Reyes de la noche

The series is set in between the 1980s and the 1990s during the golden age of Spanish sports radio broadcasting.[1]

A comedy-drama,[2][3] 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.[2]

Paco el Cóndor, the biggest radio personality in Spain, leaves his radio station as he signs up for a competitor.[4] His aggressive style attracts the attention from the radio listeners.[5] His second in command and pupil, the younger Jota, stays and becomes his rival as they vie for hegemony in the radio system.[4] 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.[5] Meanwhile, the radio programme hosted by Marga Laforet is moved to the early morning slot.[2]

Created by Adolfo Valor and Cristóbal Garrido,[1] Reyes de la noche is produced by Movistar+ in collaboration with Zeta Studios.[8] The series consists of 6 episodes featuring a running time of around 30 minutes.[7] The filming started in July 2020,[9] and it was wrapped by September 2020.[5] The episodes were directed by Carlos Therón and Valor himself.[1] On 14 April 2021, Movistar+ disclosed the release date of 14 May 2021 for the first 2 episodes.[4]

The series was cancelled after one season.[10]