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The Guardian
10-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Nine Queens review – Fabian Bielinsky's brilliant grifter classic offers masterclass in double dealing
Twenty-five years ago, Argentinian director Fabián Bielinsky gave us this grifter satire classic, a deliciously cynical tale of swindling and double-cross. It is confidence trickery perpetrated on the victim in parallel to narrative trickery perpetrated on the audience, who are invited to assume that however hard the fictional characters on screen are falling, the rug under their own feet is perfectly secure. Four years later, Hollywood paid this excellent film the traditional compliment of a well-meaning but inferior (and now forgotten) remake, pedantically renamed Criminal, starring John C Reilly and Diego Luna. Now restored and rereleased, the original looks sharper than ever: a drama of squalid fraud which is a tale of human greed, but also a specific, prophetic jab at Argentina's financial shady dealers in a deregulated banking system that crashed soon after the film came out. Ricardo Darín made an international name for himself in one of the tough-guy everyman roles that was to become his brand. He plays Marcos, a hard-bitten conman browsing in a convenience store one evening, and amused to notice fresh-faced wannabe trickster Juan (Gastón Pauls) incompetently trying to pull off a petty scam whereby the cashier is bamboozled into giving him too much change. (It's a cheap trick to compare with that of Tatum O'Neal in Peter Bogdanovich's Paper Moon or John Cusack in Stephen Frears' The Grifters.) Marcos saves the hapless young chump from the authorities by frogmarching him out pretending to be a cop and offers to make him his partner in a few deals he's trying to pull off; Juan agrees, having perhaps rashly told Marcos he has saved $50,000 towards a bribe he intends to pay to a judge to save his career-criminal dad from a lengthy prison sentence. Marcos has a long and elaborate tale to tell of his own dispute with siblings over a family inheritance, and then somehow they get the chance at making a staggering fortune by selling an ultra-rare set of stamps from Weimar Germany called the 'Nine Queens' to a crooked businessman with a passion for philately. Juan is saucer-eyed at the thought of so much easy money. But what's the catch? The Nine Queens could be a subtextual comment on a certain type of secret postwar expatriate in Argentina, lurking in a concealed network of hush money, resentment and shame. The story has a little of George Roy Hill's The Sting, but more of the double-dealing bad faith of David Mamet movies such as House of Games; it plays on a particular kind of hard-won cynicism that seems like the truth, but might not be. A fool and his money are soon parted, of course, and if something seems too good to be true, then that's probably just what it is. But what if the Nine Queens and their promise of an instant jackpot are real, like the once-in-a-lifetime rare buffalo nickel in Mamet's American Buffalo? What if you passed up your one opportunity of getting rich? Is your cynicism just another kind of self-destructive fakery, an admission that, in your heart, you don't believe you deserve luck? This is an outstanding film with an amusing payoff over the final credits – and it is very sad that Bielinsky died of a heart attack just a few years after it came out, having just completed another thriller with Darín called The Aura. A potentially great career cut short. Nine Queens is in UK cinemas from 11 July, and on Blu-ray from 11 August.
