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Atresmedia Sales has sold both seasons of \u201cLa Ruta\u201d to Portuguese\u00a0pay TV operator NOS, expanding the global reach of the hit Spanish drama, as its second installment, \u201cLa Ruta. Vol. 2: Ibiza,\u201d bows Oct. 26 on Atresmedia\u2019s Atresplayer platform in Spain.<\/p>\n
NOS will first launch Season 1 of the series in Portugal as\u00a0Season 2\u00a0will follow in 2026.<\/p>\n
More from Variety<\/strong><\/p>\n The Atresmedia-NOS pact\u00a0headlines a wave of post-Mipcom deals that further cements the Spanish company\u00a0standing as one of Europe\u2019s most active exporters of Spanish-language fiction content.<\/p>\n Beyond \u201cLa Ruta,\u201d Atresmedia has\u00a0secured the sale of\u00a0\u201cHonor,\u201d the Spanish redo of Showtime Hit legal-thriller\u00a0\u201cYour\u00a0Honor\u201d \u2013 in turn, based on the Israeli TV drama \u201cKvodo\u201d \u2013\u00a0to the U.K. via Global Series Network\u2019s Walter Presents and to Greece through Nova.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, \u201cAlba,\u201d toplining Elena Rivera and inspired by Turkish mega-hit \u201cFatmag\u00fcl,\u201d has expanded its roll-out to SIC (Portugal), Alpha (Greece) and Telma (the Balkans), as\u00a0period saga \u201cEntre Tierras,\u201d led by Megan Montaner (\u201cLa Caza\u201d), premieres in Finland on YLE.<\/p>\n A 12th-century period drama, \u201cBeguinas,\u201d starring Amaia Aberasturi and Yon Gonz\u00e1lez, will air on NOS and Finland\u2019s YLE. Sci-fi thriller \u201cSantuario,\u201d led by Aura Garrido, also joins NOS\u2019\u00a0slate after its Baltic launch via TV3\/GO3 and platform TET.<\/p>\n Portuguese public broadcaster RTP continues to strengthen its partnership with Atresmedia, picking up its musical dramedy \u201cMariliendre,\u201d produced in collaboration with Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrosi\u2019s Madrid-based outfit\u00a0Suma Content.<\/p>\n \u201cD\u00e9jate ver,\u201d the dramatic comedy created by \u00c1lvaro Carmona, addressing issues such as identity and emotional disconnection in today\u2019s world, \u201cDos a\u00f1os y un d\u00eda,\u201d a comedy starring Arturo Valls as a famous actor and presenter who ends up in jail, and sports biopic \u201cEl Gran Salto,\u201d have been\u00a0licensed to Greece\u2019s Nova.<\/p>\n Atresmedia also drew attention at Mipcom\u00a0when market analyst The Wit highlighted \u201cLas Hijas de la Criada\u201d and \u201cLa Encrucijada\u201d among most outstanding new dramas.<\/p>\n Adapted from Sonsoles \u00d3nega\u2019s 2023 Premio Planeta-winning novel, \u201cLas Hijas de la Criada\u201d premieres Nov. 30 on Atresplayer before its Antena 3 prime-time debut, while \u201cLa Encrucijada,\u201d co-produced with Secuoya Studios and Turkey\u2019s Ay Yapim, adapts\u00a0Turkish fiction \u201cBrave and Beautiful.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cLa Ruta. Vol. 2: Ibiza\u201d at Mostra de Val\u00e8ncia<\/strong><\/p>\n A new episode of\u00a0\u201cLa Ruta\u201d\u00a0premiered last\u00a0week at Spain\u2019s\u00a0Mostra de Val\u00e8ncia \u2013 Cinema del Mediterrani, where audiences got an exclusive first look before Sunday\u2019s launch on Atresplayer.<\/p>\n Directed by Borja Soler and produced by Atresmedia with Rodrigo Sorogoyen-partnered Caballo Films, \u201cLa Ruta. Vol. 2: Ibiza\u201d spans two timelines \u2014 1996, when DJ Marc Rib\u00f3 (\u00c0lex Monner) spins at Amnesia, and 1972, when his parents lived on a freer-spirited Ibiza before dying in a plane crash.<\/p>\n With those deals, Atresmedia continues\u00a0showing how local hits can translate into global successes \u2014 fuelling Spain\u2019s status as a relevant territory for scripted TV content.<\/p>\n