Netflix’s 10-Episode Legal Drama Is Already One of 2026’s Best Weekend Binges

Published Aug 9, 2026, 6:49 PM EDT Giovana Gelhoren is a High-Trending Topics Writer at Collider, covering the most-talked-about stars, movies, and TV shows. Before joining Collider, she was a Digital News Writer at People Magazine and served as Associate Editor at SheKnows, where she honed her expertise in celebrity coverage and entertainment journalism. A proud Latina from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Giovana graduated from Northwestern University with a degree in Journalism and International Studies. She has interviewed countless celebrities, including Anne Hathaway, Halle Berry, Pamela Anderson, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Brenda Song, and is known for her encyclopedic knowledge of film, TV, and pop culture. Over the years, a number of TV shows have gripped viewers while telling stories of legal cases and procedures. From shows like Better Call Saul, Suits, The Good Wife, and The Lincoln Lawyer, legal TV shows are a powerful subgenre on the small screen, and it just keeps expanding. In 2025, Spain's streaming platform Atresplayer added one series to the mix that delivers intriguing, unexpected legal cases while focusing on the main character's emotional journey, all while giving a poignant commentary on mental health. First premiered on March 23, 2025, Losing Judgment, or Perdiendo el Juicio in Spanish, is a new Spanish TV show that gripped audiences and is already renewed for a second season. With an interesting emotional arc and a series of legal cases that draws viewers in, the series, which dropped on Netflix in many regions on June 12, 2026, is the perfect weekend binge. What Is 'Losing Judgment' About? Losing Judgment tells the story of Amanda Torres (Elena Rivera), a talented and successful lawyer in Madrid, Spain, whose career collapses after she has an obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) episode during an important trial. After being dragged away from the courtroom, Amanda's world turns upside down, and she takes nearly a year off to readjust to her mental disorder and find a new normal. By the time the series picks up, she's hoping to resume practicing law while managing her disorder and turbulent love life, when she realizes that no one is interested in hiring her. That's when she gets the opportunity to work for a small, less buttoned-up law firm far removed from the high-society circles she was used to (think the opposite of Pearson Hardman in Suits). With the help of her new boss, Gabriel (Manu Baqueiro), Amanda attempts to reclaim her career while getting used to the kooky and colorful characters in the new office. Concurrently, Amanda's return to law becomes crucial when her sister, Daniela (Carol Rovira), gets suddenly accused of murdering her fiancé. So, as episodic cases fill up most of Amanda's time in her unconventional new office, all while the show refuses to shy away from the realities of her disorder, the series also dives into her sister's case, and it becomes increasingly prominent toward the end. 'Losing Judgment' Is About Much More Than Its Legal Cases While Losing Judgment is, by definition, a legal drama, the series' unique point of view makes it much more than that. After all, while the individual cases are interesting and help her get her footing, viewers get drawn to the series because of Amanda herself, and the journey she's embarking upon to rebuild her career while living with a sometimes all-encompassing disorder. By doing so, the series sets itself apart from other legal dramas by putting its central character first and foremost, and seeing how she reacts, responds and hopefully thrives in the new reality around her. Plus, by having her sister's case as a central through line in the series' 10 episodes, the show creates an intriguing subplot that develops in each episode, and allows for suspense to build. And, by highlighting Amanda's relationship with her sister, the main character's life is once again explored in a whole new way. Per ScreenRant, the positive reception from viewers on Netflix was almost immediate. Losing Judgment reached Netflix’s global top 10 list for non-English series in 19 countries following its premiere. With all that said, while legal dramas aren't exactly far and few in between on TV, Losing Judgment is a unique and entertaining addition to the genre. In 10 episodes, the series strikes the balance between being a legal drama, a family mystery, and an emotionally driven character story that doesn't shy away from highlighting the struggles and injustices surrounding mental health. Plus, with Season 2 of the series already confirmed and underway, there's no better time than now to tune in and see how Amanda's second chance at law pans out.