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Netflix Brazil Unveils a ‘Sintonia' Spin-Off, Soccer Shows on Brazil 1970, Ronaldinho and Neymar and a Scripted Series on Brazil's Biggest Ever Radioactive Disaster
Directors Fernando Coimbra ('A Wolf at the Door') and top production houses Gullane ('Senna'), O2 Filmes ('City of God') and Boutique Filmes ('3%') feature among 10 new productions announced Monday by Netflix. The new announcements matter. Netflix does not break out client figures for individual countries. Brazil ranks, however, as its second-biggest market globally with 20.6 million paid subscribers, according to global analyst Omdia estimates. That places it ahead of the U.K. (17.7 million), Germany (17.5 million), and France (14.6 million). More from Variety 'Cocomelon' Acquired by Disney+; Netflix Deal Ends After 60% Viewership Decrease Netflix Reteams with 'Eternaut' Star Ricardo Darín on New Movie as Streamer 'Doubles Down' on Argentina 'Sirens' Creator on the Power of Lilly Pulitzer, Michaela's Bird Obsession and Turning Greek Myth Into New England Nightmare One of Brazil's biggest challenges is to export its biggest swings. Save for a rare exception like 'Senna,' Netflix Brazilian shows are not global plays. Yet some achieve global viewership via Netflix, led in 2024 by 'Desperate Lies,' Burning Betrayal,' 'Senna' (which bowed Nov. 29), 'Bionic' and 'Good Morning, Veronica' according to PlumResearch. Further breakouts this year take in 'A Tragedy Foretold: Flight 3054,' 'Sintonia,' 'Senna,' 'Burning Betrayal' and 'Stranded with My Mother in Law,' added Jonathan Broughton, at PlumResearch.. The 10 new unveils were made on the eve of Rio de Janeiro mega creativity forum Rio2C, where the U.S. SVOD leader will host a panel on the technological legacy of 'Senna' and another on the power of reality show casting, underscored by its own 'Stranded With My Mother-in-Law' Seasons 1 and 2. O2 Filmes is producing high-tech doc series 'Brazil 70 – A Saga do Tri,' about the key match plays and journeys of Brazilian soccer players – Pele, Jarzinho, Carlos Alberto – during Brazil's probably greatest FIFA World Cup triumph. 'Sintonia,' Netflix's biggest Brazilian franchise whose final Season 5 dropped in February, will receive a movie spin-off continuing Nando's story. Johnny Araújo directs again, Gullane produces once more. Scribe-helmer Coimbra and Gullane ('Noah's Ark,' 'The Second Mother') reunite after 'A Wolf at the Door' and 'Carnival is Over,' on 'Emergencia Radiactiva,' a mini-series inspired by the biggest non-nuclear-plant radioactive accident in history. Further new Netflix Brazil highlights announced Monday include biopics on soccer greats Ronaldinho and Neymar and Boutique Filmes' fiction chronicle of a crime that rocked Brazil, the Elize Matsunaga case. To date in 2025, Netflix has already released island-set reality challenge contest 'Stranded With My Mother in Law' Season 2, and three documentaries: 'Larissa: The Other Side of Anitta,' a take on the person behind the pop supernova persona; 'A Tragedy Foretold, Flight 3054,' about the deadliest aviation accident ever in South America, which ranked No. 4 among Netflix global Top 10 non-English shows over April 21-27, and 'Baila, Vini,' a take on Real Madrid soccer star Vinicius Jr.'s career and his troubled battle against racism. Crime thriller 'Os Donos do Jogo,' a 'Brotherhood' spin-off and 'Stranded With My Mother in Law' Season 3 have all wrapped production. 'Netflix continues to strengthen its investment in Brazil's audiovisual market,' it said Monday. How is that playing out? Six ways in which Netflix is pushing the envelope in Brazil, followed by a brief drill down on the newly announced productions: Expanding Netflix's Horizons In its drive for transformation of Brazil's film-TV scene, Netflix is exploring little frequented genres or shooting firsts for the streaming giant. Among unveils are its first wildlife doc in Brazil and indeed Latin America, 'Marcha das Oncas,' and Netflix's first horror movie, 'Fazenda Colonial,' made by an all female writing-directing team. Continuing to broaden its output. 