Jakarta (TV series)
2025 Spanish television series
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Jakarta[1] (Spanish: Yakarta) is a 2025 Spanish sports drama television series created by Diego San José. It stars Javier Cámara and Carla Quílez.
- Diego San José
- Daniel Castro
- Fernando Delgado-Hierro
- Elena Trapé
- Javier Cámara
- Fernando Delgado-Hierro
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| Spanish | Yakarta |
| Created by | Diego San José |
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| Music by | Lucas Vidal |
| Country of origin | Spain |
| Original language | Spanish |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
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| Cinematography | Rita Noriega |
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| Network | Movistar Plus+ |
| Release | 6 November 2025 |
Plot
Former olympian badminton player José Ramón Garrido now teaches physical education at a Vallecas high school and thinks to have found a promising young prospect in teenager Mar, envisioning her as his ticket to Jakarta. However their road to Jakarta is paved by stops in filthy hostals, decayed sports centres, and oil stations in provincial towns such as Totana, Ponferrada, Torrelavega, and Tardajos.[2][3]
Cast
- Javier Cámara as Joserra[4]
- Carla Quílez as Mar[4]
- David Lorente as Millán[5]
- Pilar Gómez[3]
- Marina Guerola as Laura[5]
- Anna Alarcón[3]
Production
A Movistar Plus+ original series, Jakarta is a 100 Balas (The Mediapro Studio) and Buendía Estudios Canarias production.[6] Shooting locations included Rivas, Moratalaz, Collado Villalba, Pinto, Torres de la Alameda, Fuenlabrada, Alcalá de Henares, San Martín de la Vega, Cobeña, Alcorcón, Morata de Tajuña, Santa Olalla, and Santa Cruz de Tenerife.[2]
Release
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The series is set to be presented at the 70th Valladolid International Film Festival (Seminci).[7] It is set to debut on Movistar Plus+ on 6 November 2025.[8] The series was also programmed at the 40th Mar del Plata International Film Festival.[9]
Reception
Enric Albero of El Cultural rated the series 4½ out of 5 stars, mentioning a third episode which is, without a doubt, "a pinnacle of contemporary Spanish television telefiction".[10]
Raquel Hernández Luján of HobbyConsolas gave Jakarta 85 points ('very good'), highlighting the writing and the quality of the performances (specially Cámara's) as the best thing about the series, while warning that it is "very harsh and dark series".[11]
Accolades
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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2025 |
31st Forqué Awards | Best Actor in a Series | Javier Cámara | Won | [12] |
2026 |
13th Feroz Awards | Best Drama Series | Won | [13] | |
| Best Main Actor in a Series | Javier Cámara | Won | |||
| Best Main Actress in a Series | Carla Quílez | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Actor in a Series | David Lorente | Nominated | |||
| Best Screenplay in a Series | Diego San José, Daniel Castro, Fernando Delgado-Hierro | Won | |||
| 81st CEC Medals | Best Series | Nominated | |||
| Best Ensemble Cast in a Series | Nominated | ||||
| 9th ALMA Awards | Best Screenplay in a Drama Series | Diego San José, Daniel Castro, Fernando Delgado-Hierro | Nominated | ||
| 13th Platino Awards | Best Actor in a Miniseries or TV Series | Javier Cámara | Nominated | [16] | |
| Best Actress in a Miniseries or TV Series | Carla Quílez | Nominated | |||