What is Merlí about?
He’s surly, unorthodox, unapologetically blunt, and he’s about to change your life. Meet the new philosophy teacher, Merlí, who will help his students view the world in a whole new light, both in and out of the classroom.
Merlí (2015)
An unorthodox philosophy teacher helps students navigate life with earnest, witty, and heartwarming lessons.
Intimate, with dry wit. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Not on a US subscription service as of Oct 30, 2026.
Merlí parents guide
It stays inside its TV-MA, with moderate sex and nudity, and some violence.
- Scare
- Not scary
- Jump scares
- None noted
- Gore
- No gore
- Violence
- Some violence
- Some fighting or peril.
- Sex and nudity
- Moderate
- Moderate means a sex scene or nudity on screen, even brief, or sexual violence that is described or implied but never shown.
- Language
- Moderate
- Some strong profanity, a few f-words.
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Cast and crew
Created byHéctor Lozano
StarringFrancesc Orella, Carlos Cuevas, David Solans, Elisabet Casanovas, Adrian Grösser, Marcos Franz
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