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Omar Ayuso says goodbye to Netflix’s Élite with an emotional statement

Omar Ayuso penned a heartfelt tribute to his Élite family after wrapping the show’s final season.  Since 2018, the popular Spanish teen series has captivated viewers with its dramatic storylines and memorable characters.  Élite has also received acclaim for its LGBTQIA+ representation and diverse set of queer characters, including Omar Shanaa (Ayuso), Ander Muñoz (Arón Piper), Patrick Blanco (Manu Rios), Rebeka Parrilla (Claudia Salas) and Iván Carvalho. Due to its continued popularity, Netflix renewed the series for an eighth season in October, days before the seventh entry premiered. While the news…

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Elité season 8 will be the final season

Netflix has confirmed that the eighth season of the Spanish sensation hit Elité will be its last. On Wednesday (18 October), the streamer announced via Twitter/X that Elité has been renewed for an eighth and final season – and that season seven will premiere this Friday (20 October). Élite has been renewed for an eighth and final season — and Season 7 premieres this Friday! pic.twitter.com/sVNwrCvsd9 — Netflix (@netflix) October 18, 2023 Production on season eight of Netflix’s longest-running Spanish fictional series started last August. It will be directed by…

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Netflix’s Élite: Anitta stars in two new teasers for season 7

Netflix has released two steamy teasers for Élite season seven featuring pop superstar Anitta. On 28 October, the popular Spanish teen drama will finally return to the streamer with a new batch of episodes.  The upcoming season is set to “tackle mental health” and introduce a new crop of Las Escinas students alongside the return of series veterans like Omar Shanaa, played by Omar Ayuso.  “In this new season, Omar is living a new life at the university and far away from Las Encinas, but he is unable to move…

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Netflix’s Élite: Here’s your first official look at season 7

Attention Élite fans! Netflix has dropped the first sneak peek into the show’s highly anticipated seventh season.  On 28 October, the popular Spanish teen drama will finally return to the streamer with a new batch of episodes.  The upcoming season is set to “tackle mental health” and introduce a new crop of Las Escinas students alongside the return of series veterans like Omar Shanaa, played by Omar Ayuso.  “In this new season, Omar is living a new life at the university and far away from Las Encinas, but he is…

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Manu Ríos teams up with Élite creator for a new medical drama on Netflix

Manu Ríos fans rejoice! The young talent is set to return to our TV screens in a new Netflix series. Since making his debut on the fourth season of the beloved teem drama Élite, the 24-year-old actor has captivated viewers with his portrayal of openly queer student Patrick Blanco.  While Ríos’ character quickly became a fan favourite, the young talent ended his run on the series after its sixth season.  “I believe that everything that begins has its end. As an actor, you want to do different things,” he revealed…

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Élite’s Arón Piper and Manú Rios star in trailer for new Netflix series Muted

Arón Piper and Manú Rios are joining forces (again) for the upcoming Spanish-language thriller series Muted. The stars respectively rose to international fame as Ander Muñoz and Patrick Blanco Commerford in Netflix’s scandalous teen drama Élite. The characters were memorably involved in a throuple with Omar Ayuso’s fan-favourite Omar Shanaa. The dynamic will be slightly different in this new series, however, as they will reportedly play enemies. The official synopsis for the series reads: “Sergio Ciscar (Piper) has remain silent since he killed his parents. Six years later, he is…

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Netflix’s Elité: Anitta joins the cast for season 7

Brazilian singer-songwriter Anitta will star in the upcoming seventh season of Elité. Netflix confirmed her casting on Thursday (9 March), tweeting: “A “Girl from Rio” is about to arrive at Las Encinas.” One of her home country’s most trailblazing artists, Anitta became the first Brazilian and Latin American artist to reach number-one on Spotify’s global chart with a solo song, as well as the first Brazilian to win an MTV VMA and American Music Award. Her acclaimed fifth studio album Versions of Me, featuring artists such as Saweetie, Cardi B…

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This original Èlite star is returning for the show’s seventh season

Netflix has renewed Èlite for season seven, and it’ll be featuring the return of an original star. On 25 October, the popular series announced the news via their social media accounts with a brand new teaser. “Meet the new faces joining #Elite7 👀 watch out for a surprise,” the series wrote on Instagram. Throughout the short clip, an array of new actors were announced – including Mirela Balic, Gleb Abrosimov, Nadia Al Saidi, and Fernando Líndez. However, the biggest surprise was saved for last when Omar Ayuso – who played…

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André Lamoglia on Élite’s sex scenes: “It was a lot easier to film than I thought”

André Lamoglia admitted to being “worried” about filming his first-ever sex scene for the fifth season of Élite. The Brazilian actor plays newly-introduced character Iván, the son of a famous soccer player who is attracted to Ari (Carla Díaz) while falling for Patrick (Manu Rios). During one of the episodes, his character and Patrick are involved in a passionate sex scene – leading to him clarifying that rumours of a prosthetic penis were “lies, lies, lies”. Lamoglia “kept thinking about the logistics of how it would be done” during the…

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Here’s when Elité season 5 premieres on Netflix

Netflix has set a release date for Elité’s highly-anticipated fifth season. Dropping 8 April on the streamer, season five arrives just 10 months after its predecessor, which memorably culminated with the murder of – spoiler alert! – Armando (Andrés Velencoso) at the hands of Guzmán (Miguel Bernardeau). As is the cast with any season of Elité, there will be some new introductions in season five: Valentina Zenere as Sofia, André Lamoglia as Gonzalo, Adam Nourou as Eric and Isabel Garrido. Returning cast members include Itzan Escamilla (Sam), Omar Ayuso (Omar),…

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