I have to thank Netflix for bringing such enjoyable content from this beautiful country. After my first foray into Spanish Series/Movies with Grand Hotel I have watched a lot of Spanish movies and shows and I must say they excel in bringing periods alive in their shows. Grand Hotel did it beautifully and this drama is a close second. The foremost thing these period drama's have managed is to bring a lot of emotions together with culture and a solid story. As it is a fictional drama of course it is not complete factual retelling of actual history, but it's also not fluff. They cater to an intelligent, I would say mostly female audience, but an audience who like a dose of romance, suspense and also intelligent story telling and compelling dialogues. This exact mix has in my opinion been missing from most US content therefore filling the gap nicely. Highly recommend this drama.

Hi there. We're currently on the 4th episode of the 1st season and so far so good. It reminds me of a good, old fashion soap opera. The sets are quite elaborate and we're enjoying the outdoor location scenes a lot. I usually change the channel when I see a show with subtitles but decided to tough it out for the sake of my mother who is truly enjoying the show, As per my question, I was wondering what year it was shot and more importantly, is there going to be a 2nd season? If so, can you tell me when it starts? Thanks in advance, Lori

Somebody went into raptures about this telenovela dealing with "Embracing other cultures ... Interracial relationships ... Interfaith relationships ..."Oh, of course. We must have interracial/interfaith relationships and embrace other cultures at any cost. Or else ...Sorry. I simply cannot resist the temptation to tweak knee-jerk political correctness.On to the series. I've only just started to watch it and, so far, so good. I like Amaia Salamanca and Jose Sacristan, whom I have seen in Grand Hotel and Velvet. I know nothing about the Rif War so I can't say how historically accurate this is. But ... I take it for what it is: a telenovela. Not a history lesson.I usually enjoy Spanish telenovelas. I hope this won't 't dissapoint me. So far my only objection is to the color of blood in otherwise very realistic hospital scenes. It's raspberry colr, which is rather distracting. But if that's the only flaw this is going to be good.

When writing this, the IMDB reviews thus far have just been soap boxes for hatred of the Spanish or the Moroccans. However, this is a T.V. show about compassion. Melilla, Ceuta, and the Canaries have been a part of Spain for centuries, so it's understandable that the Spanish in the 1920s saw it as a home, and so did the indigenous people from nearby areas. This is a T.V. show about forgiveness and seeing the humanity in people who are different. It's a telenovela (which is a genre), so you can only compare it to other telenovelas, not T.V. shows in general. The acting is great by telenovela standards and the costumes and sets are beautiful. This show has Muslim Middle Easterners, interracial relationships, and interfaith relationships, which are all rare things in telenovelas. Timely, wouldn't you say?