TOO CUTE FOR SCHOOL
Élite is the scandalous teen drama you deserve, Sonia Rao writes.
If you are a fan of teen dramas about class conflict and forbidden romances, you simply must watch Élite, Netflix’s Spanish-language series set at Las Encinas, the most exclusive fictional high school in Spain. The show, which debuted earlier this month and has already been renewed for a second season, tracks three working-class kids who wind up at the school after an earthquake destroys their old one. It is thrilling, pulpy and full of navy blazers in a way that sort of feels like Gossip Girl before it went off the rails. Oh, and did we mention Élite is also a time-hopping murder mystery? Following is a closer look at what the Netflix show entails. It is why Serena van der Woodsen (Gossip Girl) and Marissa Cooper (The O.C.) need only bat an eyelash to get away with their often heinous behaviour, and why all the male actors on Riverdale post thirst traps on Instagram. Everyone on Élite could easily book the modelling gigs Christian dreams about, but this especially applies to Omar and Ander. The prospect of these beautiful souls sharing a scene will keep you glued to your computer screen, even though that means you’ll have to put up with sometimes tiring things like Marina (María Pedraza), Guzmán’s sister, making terrible decisions.