Coronado and Jaime Lorente Bring a Spanish Crime Thriller With Serious Pedigree

Netflix has officially started filming Jotadé, a new Spanish crime thriller miniseries—and the casting alone explains the buzz. José Coronado and Jaime Lorente are teaming up, which means the streamer isn’t just adding another crime show. It’s pairing two generations of Spanish screen gravity with a story that sounds built for tension.

Coronado is the veteran whose presence makes every scene feel heavier. Lorente broke out through Money Heist and has been building a career on characters who are charming, dangerous or both. Placing them opposite each other is the kind of casting that suggests conflict, legacy and uneasy alliances. For Lorente’s background, see Jaime Lorente on Wikipedia.

A miniseries is the smart format here. Limited episodes force discipline: no filler, fewer subplots, a story that must actually end. Spanish crime thrillers have thrived on that structure—tight, character-driven, morally messy. If Jotadé follows suit, it could be a binge that respects your time instead of stretching a premise thin.

The human hook? Crime stories work best when they’re really about people—family, loyalty, consequence. Coronado and Lorente bring the kind of quiet intensity that makes dialogue feel like a standoff. That is far more gripping than another generic shootout.

One honest note: filming news is not a release date. Netflix will announce scheduling later, and early timelines can shift. Treat casting and production updates as encouraging signs, not a calendar invitation.

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