The series filmed in Malaga that this weekend aims for two Golden Globes

Of all the releases in 2025, it’s not only the best thing filmed in Malaga. It is also one of the series of the year, as evidenced by its two Golden Globe nominations, which will be held this Sunday at The Beverly Hilton hotel in Los Angeles. Walking the red carpet will be Robin Wright, the major force behind 'La novia', a thriller that takes the Agrippina complex to the extreme with the obsession and paranoia of a mother who drives her family's happy coexistence into absolute chaos when her only son starts dating someone who is not like the others. The star of 'House of Cards' and 'Forrest Gump' not only aims for the best leading actress award for her sweet and manipulative role as mom in this production available on Prime Video, but she is also vying for the coveted best miniseries award at this event still linked to the foreign press in Hollywood, now connected to a foundation following accusations of lack of diversity and ethics from five years ago.

The award for best miniseries or television film will be hotly contested, as, in addition to 'La novia', other major titles in this category include 'Your Worst Nightmare' (Skyshowtime), the drama of parents whose son is kidnapped; 'The Beast in Me' (Netflix), an addictive 'psycho-noir' about a writer and her enigmatic new neighbor; 'Black Mirror' (Netflix), the latest installment of the always disturbing dystopian franchise about technological dysfunctions, and 'Dying for Sex' (Disney+), the personal journey toward sexual freedom of a terminal cancer patient. If the competition is high in this category, it is joined by what all the predictions consider the favorite, 'Adolescence' (Netflix), Stephen Graham's stark series that has been the surprise of the year with its raw portrayal of the relentless and parallel universe of youth. It is also filmed with the narrative feat of a single continuous shot per episode.

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The Golden Globe for the miniseries is contested, and among those chosen stands out 'La novia', a bold and unpredictable intrigue with a gruesome twist where Robin Wright walks through the perverse profiles she already showed in 'House of Cards', with the help of her climbing daughter-in-law, played by Olivia Cooke, a butcher's daughter in this fiction—I won't say more—a face also popular after portraying Queen Alicent Hightower in the 'Game of Thrones' prequel, 'House of the Dragon'. Through its six episodes, this miniseries, which premiered on Amazon's platform last September, stages the story of a mature woman with a comfortable life who runs a high-end art gallery, but whose stability completely collapses with the arrival of her son's new partner who threatens the special relationship between the young man and his mother.

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'La novia' has enough elements to captivate the viewer. Not only does it have a format with a beginning and an end, but its plot presents the confrontation of a possessive mother-in-law with her son and a deceitful daughter-in-law. An explosive cocktail that results in a family battle loaded with reasons and misunderstandings, reaching pathological and bizarre levels under the watchful eye of the third party in discord, the beloved son played by Laurie Davidson. And all seasoned by Malaga locations from a luxury travel catalog, which counted on the collaboration of the 'services' production company Anima Stillking and the company A Film Locations (specialized in filming locations).

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Set in the capital of Great Britain, with an exclusive and posh London as the setting, 'La novia' also exploits the holiday imagination of Spain for the English, and particularly, the bright and cheerful Costa del Sol. Thus, the protagonist family owns a luxurious mansion in Benahavís for their vacations—the exclusive Villa Tramores was chosen for the filming—and their premium life also takes them through other spectacular scenes, such as the paradisiacal Cueva del Gato in Benaoján, where the young lovers escape for a country day to dodge the scrutinizing gaze of mom Wright; the center of Marbella on a shopping day; the avant-garde and bullfighting oil mill designed by Phillippe Starck in Ronda that acts as a sophisticated winery of the mountain range; the maritime station of the Port of Malaga that became the Costa del Sol airport for this plot, and a luxury yacht that cruises along the coast of Manilva and Puerto de la Duquesa. Essential settings for the Spanish chapter of this miniseries that twists the bad reputation of mothers-in-law to the extreme.

The most nominated in series and movies

In the television categories, the most nominated titles include the third season of 'The White Lotus' (HBO MAX), which with its trip to Thailand and six nominations becomes the most nominated at these Golden Globes. It is closely followed by the aforementioned 'Adolescence', with 5, and 'Separation' (Apple TV), the mysterious science fiction and psychological thriller series that advises against going to the office anymore, and 'Only Murders in the Building' (Disney+), featuring the comedic trio of Steve Martin, Selena Gomez, and Martin Short, both with 4 nominations.

In the film categories, the one with the most chances is 'One Battle After Another', the new movie by Paul Thomas Anderson that, with its nine nominations, portrays the fall of the United States empire in the era of Trump's expansionist decadence, followed by 'Sentimental Value' (8), a Norwegian film by Joaquim Trier that has become the revelation of the year; 'The Sinners' (7), Ryan Coogler's film that mixes racism and vampirism in deep America; 'Hamnet' (6), the love story of Agnes and William Shakespeare and the loss of their son directed by Chloé Zhao, and 'Frankenstein', Guillermo del Toro's version of Mary Shelley's myth, and 'Wicked: Part II', the sequel to the musical based on the world of Oz, both with 5 nominations. This list must also include the revelation film of the year in Spain, 'Sirat', by Oliver Laxe, competing in the categories of non-English language film and soundtrack.