Reyes de la noche

Reyes de la noche is a Spanish comedy-drama television series centered on the world of sports radio broadcasting. Created by Adolfo Valor and Cristóbal Garrido and starring Javier Gutiérrez, Miki Esparbé and Itsaso Arana, its single season aired on Movistar+ in May 2021.

Premise
The series is set in between the 1980s and the 1990s during the golden age of Spanish sports radio broadcasting.

A comedy-drama, the fiction draws a loose inspiration from the real-life rivalry between José María García and José Ramón de la Morena in the early 1990s.

Paco el Cóndor, the biggest radio personality in Spain, leaves his radio station as he signs up for a competitor. His aggressive style attracts the attention from the radio listeners. His second in command and pupil, the younger Jota, stays and becomes his rival as they vie for hegemony in the radio system. While Jota initially disapproves of El Cóndor's methods, he learns the hard way that if he is to succeed, he will need to follow his former master's steps. Meanwhile, the radio programme hosted by Marga Laforet is moved to the early morning slot.

Production and release
Created by Adolfo Valor and Cristóbal Garrido, Reyes de la noche is produced by Movistar+ in collaboration with Zeta Studios. The series consists of 6 episodes featuring a running time of around 30 minutes. The filming started in July 2020, and it was wrapped by September 2020. The episodes were directed by Carlos Therón and Valor himself. On 14 April 2021, Movistar+ disclosed the release date of 14 May 2021 for the first 2 episodes.

The series was cancelled after one season.

Awards and nominations

 * align = "center" rowspan = "4" | 2021 || 27th Forqué Awards || Best Actor (TV series) || Javier Gutiérrez || Nominated ||
 * rowspan="3" | 9th MiM Series Awards || colspan ="2" | Best Miniseries || Pending || rowspan="3" |
 * Best Screenplay || Cristóbal Garrido & Adolfo Valor || Pending
 * Best Comedy Actor || Miki Esparbé || Pending
 * align ="center" rowspan ="4" | 2022 || rowspan ="4"| 9th Feroz Awards || colspan ="2" | Best Comedy Series || Nominated || rowspan="4" |
 * Best Leading Actor (TV series) || Javier Gutiérrez || Nominated
 * Best Supporting Actress (TV series) || Itsaso Arana || Nominated
 * Best Supporting Actor (TV series) || Alberto San Juan || Nominated
 * }
 * align ="center" rowspan ="4" | 2022 || rowspan ="4"| 9th Feroz Awards || colspan ="2" | Best Comedy Series || Nominated || rowspan="4" |
 * Best Leading Actor (TV series) || Javier Gutiérrez || Nominated
 * Best Supporting Actress (TV series) || Itsaso Arana || Nominated
 * Best Supporting Actor (TV series) || Alberto San Juan || Nominated
 * }
 * Best Supporting Actor (TV series) || Alberto San Juan || Nominated
 * }
 * }