Merlí (2015)

After his ex-wife moves to Rome, Merlí finds himself solo-parenting and working as a substitute philosophy teacher at his son Bruno’s schoo…

Merlí encourages his class to participate in the literary contest by cheating, uses Plato to help Ivan, a student with agoraphobia, and tak…

After Merlí gives Gerard girl advice, his interest in Gerard’s mother, Gina, grows when he sees that she’s a fellow straight-talker. He als…

After Bruno invites Pol over to study, he lets his feelings slip and complicates their friendship. When they get perfect test scores, they’…

In the spirit of Socrates, Merlí tells his students they must question the values imposed on them by their parents, which angers Joan’s str…

Berta’s home life is revealed, which explains her need for sympathy and attention. Merlí and Gina have a bad fight after she finds out abou…

Bruno’s fraught relationship with Pol causes resentment towards his father but the two end up having a warm heart-to-heart for the first ti…

After a student catches Merlí and Gina kissing, she wants to keep it from Gerard but he’s turned off by the secrecy. A viral video of Monic…

The students throw Pol a birthday party, which leads to many revelations. Bruno and Pol grow closer than ever, Gerard learns about his moth…

Merlí tells Joan’s parents about the alcohol incident, which infuriates Joan but ultimately drives him out of his home and to Merlí. Feelin…

Merlí helps Berta and Pol find direction, encouraging the latter to work with Ivan. Bruno continues to make fun of Santi the Spanish teache…

Merlí encourages the students to boycott the school’s food collection campaign to protest corruption, prompting the principal to take it up…

The unexpected death devastates the students, especially Bruno. To help them pay respects, Merlí breaks the rules once again and is on the…