# Alpha Males (TV series)

Alpha Males (Machos Alfa) is a Spanish comedy television series created by brother-and-sister team Alberto and Laura Caballero for Netflix. It stars Fernando Gil, María Hervás, Raúl Tejón, Kira Miró, Gorka Otxoa, Paula Gallego, Fele Martínez, and Raquel Guerrero, and was produced by the Caballero siblings' own production company, Contubernio Films. The show premiered on 30 December 2022. In January 2023, the series was renewed for a second season, which premiered on 9 February 2024.

## Synopsis

The series follows four male friends in their forties who begin to notice their male privilege disappearing with social change and the empowerment of women, and they are forced to adapt, each in their own way.
In the first season, the four take a course on "deconstructing masculinity", and the way this affects their perceptions is an underlying theme throughout the show.

## Cast and characters

Main
* Gorka Otxoa as Santi
* Fele Martínez as Luis Bravo
* Fernando Gil as Pedro Aguilar
* Raúl Tejón as Raúl Camacho
* Paula Gallego [es] as Álex
* Raquel Guerrero as Esther
* María Hervás as Daniela Galván
* Kira Miró as Luz
Recurring
* Santi Millán as Patrick
* Cayetana Cabezas [es] as Blanca
* Virginia Rodríguez [es] as Cristina
* Silvia Marty as Carmen
* Nacho Rubio [es] as Jero
* Nazaret Aracil as Cynthia Galván
* Nathalie Seseña as psychologist
* Roger Berruezo [es] as Guillermo
* María Castro as Eugenia

## Production

The series concept was created shortly after the end of the lockdown imposed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. After completing filming for the twelfth season of La que se avecina, and given the impossibility of resuming the third season of El pueblo due to the difficulty of traveling between autonomous communities, the Caballero siblings, together with co-writers Daniel Deorador and Araceli Álvarez de Sotomayor, began to develop ideas for a new series. The team decided to create a show about middle-aged men's reactions to social changes. With the permission of Mediaset España, who co-owned Contubernio Films, the four writers brought the series to Netflix, who had already shown interest in collaborating with the Caballero siblings.
Alpha Males was first announced in March 2022, as the first series by the Caballeros exclusively for a streaming platform. In July 2022, the show's cast was revealed, and it was confirmed that filming had completed.

## Release

On 21 November 2022, Netflix released the first images from the series and confirmed that it would premiere on its platform on 30 December 2022.
In January 2023, the series was renewed for a second season, which premiered on 9 February 2024. On 14 February, it was reported that a third season was due to begin filming in March 2024.

## Episode list
### Season 1

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
| 1 | 1 | "Deconstructing" (En deconstrucción) | Laura Caballero | Alberto Caballero, Daniel Deorador, Araceli Álvarez de Sotomayor, Laura Caballero, Carla Nigra | 30 December 2022 (2022-12-30) |
| 2 | 2 | "Life's What Absorbs You" (Lo que te absorbe es la vida) | Laura Caballero | Alberto Caballero, Daniel Deorador, Araceli Álvarez de Sotomayor, Laura Caballero, Carla Nigra | 30 December 2022 (2022-12-30) |
| 3 | 3 | "Toxic Masculinity" (Masculinidad tóxica) | Laura Caballero | Alberto Caballero, Daniel Deorador, Araceli Álvarez de Sotomayor, Laura Caballero | 30 December 2022 (2022-12-30) |
| 4 | 4 | "Ibizan Herbs" (Hierbas ibicencas) | Laura Caballero | Alberto Caballero, Daniel Deorador, Araceli Álvarez de Sotomayor, Laura Caballero | 30 December 2022 (2022-12-30) |
| 5 | 5 | "Sensitive Heteroflexibles" (Heteroflexibles sensibles) | Laura Caballero | Alberto Caballero, Daniel Deorador, Araceli Álvarez de Sotomayor, Laura Caballero | 30 December 2022 (2022-12-30) |
| 6 | 6 | "Look What You've Done" (La que has liado) | Laura Caballero | Alberto Caballero, Daniel Deorador, Araceli Álvarez de Sotomayor, Laura Caballero | 30 December 2022 (2022-12-30) |
| 7 | 7 | "When Was the Last Time You Cried?" (¿Cuándo lloraste por última vez?) | Laura Caballero | Alberto Caballero, Daniel Deorador, Araceli Álvarez de Sotomayor, Laura Caballero | 30 December 2022 (2022-12-30) |
| 8 | 8 | "Just When We Were Doing So Well" (Con lo bien que estábamos) | Laura Caballero | Alberto Caballero, Daniel Deorador, Araceli Álvarez de Sotomayor, Laura Caballero | 30 December 2022 (2022-12-30) |
| 9 | 9 | "The Moses of Sexist Pigs" (El Moisés de los machirulos) | Laura Caballero | Alberto Caballero, Daniel Deorador, Araceli Álvarez de Sotomayor, Laura Caballero | 30 December 2022 (2022-12-30) |
| 10 | 10 | "Either the Course Is a Failure, or We Are" (O falla el temario o fallamos nosotros) | Laura Caballero | Alberto Caballero, Daniel Deorador, Araceli Álvarez de Sotomayor, Laura Caballero | 30 December 2022 (2022-12-30) |