'We not only aim to offer variety to a diverse audience but to encourage the development of new stories in Brazil,' Netflix Brazil head of films Higia Ikeda said Monday. A Drive into Brazilian Original Reality Shows Also unveiled, Korea-set 'Meu Namorado Coreano' joins other Netflix Brazil original reality shows, one of its fastest-building growth axes, reflecting the growing interest of Brazilian audiences in reality formats, said Elisa Chalfon, Netflix Brazil lead of non-fiction. She called Netflix's backing 'Meu Namorado Coreano'as 'very meaningful,' 'supporting the growth of the market, building specialized teams and expanding Brazilian entertainment's repertoire with originality and cultural strength.' Production Values Pushing authenticity, Netflix and Zola Filmes drafted in Peter Lee Thomas, a trainer for Halle Berry, to choreograph fight scenes on 'Fúria,' another new show, which required intense physical preparation, rehearsals and workshops. Turning on Elize Matsunaga's murder of her husband, real crime fiction suspense drama 'Uma Garota de Classe' features a faithful and detailed recreation of the apartment where the Matsunaga couple lived. Cutting-Edge Technology Marking a major leap in technology, Netflix-O2 Filmes' 'Brazil 70' yokes archival image research to VFX, reconstructing games moves and moments that weren't captured in detail in 1970 due to the limited technology of the time, exploring those in ultra-detailed shots and angles. 'We are making a significant investment in visual effects to recreate the matches and historic plays with the highest level of realism, combining on-location shoots in Brazil and Mexico with meticulous image research and digital finishing,' said Haná Vaisman, Netflix Brazil's scripted series lead. Brazilian Relevance 'Documentaries and reality shows are a direct bridge to the reality of our country and our subscribers — and Brazil has countless stories that have yet to be told,' said Chaflon. Brazilian stories can hike local audience engagement through their emotional proximity, while boosting a sense of authenticity. Netflix's aim, it said in a statement Monday, is 'to play a transformative role in Brazil's audiovisual landscape, offering globally resonant content rooted in local authenticity.' 'Brazilian content performs best when it leans into local identity, music or true stories, builds emotional resonance over spectacle and uses urban realism and cultural specificity to feel universal,' said Broughton. The Move Into Real Life Inspired Action Thrillers That authenticity takes in action thrillers, Brazil's potentially biggest next international calling card. Netflix confirmed Monday completion of filming on series 'Os Donos do Jogo,' co-created and directed by Heitor Dhalia, inspired by Rio's gaming mafia. At January's Next on Netflix, it showed new first look photos of the second season of smash hit series 'Criminal Code,' its most watched Brazilian series of second half 2023 inspired by a 2017 heist and subsequent real-life events. The series was heavily researched, creator Dhalia has said. 'Jogo' is following suit. Of Netflix's 10 new productions announced Monday, seven are inspired by real-life events or figures. Here Are the 10 New Productions Series 'Emergencia Radiactiva,' (Fernando Coimbra, Gullane) Coimbra's sharp human observation wrapped in a thriller format were major merits of 'A Wolf at the Door.' He returns to the same mix in this mini-series, relating the 1987 Goiâna radioactive accident – where scavengers unwittingly sold to neighbors 40 TBq of Caesium-137 found in a hospital radiation-therapy machine. People were curious about its glow. The miniseries frames a race against time, spotlighting the battle between physicists and doctors to save thousands of lives. 'Fúria,' (José Henrique Fonseca, Zola Filmes) Director of Netflix hit 'Bom dia, Verônica,' on Netflix over 2020-24, Fonseca returns with 'Füria,' about an amnesiac MMA fighter battling for a place in the MMA world and the rediscovery of his true identity as he's embroiled in a dangerous web of crime, ambition, and secrets that threaten his life and that of his mentor. 'Brazil 70 – A Saga do Tri,' (Naná Xavier, Rafael Dornelles, 02 Filmes) The 1970 World Cup saw Brazil's greatest team and some of its greatest goals such as Pele's nonchalant pass into space for Carlos Alberto in the final against Italy. Such moments are now rooted in a generation's collective memory, Netflix noted. Produced by O2 Filmes and directed by Pedro and Paolo Morelli, behind Series Mania title 'Raul Seixas: Let Me Sing,' 'Brazil 70 – A Saga do Tri,' recreates such highlights while chronicling the troubled personal journeys of Brazilian players. Reality Shows 'Meu Namorado Coreano,' Five Brazilian women hit a bustling Seoul to find out whether 'their relationships can withstand distance, cultural differences, and a whole new routine,' said Netflix. 'Each new production is an opportunity to innovate, test new storytelling styles, and engage directly with the audience,' commented Netflix's Chalfon. Documentaries A Ronaldinho Bio-Doc Winning near every trophy out – a World Cup, Copa América, Copa Libertadores and 2005 Ballon d'Or – and author of goals of extraordinary technique, imagination and often sheer cheek, the doc-feature will tell Ronaldinho's career story with 'humor and lightness, revealing little-known episodes and never-before-seen interviews,' according to Netflix. It is produced by Floresta ('Shark Tank Brazil,' 'Lady Night,' 'Bugados'), part of Sony Pictures Television International Productions. Untitled Neymar-Santos Doc Another Brazilian soccer doc, catching Neymar as he returns to soccer club Santos, where he first made his name, bidding to regain its former glory, having been relegated in 2023 to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B for the first time in its 111-year history. It will prove no cake walk. Improbable and Ginga Pictures produce. 