The New Years

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Overview

Óscar turns thirty on New Year's Eve with his life almost solved. Ana turns thirty on New Year's Day with her life still unresolved. They meet, fall in love, and begin a relationship that will last ten years.

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THE NEW YEARS | Official Trailer | Now Streaming

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Iria del Río
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Francesco Carril
Creator:
Paula Fabra, Rodrigo Sorogoyen, Sara Cano
Fist Air Date:
2024-11-28
Episode Runtime:
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Production Companies:
Caballo Films, Movistar Plus+, ARTE
Genres:
Drama
Keywords:
new year's eve wonder
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Vote Average: 7.9/10

Vote Count: 58 Votes

Show Popularity: 3.0364

Show Status: Ended

Show Type: Miniseries

Spoken Languages: Spanish

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    ⭐ Insomniacs Rating: 8/10 THE SUMMARY The 2024 Spanish drama (*Los años nuevos*) that treats the passage of time like a slow-motion car crash of the heart. Created by Rodrigo Sorogoyen, the series follows Ana (Iria del Río) and Óscar (Francesco Carril) through ten New Year's Eves, starting from the night they both turn 30. Each episode is a time-capsule of a single night, tracking their decade-long archive of love, resentment, and the inevitable "languid" drift of adulthood. It is a sincere, unflinching look at how the people we choose to love become the mirrors we eventually want to break. THE PROS The lead performances are a 100% authentic win; Iria del Río and Francesco Carril have a chemistry so visceral it feels like you're intruding on a private therapy session. Sorogoyen’s direction is a total win, utilizing long, immersive takes that capture the claustrophobic energy of a party where you only want to talk to one person—or get as far away from them as possible. It is a gripping feat of "small" storytelling, managing to make a quiet conversation over a midnight grape feel as regal and high-stakes as any thriller. It is the "Go To" for anyone who wants a romance that feels like a laboratory sample of real life—raw, witty, and deeply human. THE CONS It hits an 8/10 because, despite its brilliance, the "gap-year" format can occasionally be a total head-scratcher. By skipping 364 days at a time, major character shifts can feel like a bit of a maze, leaving the viewer to play "connect the dots" with their trauma. The pacing in the middle episodes is intentionally languid to reflect the "stuck" nature of their thirties, but for some, this can feel like a bit of a damp squib compared to the electric pilot. It misses the 9/10 mark because the finale is so "sincere" in its ambiguity that it borders on being a total let-down for those who invested ten hours into a definitive resolution. THE VERDICT An 8/10. It is a genuine, heart-aching triumph of European television. While it doesn't have the "epic" scale of a 9, it is a crown jewel of the "slice-of-life" archive. It’s a bit of a let-down if you’re looking for a New Year’s miracle, but as a visceral study of how time erodes intimacy, it is 100% authentic. As of April 2026, it remains a "hidden gem" on streaming that deserves a much larger archive of fans. INSOMNIAC TRIVIA * Format Choice: Sorogoyen wittyly chose New Year's Eve because it is a visceral "pressure cooker" date where people are forced to evaluate their lives, making it a perfect archive for a relationship study. * Aging Gracefully: To keep the 100% authentic feel, the show avoided prosthetics, instead using a regal wardrobe evolution to show how Ana and Óscar's "style" shifted from 30 to 40. * MUBI Success: After its 2024 Venice premiere, the series became a total win for MUBI in late 2025, becoming one of their most-watched "slow-burn" acquisitions. * Madrid Soul: The show is a sincere love letter to Madrid, filming in 100% authentic bars and apartments that give the archive a visceral, lived-in texture. * Two-Part Release: To emphasize the passage of time, the series was originally released in two regal "volumes" of five episodes each, allowing the audience to feel the five-year jump in real-time. THE VIBE Like the cold, gray morning after a huge party. It smells of stale champagne, expensive cigarettes, cold winter air, and the distinct, electric scent of a future you’re not quite ready for.

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Season 1

10 Episodes

Air Date: 2024-11-28

Óscar turns thirty on New Year's Eve with his life almost solved. Ana turns thirty on New Year's Day with her life still unresolved. They meet, fall in love, and begin a relationship that will last ten years.

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THE NEW YEARS | Official Trailer | Now Streaming

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  1. Insomniacs Reviews

    ⭐ Insomniacs Rating: 8/10

    THE SUMMARY

    The 2024 Spanish drama (*Los años nuevos*) that treats the passage of time like a slow-motion car crash of the heart. Created by Rodrigo Sorogoyen, the series follows Ana (Iria del Río) and Óscar (Francesco Carril) through ten New Year’s Eves, starting from the night they both turn 30. Each episode is a time-capsule of a single night, tracking their decade-long archive of love, resentment, and the inevitable “languid” drift of adulthood. It is a sincere, unflinching look at how the people we choose to love become the mirrors we eventually want to break.

    THE PROS

    The lead performances are a 100% authentic win; Iria del Río and Francesco Carril have a chemistry so visceral it feels like you’re intruding on a private therapy session. Sorogoyen’s direction is a total win, utilizing long, immersive takes that capture the claustrophobic energy of a party where you only want to talk to one person—or get as far away from them as possible. It is a gripping feat of “small” storytelling, managing to make a quiet conversation over a midnight grape feel as regal and high-stakes as any thriller. It is the “Go To” for anyone who wants a romance that feels like a laboratory sample of real life—raw, witty, and deeply human.

    THE CONS

    It hits an 8/10 because, despite its brilliance, the “gap-year” format can occasionally be a total head-scratcher. By skipping 364 days at a time, major character shifts can feel like a bit of a maze, leaving the viewer to play “connect the dots” with their trauma. The pacing in the middle episodes is intentionally languid to reflect the “stuck” nature of their thirties, but for some, this can feel like a bit of a damp squib compared to the electric pilot. It misses the 9/10 mark because the finale is so “sincere” in its ambiguity that it borders on being a total let-down for those who invested ten hours into a definitive resolution.

    THE VERDICT

    An 8/10. It is a genuine, heart-aching triumph of European television. While it doesn’t have the “epic” scale of a 9, it is a crown jewel of the “slice-of-life” archive. It’s a bit of a let-down if you’re looking for a New Year’s miracle, but as a visceral study of how time erodes intimacy, it is 100% authentic. As of April 2026, it remains a “hidden gem” on streaming that deserves a much larger archive of fans.

    INSOMNIAC TRIVIA

    * Format Choice: Sorogoyen wittyly chose New Year’s Eve because it is a visceral “pressure cooker” date where people are forced to evaluate their lives, making it a perfect archive for a relationship study.

    * Aging Gracefully: To keep the 100% authentic feel, the show avoided prosthetics, instead using a regal wardrobe evolution to show how Ana and Óscar’s “style” shifted from 30 to 40.

    * MUBI Success: After its 2024 Venice premiere, the series became a total win for MUBI in late 2025, becoming one of their most-watched “slow-burn” acquisitions.

    * Madrid Soul: The show is a sincere love letter to Madrid, filming in 100% authentic bars and apartments that give the archive a visceral, lived-in texture.

    * Two-Part Release: To emphasize the passage of time, the series was originally released in two regal “volumes” of five episodes each, allowing the audience to feel the five-year jump in real-time.

    THE VIBE

    Like the cold, gray morning after a huge party. It smells of stale champagne, expensive cigarettes, cold winter air, and the distinct, electric scent of a future you’re not quite ready for.

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