, not just to reflect the world as it is, but to imagine it as it could be.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

6.4 \/ 10 (based on 1678 reviews) A chain of events is kickstarted when a young girl is gang-raped by four boys. Genre: Drama Main Cast: Elena Rivera, Eric Masip, \u00c1lvaro Rico, Pol Hermoso Creators: Carlos Mart\u00edn, Ignasi Rubio Directors: Writers: 1 season, 13 episodes, 50-minute runtime Shows Most Like Alba (2021) In the ever-evolving …<\/p>\n

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