Netflix establishes its first production headquarters in Europe in Madrid

The Netflix production center will be located in Ciudad de la Tele, a new 22,000 m² campus in Tres Cantos (Madrid) currently under construction and managed by the Secuoya group.

Netflix announced today the creation in Madrid of its first production center in Europe.

The headquarters will be located in the City of Tele, a new 22,000 m² campus in Tres Cantos (Madrid), currently under construction and managed by the group Secuoya.

Ciudad de la Tele will be the production headquarters for the offering of original content in Spanish in the coming years, including existing titles and new ones produced by Netflix, as well as series and films produced by partners.

As part of this multi-year collaboration, Secuoya will manage the facilities, among other services, becoming its exclusive production services partner for all projects developed on the Ciudad de la Tele campus. Netflix will occupy three 1,200m2 soundproofed sets starting in September, with the option to occupy additional space when construction of the campus is complete.

The creation of this center reflects a increase in Netflix investment in Spain, with more than 13,000 people including cast, crew and extras working on 20 Netflix original productions throughout the country this year. Among the titles soon available on Netflix, the third season of The cable girls September 7th or Elite, a new teen drama; in addition to titles still in production such as a new original film directed by Isabel Coixet, Elisa y Marcela, and Alcasser's crimes, a new original documentary series.

Netflix recently announced a global agreement with Álex Pina, the creator of the international phenomenon The Money Heist, the most watched non-English speaking series on the platform. Netflix is ​​also investing significantly in licensed titles and co-productions created by production companies and networks in Spain. This includes the recent agreement for preferential access to Atresmedia's drama series, with flour y The Cathedral of the Sea among the titles that will be launched on Netflix globally.

Erik Barmack, vice president of Original Series at Netflix, commented that "Spain has a great tradition in creating innovative content and we are very excited to reinforce our investment in the cultural heart of Madrid. Netflix users around the world, from San Sebastián to Santiago de Chile or from Toronto to Tokyo, enjoy content in Spanish. The establishment of our first headquarters in Europe will create new opportunities for the incredible talent in Spain while demonstrating our commitment to the production of original content throughout Europe."

Raúl Berdones, president of the Secuoya group, was delighted that "Netflix has chosen the Ciudad de la Tele for its first production headquarters in Europe. Netflix has established a global benchmark with its productions and the decision to create a headquarters in Madrid is proof of Spain's leadership in the audiovisual industry as well as the importance of its talent pool. Grupo Secuoya is delighted to partner with Netflix to support the production of content in Spanish for the entire world."

In the words of Maria Pena, CEO of ICEX, the Spanish Government Agency for Exports and Investments: "We are very happy with Netflix's decision to establish its first production center in Europe in our country. We are sure that this project will greatly contribute to positioning Spain as a competitive place for the global entertainment industry. It has all our support to achieve that end."

Present in more than 190 countries, Netflix's 130 million subscribers enjoy series, documentaries and feature films from a wide variety of genres and in various languages. Netflix subscribers can watch the series and movies they want, whenever they want, wherever they want, and on any screen connected to the Internet. They can also play, pause or continue enjoying, and all without ads or commitments to permanence.

Netflix's headquarters for Europe, the Middle East and Africa is located in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Currently, the platform is investing in the creation of original content throughout the region, with projects completed or in production in countries such as Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Jordan, Holland, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Turkey or the United Kingdom, among others.

TV City

Ciudad de la Tele is the new audiovisual campus located in Tres Cantos, Madrid, currently under construction and managed by Secuoya. The campus will initially consist of 22,000 m² of production space, including five sets measuring between 1,200 m² and 1,500 m² and with the possibility of reaching more than 100,000 m² with future expansions.

Each set is completely independent and has its own annex spaces for makeup, wardrobe, production office and much more.

The campus is equipped with the latest technology in production, production and editing, as well as an auditorium with capacity for more than 250 people. Ciudad de la Tele will offer a complete service from pre-production to the completion of the audiovisual project.