Money Heist's Berlin is the villain in Prime Video's new legal thriller — already one of the biggest shows on streaming
Eugenio Derbez and Pedro Alonso lead El Juicio, a Mexican legal drama about an assault case against a rich family’s son, released on 11 September.
Right, Amazon Prime Video is still absolutely cleaning up when it comes to thrillers. Between Reacher, Ride or Die, and the soon-to-come Neagley spin-off, they’ve got more than enough muscle to square up to Netflix or HBO Max. Their latest is another bruiser in the genre: a fresh legal thriller with a decidedly international bent, and it’s already nudged itself into the global streaming elite.
The Trial (El Juicio) shot straight to the No. 2 position among non-English language series globally within days of release.
Global Rankings and Release
The Trial – known natively as El Juicio – dropped on Prime Video on 11 September 2026. Frankly, not much subtlety in this rollout: straight in, no messing about. Its debut week figures (so, between 7 and 13 September) catapulted it to the No. 2 spot for non-English series worldwide. Here’s a look at that week’s global chart for the platform:
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- The Trial
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If you’re peeking at the latest numbers, there’s still plenty of momentum in the tank. Right now, The Trial is holding on at No. 7 globally across all Amazon TV shows, and it’s even landed at No. 8 in the U.S. That’s impressive for a non-English drama, especially considering some of the American juggernauts it's jostling with.
Plot, Cast, & What Works
This one’s all about the Portillo family, thrust into a nasty feud with the ultra-loaded Huertas. The central premise – Andrea Portillo accuses Carlos Huerta of sexual assault after a party, and the fallout quickly turns ugly. Andrea and her father, Miguel, go up against the Huerta patriarch, Raúl, who has no qualms about leaning on his power and cash to protect the family’s good name. It’s those sort of ‘vicious elite vs. the determined underdog’ stakes, ramped right up.
The engine of the whole thing? Two leads who are properly on song: Eugenio Derbez as Miguel Portillo, and Pedro Alonso as Raúl Huerta. You probably know Derbez for comedies like ‘Instructions Not Included’ or his voiceover turns in the Spanish dubs of Shrek and Mulan. Dramatic parts are rarer for him, but here – genuinely – he pulls it off. It’s a meaty, soulful turn, the kind American awards bodies tend to go weak-kneed for.
As for Pedro Alonso, yes, he’s most famous for Berlin in Money Heist (and the ‘Berlin’ spin-off, obviously), so there’s a whiff of typecasting, but this is a departure. Raúl Huerta is a proper bastard of a character – there’s a real chill to him, an ‘I’ll do anything to win’ vein that Alonso runs with. The result? Two actors with very different energies, and when they clash, the whole show goes up a gear. Easily one of the main reasons The Trial has landed such a big response for Prime.