Olympo
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Composer | Pablo Borghi |
Country of origin | Spain |
Original language | Spanish |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 8 |
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Producer | Antonio Asensio |
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Camera setup | Single-camera |
Running time | 42–53 minutes |
Production company | Zeta Producciones |
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Network | Netflix |
Release | 20 June 2025 |
Olympo is a Spanish teen drama series created and written by Jan Matheu, Laia Foguet, and Ibai Abad for Netflix. The show is set at the Pirineos Center of High Performance, a fictional elite training school which hosts the most promising young athletes in the country, and focuses on their interpersonal relationships as they compete to win prestigious and lucrative sponsorship deals with global fashion brand Olympo and strive to prove themselves as the best in their chosen sports. The first season premiered on 20 June 2025.[1]
Premise
[edit]The story centers on Amaia, the captain of Spain’s national artistic swimming team. Driven, disciplined and relentlessly hard on herself, Amaia is shaken when her best friend and teammate, Núria, suddenly outperforms her. As whispers of “inexplicable” improvements spread through the training center, Amaia and her peers are forced to confront the darker side of ambition. The question at the heart of the series: how far will they go to reach the top?
Cast and characters
[edit]Main
[edit]- Clara Galle as Amaia Olaberria, an accomplished and competitive artistic swimmer
- Nira Oshaia as Zoe Moral, a heptathlete and newcomer to the HPC who is hiding a secret
- Agustín Della Corte as Roque Pérez, a gay rugby player
- Nuno Gallego as Cristian Delallve, Amaia's boyfriend and a member of the rugby team
- María Romanillos as Nuria Bórges, former best friend, duet partner, and later rival of Amaia
- Andy Duato as Renata Aguilera, a heptathlete
- Najwa Khliwa as Fátima Amazian, a member of the artistic swimming team
- Juan Perales as Sebas Senghor, a wealthy and confrontational member of the rugby team
- Martí Cordero as Charly Lago, a rugby player and Sebas' best friend
- Jesús Rubio as Iker Delallave, Cristian's successful older brother
- Melina Matthews as Jana Castro
Recurring
[edit]- Vicenta Ndongo as Isabel Durán, the director of Pirineos Center of High Performance
- Alexandra Prokhorova as Svetlana Rominova, coach of the artistic swimming team
- Mario de la Rosa as Javier Montes, coach of the rugby team
- Nicolás Furtado as Hugo Teixeira, a scout working for Olympo
- Gleb Abrosimov as Diego Sorokov, a swimmer at the HPC
- Alberto Ávila as Miqui, a member of the rugby team
- Laura Moray as Jennifer Pina, an athlete at the HPC with a connection to Zoe
- Laura Ubach as Peque, a member of the artistic swimming team
- Nerea Mazo as Claudia Tur, an athlete at the HPC and Jennifer's friend
Production
[edit]Filming for the series officially began on 23 July 2024. alongside the announcement of the main cast.[2][3] The first trailer for the series was released on 29 April 2025.[4]
Episodes
[edit]Season 1 (2025)
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1 | "This is Not Olympic Level" (Esto no es nivel olímpico) | Marçal Forés | Ibai Abad, Laia Foguet, and Jan Matheu | June 20, 2025 | |
Zoe is scouted to attend the Pirineos Center of High Performance, and reluctantly agrees to join their heptathlon team. She meets Nuria, an artistic swimmer recovering from a shoulder injury, who gives her a tour of the facility and introduces her to her best friend and duet partner Amaia, and their wider friend group. Representatives from global fashion brand Olympo arrive at the HPC to award lucrative scholarships to some of the athletes. Amaia's mother, a failed former athlete, advises her to cut Nuria loose because she is holding her back, and alleges that she lied about being injured to go on vacation. Nuria refuses to tell Amaia the truth, and Amaia begins