Harshly criticised during its pre-screening at the FesTVal and with dismal ratings during its free-to-air broadcasting run, the series was described as "the biggest fiasco of national (Spanish) fiction in recent times".
[2] The fiction tracks both the struggle over clandestine businesses in the city and the relationship between Andrea Abascal (Michelle Jenner) and Ricardo León (Álex García).
[2] Created, written and directed by Frank Ariza,[6] El Continental was produced by RTVE in collaboration with Gossip Events.
[4] Consisting of 10 episodes with a running time of around 70 minutes,[2] the series was shot in a film set in San Sebastián de los Reyes and in the Príncipe Pío train station in Madrid.
[7] Derided in social media already since the release of the first images as a knock-off of Peaky Blinders, the series also received harsh reviews by professional critics after its pre-screening at the FesTVal in Vitoria.