Ángela

Angela's comfortable existence implodes when she recognizes domestic mistreatment. A detective unveils her spouse's ominous mysteries, disorienting Angela. Craving freedom, she abandons routine for a dangerous truth-chase.

Ángela (2024) is a Spanish thriller drama series created by Norberto López Amado for Atresplayer. Verónica Sánchez plays Ángela, a woman whose carefully ordered middle-class life collapses once she recognizes the domestic mistreatment she has been living inside. Daniel Grao plays Gonzalo, the husband whose ominous past begins to surface, while Jaime Zatarain, Lucía Jiménez and Ane Gabarain fill out the supporting circle around the household. A detective begins unveiling Gonzalo's hidden mysteries, leaving Angela disoriented and unsure whom to trust. Craving freedom, she abandons her daily routine and sets out on a dangerous truth-chase, pushing against the quiet pressure of a home that has looked perfectly ordinary from the outside. The engine is simple and personal: a woman who must act while her own certainty crumbles, with each episode tightening the net of suspicion. The six-episode, single-season run is a compact limited series with a serialized arc. Its tone is tense, claustrophobic and emotionally raw, built on domestic interiors and rising dread rather than spectacle. Fans of The Girl on the Train, Gone Girl and Big Little Lies will find resonance in its portrait of a marriage hiding something dark behind a polished surface.

Viewers broadly find the domestic abuse thriller tense and well acted, though its six-episode run is uneven in places.

• The Girl on the Traindomestic abuse revealed through a thriller, serialized psychological suspense
• Gone Girlgaslit wife uncovering a husband's secrets, slow building dread and paranoia
• Big Little Liessuburban domestic facade cracking under a hidden threat, serialized mystery drama

Created by

Norberto López Amado

Release Date

2024-07-14

Episode runtime

52 min

Rating

6.6 / 10 (70)

What is Ángela about?

A comfortable Spanish wife's life implodes as she recognizes domestic mistreatment and chases a dangerous truth about her husband.

What is Ángela like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Ángela as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.

Is Ángela violent?

Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Ángela as mild.

What did critics think of Ángela?

Viewers broadly find the domestic abuse thriller tense and well acted, though its six-episode run is uneven in places.

Which shows are like Ángela?

Shows with a similar feel include The Girl on the Train, Gone Girl, and Big Little Lies.

How long is Ángela?

Ángela: 1 season, 6 episodes.

Is Ángela still running?

No, Ángela has ended.

Where can I watch Ángela?

In United States, Ángela streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.