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Merlí: Season 1

13 episodes Premiered Sep 14, 2015 Updated Sep 18, 2026

Merlí Season 1 continues the overarching saga across 13 episodes.

Previously on Merlí

Season 1 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of Merlí Season 1.
  • Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
  • Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
  • Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.

Season overview

Merlí Season 1 continues the overarching saga across 13 episodes.

Season 1 Episodes

Episode Guide

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S1·E1 Mytharc

The Peripatetic

Sep 14, 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 school, where his unorthodox style intrigues t

S1·E2 Mytharc

Plato

Sep 21, 2015

Merlí encourages his class to participate in the literary contest by cheating, uses Plato to help Ivan, a student with agoraphobia, and takes an interest in the mother of another.

S1·E3 Core

Machiavelli

Sep 28, 2015

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 also has a breakthrough with Ivan and steals

S1·E4 Core

Aristotle

Oct 5, 2015

After Bruno invites Pol over to study, he lets his feelings slip and complicates their friendship. When they get perfect test scores, they’re accused of cheating and Merlí is also

S1·E5 Core

Socrates

Oct 12, 2015

In the spirit of Socrates, Merlí tells his students they must question the values imposed on them by their parents, which angers Joan’s strict father. He takes Ivan outside his com

S1·E6 Core

Schopenhauer

Oct 19, 2015

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 about his relationship with Laia. Merlí keeps

S1·E7 Core

Foucault

Oct 26, 2015

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 time. When Pol loses a loved one, Bruno rea

S1·E8 Core

Guy Debord

Nov 2, 2015

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 Monica inspires Gerard to take a brave stand i

S1·E9 Core

Epicurus

Nov 9, 2015

The students throw Pol a birthday party, which leads to many revelations. Bruno and Pol grow closer than ever, Gerard learns about his mother and Merlí, and Joan ends up in the hos

S1·E10 Core

The Skeptics

Nov 16, 2015

Merlí tells Joan’s parents about the alcohol incident, which infuriates Joan but ultimately drives him out of his home and to Merlí. Feeling hopeful, Bruno approaches Pol but is re

S1·E11 Core

The Sophists

Nov 23, 2015

Merlí helps Berta and Pol find direction, encouraging the latter to work with Ivan. Bruno continues to make fun of Santi the Spanish teacher until he gets kicked out of class. A ne

S1·E12 Mytharc

Hume

Nov 30, 2015

Merlí encourages the students to boycott the school’s food collection campaign to protest corruption, prompting the principal to take it up with the review board. After Merlí confr

S1·E13 Mytharc

Nietzsche

Dec 7, 2015

The unexpected death devastates the students, especially Bruno. To help them pay respects, Merlí breaks the rules once again and is on the verge of losing his job. His students mak