Las hijas de la criada hits number one on Netflix after Atresplayer and Antena 3

Some series get a second life. This one is on its third. Las hijas de la criada, a Spanish miniseries with eight episodes, has been number one on Netflix's top 10 for three days running.

It did it by pushing out two big hitters: the South Korean miniseries El intercambio and the fourth season of Lupin.

How did it get here?

The series adapts the novel by journalist Sonsoles Ónega, who won the Premio Planeta (one of Spain's biggest literary prizes) in 2023. The TV version premiered on Atresplayer Premium, Atresmedia's paid streaming platform, on 30 November 2025, with one episode a week.

In September 2026 it moved to Antena 3, a Spanish free-to-air channel, where it aired from 3 September to 22 October. About two weeks after that finale, it landed on Netflix with all episodes available from day one. That is 69 days after its Antena 3 debut.

What is it about?

The story begins in Galicia in 1900. Two girls are born the same night in the pazo (a traditional manor house) of Espíritu Santo. Clara is the daughter of Renata, the maid. Catalina is the daughter of Gustavo and Inés Valdés, the owners.

Their lives are tied together by a chain of betrayals and family secrets. The series is a family saga about class, ambition, love and revenge. Inés fights to make sure her daughter is the only heir to the family empire. The plot also links Galicia with a colonial-era Cuba and shows how hard it was for women to decide their own future.

Who is in it?

Verónica Sánchez, Carlota Baró and Alain Hernández lead the cast, alongside Martina Cariddi, Judith Fernández, Álex Villazán and Tomy Aguilera, among others. Menna Fité and Alejo Flah directed the eight episodes of about 50 minutes each. They were shot in Galicia, Madrid and the Canary Islands, and produced by Buendía Estudios Canarias with Atresmedia.

What's next?

For now, the series is keeping the top spot on Netflix. It is not the only Spanish title to find a new audience on a second platform: the thriller Mía es la venganza flopped on Telecinco, then moved to Prime Video and still sits in eighth place after three months.