Over the course of the past five years, Elite established itself as Netflix’s longest-running Spanish scripted series, and its reign will continue for another season. The streamer renewed this teen drama for its eighth season ahead of its highly-anticipated Season 7.
Created for Netflix by Carlos Montero and Jaime Vaca, the drama in this series unfolds within the confines of the fictional Las Encinas elite high school. The show explores the complicated dynamics between the school’s privileged students and their working-class peers, who secured scholarships to attend the prestigious institution.
Ander Puig, Carmen Arrufat, Álvaro de Juana, Ana Bokesa, Álex Pastrana, André Lamoglia, Valentina Zenere, Carla Díaz, Martina Cariddi, Adam Nourou and Manu Ríos are members of the show’s impressive ensemble.
They’ll be in pretty good company when Elite returns for Season 8, with Ane Rot (Killer Book Club) and Nuno Gallego (UPA Next) joining the cast, and Mina el Hammani returning as Nadia Shanaa, reprising her role from the show’s early seasons.
Elite fans are yet to see the show’s seventh season, which is set to premiere on October 20, but its early renewal makes sense in the grand scheme of things. In addition to being a huge hit for Netflix, Elite is one of their most beloved international shows that aren’t impacted by strikes in Hollywood since it’s filmed in Madrid, Spain.