### Season 2

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
| 11 | 1 | "I Feel Kind of Deconstructed" (Me siento como... deconstruido) | Laura Caballero | Alberto Caballero, Daniel Deorador, Carla Nigra | 9 February 2024 (2024-02-09) |
| 12 | 2 | "You Have Dreams?" (¿Tú tienes sueños?) | Laura Caballero | Alberto Caballero, Daniel Deorador, Carla Nigra, Laura Caballero | 9 February 2024 (2024-02-09) |
| 13 | 3 | "The Other Way Around" (Dale la vuelta) | Laura Caballero | Alberto Caballero, Daniel Deorador, Carla Nigra | 9 February 2024 (2024-02-09) |
| 14 | 4 | "Ask Before You Enter" (Pregunta antes de entrar) | Laura Caballero | Alberto Caballero, Daniel Deorador, Carla Nigra | 9 February 2024 (2024-02-09) |
| 15 | 5 | "Don't Go Falling in Love" (No te putopilles) | Laura Caballero | Alberto Caballero, Daniel Deorador, Carla Nigra | 9 February 2024 (2024-02-09) |
| 16 | 6 | "On a Monday?" (¿Un lunes?) | Laura Caballero | Alberto Caballero, Daniel Deorador, Carla Nigra, Laura Caballero | 9 February 2024 (2024-02-09) |
| 17 | 7 | "The Brotherhood" (Los chicos de la hermandad) | Laura Caballero | Alberto Caballero, Daniel Deorador, Carla Nigra, Laura Caballero | 9 February 2024 (2024-02-09) |
| 18 | 8 | "I'm Straight" (Soy hetero) | Laura Caballero | Alberto Caballero, Daniel Deorador, Carla Nigra, Laura Caballero | 9 February 2024 (2024-02-09) |
| 19 | 9 | "What Does It Mean to Be a Woman?" (¿Qué es ser mujer?) | Laura Caballero | Alberto Caballero, Daniel Deorador, Carla Nigra, Laura Caballero | 9 February 2024 (2024-02-09) |
| 20 | 10 | "The One Time We're All Together" (Para una vez que nos juntamos...) | Laura Caballero | Alberto Caballero, Daniel Deorador, Carla Nigra, Laura Caballero | 9 February 2024 (2024-02-09) |

### Season 3

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
| 21 | 1 | "Evolving Men" (Hombres evolucionantes) | Laura Caballero | Alberto Caballero, Daniel Deorador, Carla Nigra, Laura Caballero | 10 January 2025 (2025-01-10) |
| 22 | 2 | "She's Definitely a Lesbian" (Bollera fijo) | Laura Caballero | Alberto Caballero, Daniel Deorador, Carla Nigra, Laura Caballero | 10 January 2025 (2025-01-10) |
| 23 | 3 | "Whoever Falls in Love First Loses" (El que se pilla pierde) | Laura Caballero | Alberto Caballero, Daniel Deorador, Carla Nigra, Laura Caballero | 10 January 2025 (2025-01-10) |
| 24 | 4 | "Two Plus Two..." (Dos más dos...) | Laura Caballero | Alberto Caballero, Daniel Deorador, Carla Nigra, Laura Caballero | 10 January 2025 (2025-01-10) |
| 25 | 5 | "Hey, Hate to Burst Your Bubble, But..." (Amiga, date cuenta) | Laura Caballero | Alberto Caballero, Daniel Deorador, Carla Nigra, Laura Caballero | 10 January 2025 (2025-01-10) |
| 26 | 6 | "Beta Males" (Machos beta) | Laura Caballero | Alberto Caballero, Daniel Deorador, Carla Nigra, Laura Caballero | 10 January 2025 (2025-01-10) |
| 27 | 7 | "Patriarchal Pact" (Pacto patriarcal) | Laura Caballero | Alberto Caballero, Daniel Deorador, Carla Nigra, Laura Caballero | 10 January 2025 (2025-01-10) |
| 28 | 8 | "Making Mistakes on Purpose" (Equivocarse adrede) | Laura Caballero | Alberto Caballero, Daniel Deorador, Carla Nigra, Laura Caballero | 10 January 2025 (2025-01-10) |
| 29 | 9 | "Zero Contact" (Contacto cero) | Laura Caballero | Alberto Caballero, Daniel Deorador, Carla Nigra, Laura Caballero | 10 January 2025 (2025-01-10) |
| 30 | 10 | "People Still Get Married" (La gente se sigue casando) | Laura Caballero | Alberto Caballero, Daniel Deorador, Carla Nigra, Laura Caballero | 10 January 2025 (2025-01-10) |

## International versions

Netflix has announced that it will produce local adaptations of the series in France, Italy, the Netherlands, and Germany.
    Currently airing franchise
| Country | Local title | Network | Original release |
| France | Super Mâles "Shafted" | Netflix | 24 January 2025 |
| Germany | Untitled adaptation | Netflix | TBA |
| Italy | Maschi Veri "Real Men" | Netflix | TBA |
| Netherlands | Haantjes "Roosters" | Netflix | 28 February 2025 |