Television series
Valeria
A Madrid-set drama about a blocked writer whose marriage crumbles as she leans on her three best friends for support. Valeria is unabashedly about female friendship and messy romantic entanglement—equal parts wine-fueled honesty and genuine heartbreak. It's for anyone who's called their friends at midnight, and who believes that sometimes your friends matter more than your marriage.
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Sex and the City1998
Four women in a major city, defined by their friendships and romantic chaos. It's the template Valeria follows, but with sharper contemporary writing and less performance, more vulnerability.
But Some of the relationship drama tilts toward soap-opera rhythms, and the pacing can feel repetitive across seasons.
Emily in Paris2020
Same year, same streaming platform, same energy of stylish women untangling their lives in a European capital. If you enjoyed Valeria's tone, this hits similar notes of romance, female friendship, and the mess of it all.
But It's glossier and less grounded; some find it superficial where Valeria aims for substance.
Ginny & Georgia2021
A mother-daughter dynamic that echoes Valeria's interest in female relationships across different life stages. Sharp dialogue, complicated romance, genuine emotional stakes beneath the melodrama.
But Juggles too many plot threads, and the tone lurches between teen comedy and serious family drama without always landing it.
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Normal People2020
Both are young-adult-adjacent explorations of marriage and infidelity, but where Valeria looks outward to friendship for survival, Normal People insists the central relationship is the only thing that matters. They're inverse answers to the same question: who saves you?
Same year as Valeria, same streaming impulse, but this is intimate relationship drama distilled to its essence. Two people and the small decisions that unmake them. It reframes what connection—romantic, sexual, emotional—actually looks like.
But Sparse dialogue, long quiet sequences, and often bleak. If you watch Valeria for the group-chat catharsis, this offers solitude instead.
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Godless2017
A western built around female friendships and power—women as the center of the story, not decoration. The same confidence in letting women's relationships carry narrative weight.
But It's a prestige drama with higher production values; the shift in genre and tone might feel jarring if you want to stay in romantic-comedy territory.
Fleabag2016
A woman in crisis, brilliant friends, infidelity, family chaos, and a protagonist learning herself through honesty. Denser and funnier than Valeria, but the emotional architecture is cousin-close.
But Much darker, and the comedy is sharper and weirder. If you want warmth and support, Fleabag offers mortification instead.
Bridgerton2020
Female friendships woven through romance as the central plot. It's romantic and emotionally intelligent about what women want, even if the setting is entirely different.
But Period drama with a lot of formal distance; the tone is much grander and less intimate than Valeria's modern-day immediacy.
Atypical2017
Messy families, loyal friendships, and characters learning who they are mid-crisis. The same warmth in how it handles people supporting each other through chaos.
But The focus shifts; it's as much about family as friendship, and the tone is lighter overall.
Younger2015
Women navigating work, romance, and friendship in a city, with genuine stakes and humor. The friendships feel real, and the show believes in them as much as the romance.
But More sitcom-y in its structure; the drama is lighter and the resolutions more tidy than Valeria allows.
Vida2018
Two sisters, female friendship, queer relationships, and real emotional weight. It's about connection and loss in a way that mirrors Valeria's seriousness about what matters.
But Darker, more formally experimental, and less interested in romance as a central question. Some may find it harder to access.
The Beast2023
Both examine female desire and infidelity, but where Valeria gives you wine and your friends to process it, La bête traps you in a room with no escape. Same themes, entirely different register.
A three-character chamber piece about desire, friendship, and the violence of emotional honesty. One long night, the masks come off, and you see what people actually want. It's precise, uncomfortable, and absolutely gripping.
But French-language, theatrical, and deeply uncomfortable. There's no comfort watching it; no one is likeable in the way Valeria allows.
Zoolander: Super Model2016
Both insist that female friendship is the central story worth telling. Valeria scripts it; Supermodel films it. But the emotional truth is identical—these relationships are where women actually live.
A documentary following three women through a reality-competition show—real friendships, real stakes, real career pressure. It's joyful and heartbreaking in ways scripted drama often misses. You believe these women love each other.
But Reality television; the structure is unfamiliar if you only watch scripted work, and some moments are harder to watch than others.
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Production
- María López CastañoExecutive Producer
- César BenítezProducer
- Elísabet BenaventSupervising Producer