Today we say goodbye to one of Netflix's biggest successes and one of the great television phenomena that Spanish fiction has given us. It's Élite, the series created by Carlos Montero and Jaime Vaca, which has just premiered its eighth and final season on the platform.

Las Encinas will open its doors for the last time to offer viewers a new 8-episode installment which, like the previous ones, promise to be full of secrets, corruption, and debauchery.

This time, the plot will focus on the arrival of the siblings Emilia and Héctor Krawietz, leaders of the institute's alumni association. Their entrance to Las Encinas will shake the foundations of a school that, for another season, will witness many secrets and events that will mark a before and after in the lives of its students. 

Influential, powerful, corrupt, and corrupting, the Krawietz siblings will sow chaos wherever they go. As Netflix has revealed and as can be seen in the trailer, the siblings will destroy the lives of those who fall into their networks. 

On the occasion of this farewell, we review all the positive things that the series has left us and for which it may have earned a place among the most memorable titles on the platform.

A captivating plot

Frame of 'Élite'

Although it is true that the series has been losing steam and not all seasons have been equally remarkable, it is also true that the series managed to captivate its audience from the first episode. Its plot, deranged and perhaps unrealistic, has always been very twisted and capable of presenting a central mystery that generated enough interest among its audience.

Furthermore, for those who stayed to watch purely for disconnection, they would also find the product they were looking for because Élite never intended to be a fiction with a highly developed plot, and it can be said that it fulfilled its purpose of entertaining.

Representation Matters

'Élite'

Another highlight of Élite is its commitment to showing a diverse reality in terms of including characters with different sexual orientations and identities. While it may have been missed to have more diverse and less normative body types, it must be acknowledged that the series did not hold back in openly addressing sexuality.

And this is particularly positive in an audiovisual landscape where LGBTQ+ stories usually do not extend beyond a single season in a series or, if they are lucky, end in a tragic finale. 

The key to success

'Élite'

It may be due to the aforementioned elements, but perhaps one of the attributes that has made Élite stand out among the rest of the titles on the platform is its ability to connect with a global audience. Although Spanish viewers especially recognize what they see on screen, the series can easily appeal to viewers from other countries.

It's not precisely because of its realism, but it must be acknowledged that the language used by the fiction speaks to a specific generation regardless of nationality, and this is what has allowed it to cross any kind of border.

It may not have resonated equally with all viewers, everything in it is improvable, and it may have stretched the duration of its journey too much, but if there is something to be grateful for Élite, it is that it has been able to carve out a space in this way. Perhaps that is why we will remember it, even those of us who were not completely won over by it.

*This article has been automatically translated using artificial intelligence