Spanish film “Drawn Together” tops Prime Video’s global charts regardless of language, while “The Trial” moves up to No. 1 in the non-English charts.
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Spanish-language storytelling is having a moment on Prime Video, and the numbers make it hard to ignore. The film Drawn Together (Enfrentados: Marfil), an adaptation of Mercedes Ron’s hit book, scored its second week at No. 1.
Meanwhile, the Mexican series El Juicio (The Trial) climbed to the top of the non-English charts too, while making a respectable move on the global English and non-English list, pulling large audiences across borders.
Drawn Together continues its chart dominance
Drawn Together held onto the top spot on Prime Video’s global film Top 10 for the second week running. In its second week since premiering, the Spanish original stayed in the overall Top 10 across all languages and led the non-English film list.
A young adult thriller romance from Culpables creator Mercedes Ron, Enfrentados: Marfil adapts the first chapter of her Enfrentados duology. It stars Ester Expósito (Venus, Élite) as Marfil Cortés, daughter of a powerful Spanish tycoon, whose life unravels after she is abducted and released under murky circumstances. Hugo Diego García (The Substance) plays Sebastian Moore, the bodyguard hired to protect her. Despite her independence and his professional distance, the two grow close as the threats against her mount.
Gabriel Guevara and Nicole Wallace as Nick and Noah in “Culpa Nuestra.”
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Drawn Together had plenty of company from four other Ron adaptations. All three films from her Culpables trilogy, Culpa Mia, Culpa Tuya, and Culpa Nuestra, plus Tell Me Softly (Dímelo Bajito), the first installment of her Dímelo trilogy, held their staying power on the non-English film chart.
Two more Spanish films and one Argentinian title rounded out the list, pushing Spanish-language films to eight of the week’s top 10 spots.
A Mexican drama series breaks through
On the series side, El Juicio topped the non-English Top 10 and reached No. 4 on the overall series chart, competing directly with English-language heavyweights like Reacher, Neagley, and The Boys. The series premiered September 11, so the ranking arrived less than two weeks after its debut.
Starring Eugenio Derbez (Radical) and Pedro Alonso (Money Heist), the eight-episode dramatic thriller draws from true stories. The plot kicks off when the son of a powerful businessman is accused of sexually abusing a female classmate. From there, the parents of both teenagers square off in a fight where justice, power, and privilege collide, testing the line between right and wrong.
The bigger picture
The titles and their countries of origin point to a familiar pattern for Prime Video’s international content strategy. Compelling stories and strong local productions travel well, and streaming has given them a global stage.
Last week’s non-English chart showed that stage belonged largely to Spanish-language content, with Ron’s franchise anchoring the film chart and a Mexican thriller proving that homegrown stories can hold their own against the biggest names in English-language TV.
Below are Prime Video’s Global Top 10 lists.
Top 10 Prime Original films (English & non-English): Sept. 14-20
- Drawn Together (International Original – Spain)
- The Runner
- You+Me – Against the World / Toi+Moi – Seuls contre tous (International Original – France)
- The Last Sunrise
- Project Hail Mary
- Masters of the Universe
- The Sheep Detectives
- A Working Man
- Playdate
- Crime 101
Top 10 non-English Prime Original films: Sept. 14-20
- Drawn Together (Spain)
- You+Me – Against the World / Toi+Moi – Seuls contre tous (France)
- Babita Singh Reporting (India)
- Culpa Mia (Spain)
- Culpa Nuestra (Spain)
- Barreda: Husband, father, Murderer (Argentina)
- Culpa Tuya (Spain)
- Tell Me Softly / Dímelo Bajito (Spain)
- Boulevard (Spain)
- Apocalipsis Z: El principio del fin (Spain)
Top 10 Prime Original series (English & non-English): Sept. 14-20
- Reacher
- Neagley
- Sterling Point
- El Juicio (International Original – Mexico)
- The Grand Tour (International Original – U.K.)
- Off Campus
- A Love Other Than Yours (International Original – South Korea)
- LOL Next (International Original – Germany)
- The Summer I Turned Pretty
- The Boys
Global Top 10 non-English Prime Original series: Sept. 14-20
- The Trial / El Juicio (Mexico)
- A Love Other Than Yours (South Korea)
- LOL Next (Germany)
- The Revolutionaries (India)
- R.I.P. – Roast in Peace (Italy)
- Mirzapur (India)
- Maxton Hall—The World Between Us / Maxton Hall—Die Welt Zwischen Uns (Germany)
- Cathedrals / Catedrales (Chile)
- Good Luck Guys Danmark (Denmark)

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