Netflix Announces the Start of Production on ‘Jotadé’, the Adaptation of Santiago Díaz’s Novel

Isaac Díaz, Aura Garrido, Jose Coronado and Jaime Lorente star in this crime thriller set in Madrid, directed by Daniel Calparsoro

Netflix today announced the start of production onJotadé, a four-episode limited series based on the first novel in the series by Spanish author Santiago Díaz, published by Alfaguara (Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial).MOD Produccionesis behind the series, withFernando Bovairaserving as producer andGuillem Vidal-Folchas executive producer.

The crime thriller starsIsaac DíazasJotadé, alongsideAura Garrido(The Ministry of Time,The Innocent) asLucía,Jose Coronado(The Final Problem,The Truthers) asHilario Garza, andJaime Lorente(Money Heist,Elite) asTony Garza. The cast also includesMaría de Nati(Wrong Side of the Tracks,The Good Boss),Alberto Olmo(Montecristo,Un lío de millones),Melania Cruz,Carmen Avilés,Moreno Borja(One Hundred Years of Solitude,Carmen & Lola),Rafaela León(Carmen & Lola),Antonio Zafra, andÁlvaro Rico(The Gardener,The Tribute), with special guest appearance byJavier Gutiérrez(Marshland,Champions).

Jotadéis an unconventional police officer: brazen and irreverent, yet sharp, sincere, and fiercely loyal to both his colleagues and his Romani community. When he’s assigned to investigate a brutal crime that conceals a dangerous criminal network, he faces an impossible mission for a cop who’s never learned how to go unnoticed. 

The limited series is written byIsa SánchezandDaniel Corpas, and directed byDaniel Calparsoro(Salvador,Bank Under Siege).

MOD is a film and television production company founded in 2007 by Fernando Bovaira, who has been behind some of the most acclaimed titles in Spanish cinema throughout his career, includingThe Others,The Sea Inside(Academy Award® for Best Foreign Language Film),Sex and LuciaandButterfly. From the outset, MOD has championed productions that combine cinematic quality with a strong connection with audiences, with films such asAgora,Biutiful,Cannibal,Family United,CousinhoodandWhile at War.

In television, the production company has developed titles includingCrematorium,What the Future Holds,La Fortuna,Los FaradandLas Abogadas, consolidating its presence in both film and scripted television.

Among its most recent productions areThe Blue Star, directed by Javier Macipe;The Champion, directed by Carlos Therón for Netflix;Glimmers, directed by Pilar Palomero and recognized with the Silver Shell at the San Sebastián International Film Festival;La buena letra, directed by Celia Rico; andThe Captive, directed by Alejandro Amenábar, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and became one of the highest-grossing films of 2025.

In 2026, MOD addsLa Fiera, directed by Salvador Calvo;Calle Málaga, directed by Maryam Touzani and starring Carmen Maura;El último mono, directed by Joaquín Mazón; andThe Final Problem, a Netflix series based on the novel by Arturo Pérez-Reverte, to its filmography. Upcoming releases includeEl mal padre, directed by Roberto Bueso and selected for the Official Competition of the San Sebastián International Film Festival, andBunker, an international co-production directed by Florian Zeller.