Former Movistar Plus Content Chief Domingo Corral On His HBO Deal & Why Quality TV Can Be Commercial
Former Movistar Plus content chief Domingo Corral has a production deal with HBO Max to develop scripted television and film. He says the partnership gives him a chance to make premium-quality work for broad audiences, reflecting an approach he pursued at Movistar.
Corral led original production at Movistar for 11 years, aiming both to attract and retain subscribers and to make acclaimed programmes. His first HBO project will explore the disappearance of petty criminal El Nani in 1980s Spain, during the transition from dictatorship to democracy. His departure prompted an open letter signed by nearly 200 Spanish industry figures, including Pedro Almodóvar and Penélope Cruz.
In short
- Corral has signed a production deal with HBO Max.
- His first project concerns El Nani’s disappearance in 1980s Spain.
- He argues quality television can also reach mainstream audiences.
Explained simply
Movistar Plus is a Spanish subscription television service that has invested in original series and films to attract and keep viewers. Domingo Corral led its original production for 11 years, seeking to combine programmes that appealed to audiences with work recognised for its quality.
HBO Max is a streaming service that commissions television and film for viewers in several markets. Corral’s first planned project there concerns El Nani, a petty criminal who disappeared in Spain in the 1980s, a period when the country was moving from dictatorship to democracy.
Corral’s departure from Movistar drew an open letter signed by nearly 200 Spanish film and television figures, including Pedro Almodóvar and Penélope Cruz. The partnership is part of a wider question for subscription services: how to make ambitious programmes that can also attract a broad audience.
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