‘Gangs of Galicia,’ ‘Clanes in Spanish,’ is currently one of the most-watched titles on Netflix. Right now, according to FlixPatrol, is the second most-watched series worldwide, while in the US it has climbed to the Top 6.
The series explores the criminal underworld of drug trafficking in Spain, and it follows Ana, a lawyer who, after learning that her recently killed father was involved in drug trafficking, decides to infiltrate a cartel and seek revenge. Actually, ‘Gangs of Galicia’ is based on true events, inspired by several stories.
Created by Jorge Guerricaechevarría (Outlaws) and directed by Roger Gual (Elite), the show stars Clara Lago and Tamar Novas. While you wait for a potential Season 2 of ‘Gangs of Galicia,’ here are other series you can find on Netflix and have similar vibes.
Netflix: Similar series to ‘Gangs of Galicia’
Wrong Side of the Tracks
Set in Entrevías, Madrid’s poorest neighborhood, the series follows Tirso Abantos, a former soldier who now runs a hardware store. His routine life is disrupted by his rebellious, adopted Vietnamese granddaughter, Irene, and her Colombian boyfriend, Nelson, who decide to sell heroin for a dealer named Sandro. Their plan backfires tragically when Irene is assaulted by Sandro and his gang. In response, Tirso teams up with corrupt cop Ezequiel to take on the neighborhood criminals.
Narcos
Narcos chronicles the rise and fall of the notorious Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar. Set in the late 1970s through the early 1990s, the show details Escobar’s establishment of the Medellín Cartel and his vast cocaine trafficking operations. The plot also follows DEA agents Steve Murphy and Javier Peña as they relentlessly pursue Escobar, highlighting the brutal and often deadly cat-and-mouse game between law enforcement and the cartel.
Intimacy
In this series, an intimate video of a politician is leaked when she is running for the Mayorship of Bilbao. It stars Itziar Ituño, Patricia López Arnaiz, Emma Suárez, Verónica Echegui, Ana Wagener and Yune Nogueiras.
The Mess You Leave Behind
The series, created by Carlos Montero for Netflix and based on his novel, features Inma Cuesta and Bárbara Lennie. It follows a literature teacher who takes a substitute teaching job in the small, fictional town of Novariz in rural Galicia. There, she discovers that her predecessor died under mysterious circumstances.
The Minions of Midas
A millionaire publisher receives a blackmail note just as a reporter is about to break a Syrian war story involving him. It was created by Miguel Barros and Mateo Gil and starring Luis Tosar, Marta Belmonte and Guillermo Toledo.
