Just like in Italy, Science Fiction in Spain is somewhat rare due to the general conditions. Nevertheless, recently a show called El Ministerio del Tiempo (The Department of Time), has gained a lot of popularity.
The plot revolves around three agents that are recruited from different time periods in history in order to serve in the ministry in the present day. What hides inside the ministry is the only time machine possessed by humans… or so they think. The show revolves around a story line where time has to maintain unchanged while an American company is trying to steal the secrets of time travel… to apply it to stock trading of all things in the world.
Watch the show here
Additionally on the topic of American companies that steal technology; Timeless, the American show with a similar premise by NBC was sued by the creators of El Ministerio. NBC settled out of court. interesting to see some prescience in that aspect of Science Fiction writing too
I’ve heard great things about this series, even from people who say they don’t like SF. Another show that similarly employs time travel to the past to stop evil corporations is “Continuum” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuum_(TV_series)!
I’m curious, to what degree do you think the show “Loki” was, shall we say, “inspired” by this show? The idea of a beaurocracy who’s job it is to keep the flow of time orderly seems somewhat similar between the two shows.
Sam– I was thinking the same thing! There are many other stories, novels, films, tv shows I have read/seen with “timelord” bureaucracies. The Canadian tv series “Continuum” is a great one.