'Marcha das Oncas,' Described as the journey of three jaguars in Brazil's Pantanal using advanced technology to reveal challenges faced by the species and the vital importance of its conservation. Entirely conceived, created and produced in Brazil, directed by Lawrence Wahba and co-produced by Duo2 and France's Bonne Pioche, behind 'The March of the Penguins,' a 2006 best doc feature Oscar winner. Films 'Uma Garota de Classe,' (Vellas, Boutique Filmes) Elize Matsunaga case, which saw her shoot dead and dismember her husband, heir to the Yoki food empire, already inspired a 2021 Netflix true-crime docuseries. Here it receives a fiction film makeover, billed by Netflix as 'a thriller with melodramatic touches, exploring social class, ambition, and violence in a provocative way.' Directed by Vellas, who helmed Amazon Prime's 'DOM' and two episodes of Netflix's 'Crime Code,' the series is written by acclaimed crime novelist turned screenwriter Raphael Montes whose 'Perfect Days' inspired Anonymous Content Brazil's first scripted project. 'Sintonia' Nando Spin off Launched August 2019, set in São Paulo's outer-radius slums and created by music producer KondZilla, the driving force behind Brazilian urban funk, along with producer-writer Felipe Braga and Guilherme Quintella, 'Sintonia' made waves through its mixture of KondZilla's street cred, a potent mix of Brazilian funk, drug crime and teen ambition and a universal theme of bedrock friendship between by Season 5 incarcerated drug trafficker Nando, law school graduate Rita and music impresario Doni. The movie spin-off continues Nando's story, details to be revealed at a later date. 'Fazenda Colonial,' (Marcela Mariz, Renata di Carmo) A group of friends' take a celebratory trip to an old farm, which ends in a sinister reunion with the past. Kromaki ('Birthright') and Panda Filmes ('Los Terrines') produce, Mariz ('David Mirisch, The Man Behind the Golden Stars') and Di Carmo ('Senhoras') direct. 'The work subverts the genre by incorporating elements of Brazilian social history, a smart and subversive take on social issues such as racism, told through the lens of horror,' Netflix noted Monday. Best of Variety New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week Emmy Predictions: Talk/Scripted Variety Series - The Variety Categories Are Still a Mess; Netflix, Dropout, and 'Hot Ones' Stir Up Buzz Oscars Predictions 2026: 'Sinners' Becomes Early Contender Ahead of Cannes Film Festival
Yahoo
25-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Netflix Greenlights New Argentine Films As Ricardo Darín & Juan José Campanella Movies Begin Production
EXCLUSIVE: With The Eternaut still nestled high in Netflix's viewing charts, the streamer is adding to its line-up of content from Argentina. It has greenlit two new movies, acquired another, and cameras are rolling on a previously-announced Juan José Campanella film. The two new films are Lo dejamos acá, starring Ricardo Darín and Diego Peretti; and El último gigante, with Oscar Martínez, Matías Mayer, Inés Estévez, Luis Luque, Silvia Kutika, and Yoyi Francella. Production has kicked off on both movies. More from Deadline 'The Waterfront' Trailer: Coastal Family Turns To Drugs To Save Empire in Kevin Williamson Drama Amazon's Head Of Unscripted Series Jenny Falkoff Joins Netflix Josh Hartnett To Headline Netflix's Newfoundland Limited Series; Jessica Rhoades Joins As EP It's actually a quadruple bill of Netflix Argentina production news. We can also reveal it has snagged Risa, also starring Diego Peretti, in this case alongside Joaquín Furriel, rapper Cazzu, and Elena Romero. It will be on the platform after its theatrical release. Meanwhile, shooting is underway on the previously announced Juan José Campanella movie Parque Lezama. First-look pic below. Lo dejamos acá, which roughly translates as We'll Leave It Here although the English title is TBC, follows a psychoanalyst (Darín) who loses faith in traditional methods. He starts crossing some ethical lines with his patients and it is working out fine, until a creatively blocked writer (Peretti) walks through the door. Hernán Goldfrid directs from Emanuel Diez's screenplay. Kenya Films is on production duty. Our lead picture is the first look at the film. El último gigante (The Last Giant in English), comes from Writer-Director Marcos Carnevale. The story follows Boris, a