The premiere date for its new miniseries, The Crystal Cuckoo (El Cuco de Cristal), has been set. The series is an adaptation of the bestselling novel of the same name by Javier Castillo. The six-episode thriller will launch globally on Netflix on November 14, 2025.
Netflix’s announcement was accompanied by the unveiling of the official teaser trailer and poster for the series. The Crystal Cuckoo will star Catalina Sopelana as the protagonist, Clara Merlo. The rest of the class includes Alex García, Itziar Ituño, Iván Massagué, Alfons Nieto, and Tomás del Estal.
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The miniseries is produced by Atípica Producciones. The screen adaptation was written by Jesús Mesas and Javier Andrés Roig, whose previous work includes The Snow Girl and Estoy vivo. Laura Alvea and Juan Miguel del Castillo serve as the series’s directors.
What is The Crystal Cuckoo about?
The series centers on Clara Merlo, a first-year medical resident whose life takes a dramatic turn after she suffers a sudden cardiac arrest. Following a successful heart transplant, Clara is given a second chance, but the new heart within her also stirs a profound sense of disquiet.
Compelled to discover the identity of her donor, she investigates a small, enigmatic village. There, she uncovers that her donor was a young man involved in a deep, unresolved tragedy. Clara’s unexpected presence in the community begins to unravel a sequence of events that will ultimately expose a past that the residents had long sought to keep buried.
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The Crystal Cuckoo Cast
- Catalina Sopelana
- Alex García
- Itziar Ituño
- Iván Massagué
- Alfons Nieto
- Tomás del Estal
What is the release date for The Crystal Cuckoo?
Netflix has given audiences the release date for the Spanish series, letting those who are excited to see the adaptation mark their calendars for November 14, 2025. The series will release all six episodes at once exclusively on Netflix.
