Elite

Elite is a Spanish teen drama television series, created for Netflix by Carlos Montero and Darío Madrona. The series is set in Las Encinas, a fictional elite high school and revolves around the relationships between three working-class students enrolled at the school through a scholarship program and their wealthy classmates. Elite explores concepts and themes associated with teen dramas, but also features more progressive issues and other sides to its clichés. These include many diverse sexual themes. Structurally, the series employs a flash-forward plot that involves a mystery element, with each season taking place in two timelines. The first season, consisting of eight episodes, was released on Netflix on 5 October 2018. It received positive reviews from critics with many hailing the series as a "guilty pleasure", and praising its writing, acting and portrayal of mature themes. In October 2018, the series was renewed for a second season, which was released on 6 September 2019. In October 2021, Netflix renewed the series for a sixth season, which was released on 18 November 2022. On 25 October, Netflix confirmed the show has been renewed for a seventh season, which premiered on 20 October 2023 with original star Omar Ayuso returning. On 19 July 2023, it was announced the show would receive an eighth season, with series veteran Mina El Hammani set to reprise her role as Nadia Shanaa. On 20 October 2023, Danna Paola stated that she is most likely to return in some capacity as Lucrecia for the eighth and final season of the series. Plot