Saving the King

A story of spies, conspiracies, and pacts of silence, Saving the King, as told by witnesses and experts, exposes how the machinery of the state is keen to protect the former King of Spain, Juan Carlos I, and conceal his secrets. Featuring more than 50 first-person interviews with journalists, politicians, ex-secret agents, and a former mistress unknown to this day, the three-part docuseries provides an in-depth look at a seminal period in Spanish history. This intimate portrait of the long-reigning sovereign who ruled from 1975 to 2014 explores a multifaceted and controversial figure a monarch who, they explain, put an end to 40 years of dictatorship under Francisco Franco, but ultimately abdicated and left Spain against his own will, to save the crown.