‘Final Project’: Release Date, Plot, Cast and Everything to Know About the Mexican Teen Thriller That Turns Cyberbullying Into a Chilling Micro Series

Netflix is once again dipping into the Mexican teen drama space, and this time the story hits closer to home than most. ‘Final Project’ follows a high schooler whose search for a fresh start turns into a nightmare of online harassment, and the premise alone has already stirred conversation among fans of the genre.

Between its unusual micro episode format and a cast full of rising telenovela faces, the upcoming Mexican teen suspense drama is set to premiere worldwide on July 29, 2026. Here is everything currently known about the release, the cast, and the story driving ‘Final Project’.

‘Final Project’ Release Date

Final Project, also known in its original Spanish as Proyecto Final, is coming to Netflix on July 29, 2026. The series is listed among that day’s slate of new Netflix releases, arriving alongside several other titles hitting the platform that week.

Details surrounding the project have been unusually limited, with no confirmed information yet on who directed, wrote, or produced the series. Outlets have reached out to Netflix directly for more clarity, though the streamer has confirmed the global simultaneous release date.

What does stand out is the format itself. Unlike traditional television seasons, Final Project is structured as a micro series, with individual episodes running around ten minutes each. That is a notable departure from the hour long episodes fans of shows like ‘Elite’ might expect, though the shorter runtime does not appear to be softening the subject matter.

‘Final Project’ Cast

The series leans heavily on faces already familiar to telenovela audiences. Daniela Martínez and Tristán Maze headline the miniseries, with Martínez taking on the central role of Tamara.

Tristán Maze previously starred in Mexican dramas such as ‘Sisters, A Shared Love’, ‘Games of Love and Power’, and ‘Contrato De Corazones, Tú Y Yo’. According to reporting from his hometown press, Maze also spent time in the boyband BTW before his breakout television role came in the 2025 melodrama ‘Juegos de Amor y Poder’, where he played Adrián Ferrer.

Daniela Martínez has yet to headline a Netflix Original series and is best known for Mexican telenovelas including ‘Los Hilos Del Pasado’, ‘Sed De Venganza’, ‘My Secret’, and ‘Mrs. Garcia And Her Daughters’. Rounding out the principal cast, Isabella Tena plays Samantha, Virgilio Delgado plays Daniel, and Ian Sparrowe plays Pato. The wider ensemble also includes Pierre Louis, Giuseppe Gamba, Yankel Stevan, Erika de la Rosa, and Sophie Gómez.

‘Final Project’ Plot

At its core, the show is a cyberbullying drama dressed up as a suspense thriller. According to the official Netflix synopsis, Tamara is a goth girl tormented by a secret she swore to leave behind, and she switches schools hoping for a new beginning. That reset does not last long.

She quickly becomes the target of relentless harassment on social media. Having endured school bullying and cyberbullying for a long time, Tamara decides to stop being a victim and take control of her life, just as her classmates choose to tell her story through a documentary for school.

That documentary premise ties directly into the title, since a teacher assigns the students a final project and Tamara chooses to make hers about cyberbullying itself. At school she meets Xavi, the most popular boy around, who sets out to seduce her to win a twisted challenge, until the connection between them becomes real. What starts as a school assignment ends up dragging old secrets, hidden lies, and manipulative relationships into the light, and as the truth surfaces, Tamara discovers that confronting her past carries unexpected consequences for everyone involved.

‘Final Project’ Trailer

Netflix has already given fans a look at what to expect. Per the trailer released the previous Wednesday on Netflix, the teacher’s assignment sparks the documentary idea, and while her classmates mock her for it, Xavi confesses that he actually wants to see what she is planning to make.

The trailer leans into the show’s blend of teen romance and darker social commentary, a combination that has become something of a signature for Netflix’s Spanish language youth dramas. Given the comparisons already being drawn to ‘Elite’, expectations for how the series balances its heavier themes with soapy drama are running high.

With its unconventional micro episode structure, a story built around a documentary within the show itself, and a cast of telenovela veterans stepping into their first major streaming roles, ‘Final Project’ looks poised to become a talking point the moment it lands. Do you think Tamara’s fight to reclaim her narrative will resonate the way ‘Elite’ once did, or does the ten minute episode format feel like it might undercut the weight of the story it’s trying to tell.