hit spanish comedy alpha male First debuted as a Netflix original on December 30, 2022. Following the success of its inaugural season, the show returned for Season 2 on February 9, 2024, establishing a consistent winter release pattern with Season 3 arriving on January 10, 2025, and Season 4 arriving on January 9, 2026. Recently, the much-awaited season 5 made its way to the platform on April 17, 2026.
In terms of viewership, the series has proven to be a consistent global hit for Netflix. Its first season spent three weeks in the global top 10, achieving 44.9 million viewing hours and 8 million complete views. Season 2 remained on the chart for another three weeks, recording 30.5 million viewing hours and 5.1 million views. The momentum continued with Season 3, which accumulated 23.8 million viewing hours over two weeks in the top 10, and Season 4, which had its longest stay to date – four weeks in the global chart – while generating 24.3 million viewing hours and 6.8 million views. According to Netflix’s biennial engagement report, earlier seasons also continue to attract impressive long-term audiences, demonstrating the staying power of comedy on the platform.
Following the return of Season 5, the series has returned to the daily top 10 in 30 countries, with Spain naturally being the country where it is performing best, reaching number 1 straight. At the time of publication, the series has now spent 189 days in the top 10 of Netflix Spain.
Fernando Gil as Pedro, Gorka Otxoa as Santi, Raul Tejon as Raul in episode 40 of MACHOS ALFA S04. Ten million. Manuel Fiestas/Netflix © 2025
