Elite

Elite (also spelled Élite or ÉLITƎ) is a Spanish series featured on Netflix. The series presents a large ensemble cast portraying students at an upper class secondary school and includes the actors, Miguel Herrán, Aron Piper, Mina El Hammani, Omar Ayuso, María Pedraza, Itzan Escamilla and more. The first season was released on Netflix on 5 October 2018.

On 17 October 2018, Netflix renewed the series for a second season, which was released worldwide on 6 September 2019.

On 29 August 2019, ahead of the second season's release, Netflix renewed the series for a third season. It was released worldwide on 13 March 2020.

On May 19, 2020, Netflix announced that Danna Paola, Ester Expósito, Jorge López, Álvaro Rico and Mina El Hammani would not return for any further seasons after season three.

On May 22, 2020, the cast revealed via Twitter that they had received their scripts. the series is coming for a fourth season. It will be released worldwide on June 18 2021.

On February 25, 2021, Netflix officially announced that the series has been renewed for a fifth season. The renewal comes before Season 4 has even premiered on Netflix.^[1]^[2]

On May 13, 2021, Netflix announced a weeklong, #EliteWeek, special of short episodes under the title Elite: Short Stories. It will premiere from June 14 with one episode per day, until Thursday 17.^[3]^[4]

On July 16, 2021, it was Miguel Bernardeau announced via the Elite social media accounts that he is leaving the series after four seasons.^[5]

Synopsis[]

When three working class students are awarded scholarships to attend an elite secondary school they are greeted with hostility and suspicion by their more privileged classmates. The conflict that arises as a result of their enrollment in the school leads to a murder which changes all of their lives forever.

Cast[]

Current Main Cast[]

Itzan Escamilla as Samuel (32/32)
Omar Ayuso as Omar (32/32)
Claudia Salas as Rebeca (24/32) (season 2–present) (2x01-present)
Georgina Amorós as Cayetana (23/32) (season 2–present) (2x02-present)
Manu Rios as Patrick (8/32) (season 4–present) (4x01-present)
Carla Díaz as Ari (8/32) (season 4–present) (4x01-present)
Martina Cariddi as Mencía (8/32) (season 4–present) (4x01-present)
Pol Granch as Phillippe (7/32) (season 4–present) (4x01-present)
Diego Martín as Benjamín (8/32) (4x01-present)
Andrés Velencoso (8/32) (season 4–present) (4x01-present)
Valentina Zenere as Sofía^[1] (season 5) (0/32)
André Lamoglia as Gonzalo^[1] (season 5) (0/32)
Adam Nourou as Eric (season 5) (0/32)

Former Main Cast[]

María Pedraza as Marina (8/32) (season 1) (1x01-1x08)
Miguel Herrán as Christian (9/32) (season 1–season 2) (1x01-2x01)
Jaime Lorente as Nano (13/32) (season 1–season 2) (1x01-2x01, 2x03-2x06)
Álvaro Rico as Polo (24/32) (season 1–season 3) (1x01-3x08)
Mina El Hammani as Nadia (30/32) (season 1–season 4; short stories) (1x01-4x03)
Ester Expósito as Carla (27/32) (season 1–season 3; short stories) (1x01-3x08)
Danna Paola as Lu (24/32) (season 1–season 3) (1x01-3x08)
Miguel Bernardeau as Guzmán (32/32) (season 1–season 4; short stories) (1x01-4x08)
Arón Piper as Ander (32/32) (season 1–season 4; short stories) (1x01-4x08)
Jorge López as Valerio (16/32) (season 2–season 3) (2x01-3x08)
Leïti Sène as Malick (8/32) (season 3) (3x01-3x08)
Sergio Momo as Yeray (6/32) (season 3) (3x02-3x07)

Development[]

On 17 July 2017, it was announced that Netflix had given the production a series order for a first season.
The series is created by Carlos Montero and Darío Madrona who are both credited as executive producers of the series.
In September 2018, it was announced that the series would premiere on 5 October 2018.
On 17 October 2018, Netflix renewed the series for a second season, which was released on 6 September, 2019.
2 Weeks before second season released it was renewed for a third season.
After season 3 released it was renewed for a fourth and fifth season.

Trivia[]

On 17 July 2017, it was announced that Netflix had given the production a series order for a first season.
Elite is the second Netflix original series in Spain after Cable Girls.^[6]
The series is created by Carlos Montero and Darío Madrona who are both credited as executive producers of the series.
- Montero and Madrona came to develop the series after being told that Netflix was looking for a teenage show and were asked to produce an idea, with Montero coming up with the basic premise
On 17 October 2018, Netflix renewed the series for a second season.^[7]
- It began production after the viewership for the first season was known, in January 2019.
- It had been written before season one had been released.
On 4 October 2019, it was reported that the series was renewed for a third season.^[8]
The third season’s logo has been stylized as “ELIT3”.
On 20 January 2020, it was announced that the series had been renewed for a fourth and fifth season.