Old Dog, New Tricks (TV series)
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| Spanish | Animal |
| Created by | Víctor García León |
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| Country of origin | Spain |
| Original language | Spanish |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 9 |
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| Production company | Alea Media |
| Original release | |
| Network | Netflix |
| Release | 3 October 2025 – present |
Old Dog, New Tricks (Spanish: Animal) is a Spanish comedy television series created by Víctor García León[1] starring Luis Zahera and Lucía Caraballo.
Plot
[edit]The plot follows gruff rural veterinarian Antón from the fictional Galician village of Topomorto, who loses his clients and is begrudgingly forced to join an animal boutique managed by his niece Uxía.[2][3]
Cast
[edit]- Luis Zahera as Antón[4]
- Lucía Caraballo as Uxía[4]
- Carmen Ruiz as Sabela[4]
- Antonio Durán "Morris" as Vicente[4]
Production
[edit]The series is an Alea Media production for Netflix, with Aitor Gabilondo and Jota Aceytuno serving as executive producers.[5] In order to deliver a Galician-inflected accent, Madrid-based Caraballo stated in an interview that, from a position of utmost respect and love towards Galicia, she trained with Federico Pérez Rey.[6] Shooting locations in Galicia included Dioño, A Calle, Pontemaceira, Teo, Vedra, and Santiago de Compostela.[5]
On 21 October 2025, Netflix announced the renewal of the series for a second season.[7] In 2026, during the filming of season two, the greenlight for a third season was reported.[8]
Release
[edit]Accolades
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2025 |
31st Forqué Awards | Best Series | Nominated | ||
| Best Actor in a Series | Luis Zahera | Nominated | |||
2026 |
13th Feroz Awards | Best Comedy Series | Nominated | [11] | |
| Best Main Actor in a Series | Luis Zahera | Nominated | |||
| 9th ALMA Awards | Best Screenplay in a Comedy Series | Víctor García León, Araceli Álvarez de Sotomayor, Germán Aparicio, Ana Boyero, Daniel Castro | Nominated | ||
| 54th International Emmy Awards | Best Comedy Series | Pending | [13] | ||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Cámara, Adrián (2 October 2025). "Luis Zahera demuestra que es un 'Animal' en una comedia simpática que habría agradecido tijera". La Razón.
- ↑ Cámara, Adrián (2 October 2025). "Luis Zahera demuestra que es un 'Animal' en una comedia simpática que habría agradecido tijera". La Razón. Prensa Ibérica.
- ↑ Paz, Rodrigo (19 August 2025). "Grabada en Santiago y alrededores y de lo más 'Animal': así es la nueva comedia con la que Luis Zahera tiene fecha de regreso a Netflix". El Correo Gallego. Prensa Ibérica.
- 1 2 3 4 "Quién es quién en 'Animal': Conoce a todos los personajes de la nueva serie de Netflix con Luis Zahera". El Televisero. October 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2025 – via HuffPost.
- 1 2 "'Animal' – estreno 3 de octubre en Netflix". Audiovisual451. 30 September 2025.
- ↑ Paz, Rodrigo (30 September 2025). "Luis Zahera: "El problema no es que te encasillen como actor, el problema es no trabajar"". El Periódico de Aragón. Prensa Ibérica.
- ↑ Paz, Rodrigo (21 October 2025). "Netflix confirma la segunda temporada de 'Animal', la comedia del momento rodada en Santiago". El Correo Gallego. Prensa Ibérica.
- ↑ "'Animal', renovada por una tercera temporada en Netflix". Audiovisual451. 23 April 2026.
- ↑ Chávez, Julieta (8 September 2025). "Mira el tráiler oficial de Animal, la nueva comedia de Netflix". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ↑ Quijano, F.D. (13 December 2025). "Premios Forqué 2025: la lista completa de todos los ganadores". El Cultural – via El Español.
- ↑ Abenia, Enrique (25 January 2026). "Palmarés completo de los Premios Feroz 2026: 'Los domingos' puede con el efecto Óscar de 'Sirât'". Cinemanía (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 January 2026 – via 20minutos.es.
- ↑ "Los guiones de 'Los domingos', 'La cena', 'Poquita fe' y 'Anatomía de un instante' se coronan en la IX edición de los Premios ALMA". Kinótico. 26 March 2026.
- ↑ Pedersen, Erik (23 September 2026). "International Emmys Nominations Have UK, India, Argentina Vying In Both Marquee Drama & Comedy Series Races". Deadline.