Alex and Bruno's love story comes to Netflix this Christmas

Netflix today revealed an exclusive clip and the first images of Smiley and confirmed that the love story of Alex and Bruno, which was born with a first kiss in November 2012 in a small theatre in Barcelona, will come to Netflix this Christmas.

The play went on to play in Barcelona's major commercial theatres, running for several seasons until 2015, when the production filled two theatres in Madrid. By then the text had been translated into several languages and has so far been performed in Germany, Greece, Cyprus, Italy, Chile, Puerto Rico, Uruguay, Peru, Venezuela, Miami, New York, Colombia, Australia and Singapore.

Smiley is the adaptation of the play of the same name by Guillem Clua, who is the showrunner of this new fiction, directed by Marta Pahissa and David M. Porras and produced by Minoría Absoluta for Netflix.

The cast of Smiley is headed by Miki Esparbé (The Innocent, Kings of the Night), Carlos Cuevas (Someone Has to Die, Merlí), Pepón Nieto (30 coins,Paco's Men), Meritxell Calvo (To Love is Forever, Pulsations), Giannina Fruttero (La jauría, Ema), Eduardo Lloveras (Intimacy, The one), Ruth Llopis (Mirage, Valeria) y Ramon Pujol (Blind Date, The Story of a Murderer ).

In Smiley, Alex (Carlos Cuevas) has just fallen out of love. He had his hopes up with a guy who, after a few weeks, has given him a textbook ghosting. And that doesn't sit well with him. He picks up the phone and sets out to ask for explanations with a voice message that will have the most unexpected consequences... because he ends up sending it by mistake to Bruno (Miki Esparbé), whom he doesn't know at all. This innocent first mistake is the first in a chain of events that will change Àlex and Bruno's lives forever. 

"Smiley is the greatest love story I have ever experienced. And as is often the case with love stories, it started small and has grown over the years into something that has changed my life. In all this time Smiley has touched the souls of thousands of people in theatres all over the world and I am very happy that it can continue to do so on a platform as proud of diversity as Netflix. Not only because Alex and Bruno's story will reach millions more people, but also because they will be accompanied by a whole new universe of LGTBI love stories. That's why I say Smiley is my biggest love story. And the best thing is that it has only just begun", said Guillem Clua, author and showrunner of Smiley.

About Minoría Absoluta

Minoría Absoluta is a content production company committed to talent and quality. Created by journalist Toni Soler and directed by journalist Francesc Escribano, it has a long track record in the production of comedy, entertainment, fiction and current affairs programmes for television, radio, theatre and cinema. In 2020, Minoría Absoluta premiered the romantic comedy Te quiero imbécil on Netflix.