‘Elite’ Season 5: 5 things you need to know about the Netflix Spanish thriller

'Elite,' the popular Spanish-language teen crime drama, has been renewed for a fifth season on Netflix
‘Elite’ Season 5 will premiere on April 8 (Netflix)
‘Elite’ Season 5 will premiere on April 8 (Netflix)

Your daily dose of drama, loaded with teenage love triangles and crimes at Las Encinas is back in your life. The official trailer for 'Elite' Season 5 has been released on Netflix. The one-minute teaser opens with a close-up view of Rebe with tears in her eyes. She's in the renowned institution's corridor, completely clothed in the school uniform. The teaser then whisks us to a party with all of our favorite classmates. Season 5 of 'Elite' is likely to be a lot more chaotic than the previous seasons.

If you're interested in watching dramatic teenage shows, you must check out 'MacGyver', 'Riverdale' and '13 Reasons Why'.

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When does ‘Elite’ Season 5 release and where can you watch it?

'Elite', the popular Spanish-language teenage crime thriller, will return to Netflix on Friday, April 8, with its fifth season. On Netflix, all eight episodes of the new 'Elite' series will be accessible to watch at the same time.

What is ‘Elite’ Season 5  all about?

According to Netflix, the official synopsis follow as, "At Las Encinas, the new semester means new love triangles, new students, new rules — and a new mysterious crime."

The new season looks to continue from where the last one ended. To refresh your memory, Guzmán killed Armando at Phillipe's New Year's Eve celebration. By discarding his body in a river, Rebe and Samuel helped cover up the murder. Guzmán resolves to leave Spain and tour the world with his best buddy, Ander, in the season four finale. Now that Guzmán has vanished and an unidentified body has been recovered, the high school gang appears to be in serious trouble. The teaser not only teases new flings, but it also teases a split on the future.



 

Who stars on ‘Elite’ Season 5?

The fifth season of 'Elite' will feature returning cast members, including Itzan Escamilla (Samu), Omar Shana (Omar), Claudia Salas (Rebe), Manu Rios (Patrick), Pol Granch (Phillipe), Carla Díaz (Ari), and Martina Cariddi (Mencía).



 

In an Instagram post, lvaro de Juana, Carmen Arrufat Blasco, Ana Bokesa, Alex Pastrana, and Ander Puig were named 'Elite' newest pupils at Las Encinas.

Who are the showrunners?

The show is created by Carlos Montero and Darío Madrona. Francisco Ramos is the producer of the series. 

Trailer

Below is the trailer of 'Elite' Season 5:



 

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