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The Academy

The Academy

132024•40m•6.1/10
Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb
6.1/10(6)

The Academy is the training center of Apolo FC, one of the best soccer clubs in the world, where boys and girls fight for a shared dream: to succeed in the first team. Adrian, captain of the boys' youth team and son of a former club legend, sees his position in the team threatened when his coach Willy discovers Jairo, recently landed from Colombia, with an innate talent. Rivals on the team and roommates, their coexistence becomes hell... and the fact that Adrian is a closeted gay won't make things any easier....

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Production

Sony Pictures Television International, 3Cat, Brutal Media

Language

ES

Status

Ended

First Aired

April 1, 2024

Last Aired

April 22, 2024

Networks

TV3

Created By

Jacobo Delgado, Pablo Bartolomé Jiménez, Laura León

Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
US
No providers available for this region.
Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
Episode 1
E1
Episode 1
Air date: 2024-04-01
At the Apolo FC academy, Adrian aspires to become team captain. Complications arise with the arrival of Jairo, a gifted player. Meanwhile, the captaincy of Lara's women's team faces opposition.
Episode 2
E2
Episode 2
Air date: 2024-04-01
Jairo and Adrian are roommates and rivals on the team. Patterson, the coach of the women's team, scolds Belén for skipping practice. Eventually, the team splits in two and damages the friendship between Lara and Meriem.
Episode 3
E3
Episode 3
Air date: 2024-04-08
Lara applies Patterson's methods and provokes the rejection of her teammates. Meanwhile, Adrian's father signs Jairo, which causes a rupture in the relationship with his son and the distrust of Willy, the coach of the men's team.
Episode 4
E4
Episode 4
Air date: 2024-04-08
Lara injures Meriem in a training session and an investigation is opened to find out if it was an accident. Adrian feels questioned on and off the field, but Jairo considers him a friend and confesses his attraction to Lara.
Episode 5
E5
Episode 5
Air date: 2024-04-15
Willy leaves David on the bench causing his father's anger and giving him the opportunity to leave the team. Adrian and Jairo spend time together and Tomas suspects there is something more between them, Adrian approaches Lara to deny it.
Episode 6
E6
Episode 6
Air date: 2024-04-15
Jairo discovers that Adrian has spent the night with Lara, feels betrayed and cannot control his emotions in training. Patterson gets angry with Belen and the team has to decide who to support: her or the coach.
Episode 7
E7
Episode 7
Air date: 2024-04-22
The situation with Patterson becomes complicated and ends with Lara looking for a future outside of Apolo and asking Tomas to represent her. At the same time, the men's first division team needs a player for the upcoming cup game.
Episode 8
E8
Episode 8
Air date: 2024-04-22
The confrontation between Adrian and Jairo intensifies as they fight for a place in the first team. Meanwhile, Lara, already sidelined from the team and with no prospect of changing clubs, decides to leave the academy.

Cast

Marc Soler

Marc Soler

Adrián

Ton Vieira

Jairo

Diego Martín

Diego Martín

Tomás

Marc Martínez

Marc Martínez

Willy

Rita González

Lara

Bárbara Goenaga

Bárbara Goenaga

Toni

Ebony Vidjrakou

Meriem

León Martínez

León Martínez

David

Mia Sala-Patau

Belén

Irene Montalà

Irene Montalà

Elisa

Jing Zhu

Fan

Jaume Ibars

Jaume Ibars

Arnau

Bachir Samb

Bachir Samb

Pierre

Luka Peroš

Luka Peroš

Paco Tous

Paco Tous

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