Elite is a Spanish drama series by Netflix. Its creators are Darío Madrona and Carlos
Montero, also responsible for the popular Física o Química. Its first season premiered
on October 5th, 2018, and since then, it has become a global phenomenon.
The story begins with Samuel, Christian, and Nadia, three students of humble origin who
are relocated to a prestigious elite school, after the collapse of their old center due
to a mistake made by the construction company.
Las Encinas is one of the most exclusive schools in the country, a privileged place for a few
of high society. As expected, class differences between new students and the rest will come
up very soon: at first, everyone makes sure they are evident, treating them as inferior.
But over time the newcomers will also use their stay for their own benefit.
Christian, who is outgoing and shameless, tries from the very first day to integrate
himself into the elite group and be accepted by the rest. He takes advantage of his dealings
with high society, to the point that he will doubt his true loyalties. And everything gets
worse when he meets Carla; sparks fly between them from the first moment they meet… ah,
and she has a boyfriend.
Nadia uses her entrance in Las Encinas as an opportunity to access better academic and
professional opportunities. But it wont be easy either, since Lu, ambitious and the top
student of the class, will see her as a rival and try to make her fail at all costs. Although
she will be at a disadvantage since Nadia will discover a secret that compromises her.
Samuel instead tries to go unnoticed from the start, because he isn't interested in
mixing with the other students. But that changes when he meets Marina, who he soon befriends...
which makes no sense to her brother Guzman, who looks at the new students with resentment.
Their conflicts are the perfect ingredients to lead to a mysterious murder, for which
there is only one question: who is the killer? The answer is that it could be anyone since
the series takes time to explore the emotions and motives of each of the main characters.
And this creates constant tension and intrigue that keep us glued to the screen.
Surely this plot is familiar to us since these elements are a clear wink at other fictions
such as 13 Reasons Why, Riverdale or Pretty Little Liars: their main characters are young
people who for one reason or another are involved in a tragedy.
But Elite has earned, on its own merits, to become the teen series of the moment. Partly
because of its fast and dynamic narrative: with every shot we find a new conflict. And
also because they get the affection of the public by counting among their cast with Danna
Paola, actress and singer well-loved in Mexico, and with familiar faces of the famous series
La Casa de Papel (Money Heist).
The success of its first season made it the most-watched Netflix production on the weekend
of its premiere, and it was clear that they couldn't leave us just with that. In fact,
the second part was announced just two weeks after its debut, premiering in September 2019.
And finally the third season, that was released on March 13th, where we will see new characters.
Everything indicates that we will have more great moments of tension with Elite, titkakers.
If you have already watched it, how do you think the plot will advance in this new season?
And if you haven't already done so, would you dare to study at Las Encinas?