‘Berlín’ Season 2 Debuts At Netflix Global No. 1, Dethroning A K-Romcom

BusinessHollywood & Entertainment‘Berlín’ Season 2 Debuts At Netflix Global No. 1, Dethroning A K-RomcomByVeronica Villafañe,Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Veronica Villafañe is an expert in the Hispanic media industry.Follow AuthorMay 19, 2026, 04:45pm EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.L to R: Julio Peña as Roi, Michelle Jenner as Keila, Pedro Alonso as Berlín, Tristán Ulloa as Damián, Joel Sánchez as Bruce get ready for action in an episode of "Berlín and the Lady with an Ermine."NETFLIX/FELIPE HERNANDEZPedro Alonso’s charming, morally flexible thief is back, and audiences are showing up. Berlín and the Lady with an Ermine debuted at No. 1 on Netflix’s Global Top 10 for non-English TV shows, knocking the Korean romcom My Royal Nemesis off the top spot after its own debut at No. 1 the prior week.The eight-episode series pulled in 6.2 million views and more than 46 million hours watched in its first week. Berlín and the Lady with an Ermine is second installment of the prequel in the Casa de Papel (Money Heist) spinoff universe. It follows Berlín and the Jewels of Paris, released in late December 2023. In this new chapter, Berlín moves his operation from Paris to Seville, where he sets his sights on a duke with designs on a Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece.Built on a Proven FoundationThe debut builds on a strong track record for the franchise. Season 1, which transported viewers back in time to explore the origin story of a main character from one of Netflix’s most popular series worldwide, was the most-watched series globally in its premiere week. That performance prompted Netflix to order a second season. It went on to stay in the Top 10 for seven consecutive weeks, accumulating 348 million hours viewed and 53 million total views, making it the ninth most-watched non-English series in Netflix history.The series it spu...