The Law of the Sea (Spanish: La ley del mar)[1] is a Spanish adventure drama television miniseries created by Flipy [es], Victoria Pedreira, Tatiana Rodríguez, and David Troncoso.
The plot tells the story of a small fishing boat from Santa Pola (the "Francisco y Catalina") who rescued a group of 51 African migrants in international waters close to Malta in 2006 under the purview of the law of the sea disobeying European authorities and were forced to wait for nine days for a decision.
[2][3] The series is a Studio60 and MCFLY Prod AIE production for Radiotelevisión Española and À Punt Mèdia.
[2] It was shot on location in Madrid, Alicante, and Santa Pola, and at the Ciudad de la Luz film studios.
[6][7] La 1 aired the full series on 21 January 2024.