Mubi to release La Mesias from Los Javis in U.K. and beyond
Mubi will release La Mesías, the multi-prized Movistar Plus Original created by Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo, exclusively from Sept. 3 in the U.K., Canada, Turkey, the Netherlands, Germany and Austria, with France also joining the Mubi slate after a deal with Movistar Plus International. The mubi release mesas from the duo behind Cannes best-director winners of La bola negra gives English- and German-speaking viewers a clearer path to one of Spain’s most celebrated recent series.
Key Takeaways
- Mubi streams La Mesías exclusively from Sept. 3 in the U.K., Canada, Turkey, the Netherlands, Germany and Austria, plus France.
- The six-part Movistar Plus Original comes from Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo (Los Javis) and their label Suma Content.
- Mubi launches with a two-episode premiere after closing the deal with Movistar Plus International.
- The series won major festival praise, including Series Mania awards and a landmark Sundance berth for Spanish TV.
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Where will Mubi stream La Mesías?
According to Variety, Mubi will carry the series in the U.K., Canada, Turkey, the Netherlands, Germany and Austria from Sept. 3. France is also part of the announced Mubi rollout.
The platform will open with a two-episode premiere rather than dumping the full run at once. That staggered start mirrors how many prestige streamers try to keep weekly conversation going around limited series.
Who created La Mesías and why does it matter?
La Mesías was created by Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo, known in Spain as Los Javis. It is a Movistar Plus Original produced with their company Suma Content, and the Mubi deal was closed with Movistar Plus International.
The same filmmaking pair went on to deliver La bola negra, which won best director at Cannes and drew strong reviews as a high-profile competition title. Variety frames La Mesías as a step up from Veneno, which already made a splash on HBO in the U.S., and as another showcase of Los Javis’ full-on ambition.
Festival credentials are unusually strong for a Spanish series. It world premiered at San Sebastián in 2023, became the first Spanish series selected for Sundance, and won direction plus a Student Audience Award at Series Mania. Arte France’s release also drew warm critical notice in France.
What is La Mesías about?
The six-part drama follows thirtysomething loner Enric after he sees a viral video of Stella Maris, a Christian pop band made up of his younger sisters. Memories of a childhood shaped by his parents’ religious fanaticism return, including mother Montse’s claim that she is the daughter of God and that her daughters’ songs are divine instructions.
Enric, played by Roger Casamayor, sets out to save his sisters, seeking help from sister Irene (Macarena García). Montse is played at different ages by Ana Rujas, Cannes best actress winner Lola Dueñas, and Carmen Machi. The production shot for 25 weeks on location, mostly at rural sites outside Barcelona, with 170 characters and 3,800 extras.
Raül Refree, known for work with Rosalía, composed the original soundtrack. Genre shifts across episodes—from psychodrama and sci-fi textures to procedural and musical modes—while the show keeps circling family education and what is hard to unlearn.
With La bola negra now positioned as an awards contender after Netflix picked it up off Cannes, Mubi’s multi-territory push for La Mesías arrives as Los Javis’ profile is peaking internationally. For U.K., German, Canadian and other Mubi subscribers, Sept. 3 is the date to mark.