A Perfect Story

A Perfect Story (Spanish: Un cuento perfecto) is a Spanish romantic comedy television miniseries based on the novel by Elísabet Benavent. It stars Anna Castillo and Álvaro Mel. It was released on Netflix on 28 July 2023.

A Perfect Story
Promotional release poster
Spanish	Un cuento perfecto
Based on	Un cuento perfecto by Elísabet Benavent
Written by	Marina Pérez
Directed by	Chloé Wallace
Starring	Anna Castillo Álvaro Mel
Country of origin	Spain
Original language	Spanish
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	5
Production
Production company	Plano a Plano
Original release
Network	Netflix
Release	28 July 2023 (2023-07-28)

Plot

The plot follows the relationship between an heiress to a hotel & resort empire Margot and multi-tasker David.^[1]

Cast

• Anna Castillo as Margot^[2]
• Álvaro Mel as David^[2]
• Lydia Pavón [es] as Idoia^[2]
• Mario Ermito as Filippo^[2]
• Jimmy Castro as Iván^[3]
• Tai Fati as Domi^[2]
• Ana Belén as Margarita^[3]
• Lourdes Hernández as Patricia^[2]
• Ingrid García-Jonsson as Candela^[2]
• Ane Gabarain^[4]
• Elena Irureta^[4]

Production

An adaptation of the 2020 novel Un cuento perfecto [es] by Elísabet Benavent, the series was written by Marina Pérez and directed by Chloé Wallace.^[4] It was produced by Plano a Plano for Netflix.^[1] Shooting locations included Greece and Madrid.^[4]

Release

The five-episode miniseries was released on Netflix on 28 July 2023.^[4]

Reception

Joel Keller of Decider.com gave the series a positive review, deeming it to be "a light romantic story with two charming leads, which is what makes it very watchable".^[2]

Pere Solà Gimferrer of La Vanguardia assessed that the series "shows an absolute lack of respect for the romantic comedy [genre]".^[5]