Movistar Plus+ Premieres Marbella: Judicial File, Spotlighting Spain's Anti-Drug Overload

Movistar Plus+ has premiered *Marbella. Expediente judicial*, a six-episode series drawn from real events that spotlights the overload facing Spain's anti-drug prosecutor's offices in their battle against drug trafficking along the Costa del Sol.

Created by Dani de la Torre and Alberto Marini, the show builds on investigative reports by journalists Arturo Lezcano and Nacho Carretero. It serves as a second season to the 2024 series *Marbella*, with Hugo Silva reprising his role as César, a criminal lawyer defending local mafias.

The new season shifts focus to a struggling justice system, Carretero told EFE. He and his colleagues visited the area's anti-drug prosecutor's offices, where they met professionals confronting immense challenges, including threats, intimidation, and judicial corruption. Actress Natalia de Molina portrays Carmen, a prosecutor battling organised crime and graft. She drew inspiration from a real-life counterpart, shadowing her at trials and noting her dedication, poise, and self-control.

Lezcano emphasised the need to highlight justice workers as the natural counterparts to the defence lawyers featured in season one. While the series unfolds amid the glamour of Marbella and Puerto Banús, he cautioned that these are merely the "shop window"—his probes reveal a broader drug ecosystem at play.

Carretero stressed the series' grounding in reality, addressing one of Spain's major issues: the unchecked rise of organised crime and narcotics, which draws little political concern or public alarm. Though crafted as entertainment, creators say it doubles as a call to action. Shining a light on such problems alerts society and demands solutions, rather than stigmatising them, Carretero concluded.