auditioning some of the other swimmers to replace her. She discovers that Peque has been doping, but agrees not to tell the coach. Hugo, one of the reps, secretly meets with Nuria, who warns that Amaia might be onto them. Zoe struggles to adjust to her new environment and is teamed up with Renata, who doesn't acknowledge or talk to her at all. At rugby training, Cristian almost gets injured and is informed by the coach that his performance is subpar and that he must leave the HPC. Roque secretly hooks up with swimmer Diego, who doesn't want to make their relationship public. After venting about his frustration with this, Cristian posts a photo of Roque and Diego together. Zoe is granted one of the Olympo sponsorships, earning ther ire of the other athletes. She tries to leave the HPC, but is convinced to remain by Hugo. Nuria finds out about Amaia trying to replace her, and outperforms Amaia in front of the others. She then falls unconscious, and Zoe and Amaia jump into the pool to rescue her. | |||||
2 | "Cry or Win" (Llorar o ganar) | Marçal Forés | Ibai Abad, Laia Foguet, and Jan Matheu | June 20, 2025 | |
Nuria is taken to the infirmary and Amaia tells the doctors to test for drugs in her system. Roque receives hate comments from the photo with Diego, who punches him in the face. He is also demoted from rugby captain in favour of Charly, but the coach refuses to tell him why. Cristian tells Amaia he is leaving, and she criticizes him for not putting enough effort into his training and for how this will affect her image. Zoe fakes an ankle injury to avoid training, and confronts Amaia for pushing Nuria too hard. She later leaves the HPC and is followed by Renata who warns Zoe that her attitude could result in her losing her sponsorship and being expelled. Zoe reveals that she must remain at the HPC to avoid potentially having to go to jail. Amaia is shocked to see Nuria unconscious, with Hugo holding her hands. Cristian's brother Iker collects him from the HPC and chastises him for being weak. Roque overhears Jennifer trying to convince a fellow student to take drugs and, following an intense sparring round, confesses to Amaia that he thinks Sebas might be gay. At a party, Amaia calls Zoe a fraud and she, in return, accuses Amaia of being responsible for Nuria's condition. Sebas tries to have sex with Zoe, but is unable to get aroused, and she assures him that it is okay. Renata takes a video of the medical team taking Nuria away via helicopter. | |||||
3 | "Not Again" (Otra vez no) | Daniel Barone | Ibai Abad, Laia Foguet, and Jan Matheu | June 20, 2025 | |
4 | "You'd Better Stop Here" (Es mejor que te detengas aquí) | Daniel Barone | Ibai Abad, Laia Foguet, and Jan Matheu | June 20, 2025 | |
5 | "Nothing Can Be Said to You" (A ti no se te puede decir nada) | Ibai Abad | Ibai Abad, Laia Foguet, and Jan Matheu | June 20, 2025 | |
6 | "You've Always Been My Favorite" (Siempre has sido mi favorita) | Ibai Abad | Ibai Abad, Laia Foguet, and Jan Matheu | June 20, 2025 | |
7 | "They Are Called Tactics" (Se llaman tácticas) | Ana Vázquez | Ibai Abad, Laia Foguet, and Jan Matheu | June 20, 2025 | |
8 | "Amaia is Always Right" (Amaia siempre tiene razón) | Ana Vázquez | Ibai Abad, Laia Foguet, and Jan Matheu | June 20, 2025 |
References
[edit]- ^ De Brun, Liam (20 June 2025). "Netflix dropping 'high stakes' sports drama series that makes for essential summer viewing". Manchester Evening News.
- ^ Reche, Cristina (23 July 2024). "Netflix Begins Filming on Its New Young Adult Series, 'Olympo'". Netflix.
- ^ "De Uruguay a las grandes ligas: el camino de Agustín Della Corte, cara de la nueva superproducción de Netflix". EL PAIS (in Spanish). 27 July 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
- ^ "Netflix Drops Steamy First Teaser for 'Olympo,' the New Drama from the Creators of 'Élite'". Gayety. 29 April 2025.
External links
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- Olympo at IMDb
- Olympo on Metacritic
- Olympo on Rotten Tomatoes
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