HBO Max-Domingo Corral Deal: What It Could Mean For Spain
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Early last May, nearly 150 of the good and great in Spain’s film and TV industries led by Pedro and Agustín Almodóvar, Javier Bardem, Penélope Cruz, and Alejandro Amenábar signed a joint open letter expressing their gratitude to Domingo Corral, who has just been removed by giant Spanish telco Telefónica as the director of fiction […]
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Mar 26, 2026 1:57am PT HBO Max-Domingo Corral Deal: What It Could Mean For Spain For the second time in a year, ex-Movistar Plus+ fiction and entertainment head Domingo Corral is moving waves, this time round signing an exclusive first-look overall TV deal with HBO Max By John Hopewell Plus Icon John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent john_hopewell Latest New8 Confirms Series From ‘Bad Boys’ Directors Adil & Bilall, Oscar-Nominated Martin Zandvliet and ‘The Secret Agent’ Co-Producer Lemming Film 18 hours ago A Nuclear Warship Thriller, Kyrgyz Action Drama and Latin Dancing Dramedy Win Series Mania’s Big Industry Prizes 1 day ago Iceland’s Act4, Co-Led by ‘Severance’ Star Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Teams With Kari Skogland, Director of ‘The Handsmaid’s Tale,’ to Adapt ‘Dead Weight’ 2 days ago See All Early last May, nearly 150 of the good and great in Spain’s film and TV industries led by Pedro and Agustín Almodóvar, Javier Bardem, Penélope Cruz, and Alejandro Amenábar signed a joint open letter expressing their gratitude to Domingo Corral , who has just been removed by giant Spanish telco Telefónica as the director of fiction and entertainment of Movistar Plus+ , the biggest Spanish pay TV/SVOD service. They also expressed their concern about the future of Movistar Plus+ which under Corral’s groundbreaking creative stewardship came to produce series and films that placed Spain on an international stage scoring just in 2025 the top prize at Series Mania – Alauda Ruíz de Azúa’s “Querer” – and a top prize at Cannes – Oliver Laxe’s Jury Prize laureate “Sirāt” which went on to garner two Oscar nominations. Movistar Plus+ won the top plaudit again at September’s San Sebastián – with “Sundays,” once more from Ruíz de Azúa. Popular on Variety Related Stories Giorgio Gosetti, Venice Days Founder and Longtime Lido Collaborator, Dies at 70
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