charismatic tour guide who unexpectedly reunites with his estranged father Julián. Their tense and emotional encounters explore past wounds and the possibility of forgiveness. The producers of this one are Leyenda Films & Kuarzo International Films. We've got a first look at this project, below. Shooting has also gotten underway on the previously announced movie Parque Lezama. Written and directed by Juan José Campanella and adapted from his own play of the same name, which in turn was based on American playwright Herb Gardner's I'm Not Rappaport. The film stars Luis Brandoni and Eduardo Blanco as two unlikely friends, one a lifelong Communist activist and the other someone who prefers to stay out of politics. There's been a raft of Netflix news out of Latin America of late, with the likes of Senna, 100 Years Of Solitude, and The Eternaut three of the big-ticket projects. In terms of Argentina, The Eternaut has been a hit for Netflix with a Season 2 now confirmed. Francisco Ramos, Netflix's content boss for Latin America, has led the programming charge. He spoke about its slate of films and series from Argentina in the wake of the latest production news. 'We are passionate about being part of the audiovisual creation of this incredible country, promoting its cinema both within and beyond its borders,' he said. 'We will continue offering the highest-quality entertainment to our members and showcasing the best of Argentina through its films, which are unique and globally acclaimed.' He added: 'I'm especially proud to strengthen our collaboration with Ricardo Darín, with Kenya Films, and with Juan José Campanella, with whom we are already working on two projects. We hope they find a home at Netflix.' Best of Deadline 'Poker Face' Season 2 Guest Stars: From Katie Holmes To Simon Hellberg Everything We Know About Amazon's 'Verity' Movie So Far Everything We Know About 'The Testaments,' Sequel Series To 'The Handmaid's Tale' So Far
Yahoo
25-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Netflix Reteams with ‘Eternaut' Star Ricardo Darín on New Movie as Streamer ‘Doubles Down' on Argentina
Netflix has unveiled a new film with 'The Eternaut' lead Ricardo Darín, Argentina's biggest star, and another by popular director Marcos Carnevale ('Elsa and Fred'), starring Oscar Martínez ('Official Competition'). 'Lo dejamos acá' stars Darín and Diego Paretti, another big Argentine player, in a movie about a pragmatic psychoanalyst (Darín) who begins to distrust traditional psychological methods, crossing ethical lines with his patients. Everything seems to work – until a creatively blocked writer (Peretti) enters his practice. More from Variety 'Sirens' Creator on the Power of Lilly Pulitzer, Michaela's Bird Obsession and Turning Greek Myth Into New England Nightmare Park Bo-young on Playing Twins in Netflix's 'Our Unwritten Seoul': 'It Felt Like Shooting Two Dramas at Once' 'Robert Langdon' Adaptation Set at Netflix From 'Lost' EP Carlton Cuse and Mystery Novelist Dan Brown Produced by Darín's label Kenya Films, in a pedigree creative package 'Lo dejamos acá' is helmed by Hernán Goldfrid, who directed Darín in box office hit 'Thesis of a Homicide' and co-directed 'Caught' as well as one of HBO Latin America's best series ever, 'The Bronze Garden.' It is written by Emanuel Diez, who co-wrote Juan José Campanella's 'The Envoys' and Mariano Cohn and Gastón Duprat's 'El Encargado' ('The One in Charge') and 'Nada,' co-starring Robert De Niro. Written and directed by veteran helmer Carnevale, behind box office hits such as 'Elsa and Fred' (2005) and Corazón de Leon (2013), his next, 'El Último Gigante,' turns on a charismatic tour guide who is unexpectedly reunited with estranged father Julián, who abandoned him 28 years ago. 'Through tense and emotional encounters, the two explore past wounds, resentment, and the possibility of forgiveness,' a Netflix logline runs. 'El Último Gigante' stars Martínez and Matías Mayer, along with Inés Estévez, Luis Luque, Silvia Kutika, and Yoyi Francella. It is produced by Leyenda Films and Kuarzo International Films. Both new features initiate production this month. The two new movies join the previously announced 'Parque Lezama,' from Argentinian Oscar-winner Juan José Campanella ('The Secret in Their Eyes'). Set up at his Buenos Aires label 100 Bares Producciones, it stars Luis Brandoni and Eduardo Blanco in an unlikely buddy tale of two elderly gentleman, one a lifelong communist, the other apolitical, who spend the day talking on a bench in Lezama Park in Buenos Aires, as they negotiate conflict with other park users and their own families. 'Parque Lezama' is based on Campanella's own stage play starring Brando and Blanco, a three season smash hit, broadly 'I'm Not Rappaport,' a stage play by Herb Gardner, which originally ran on Broadway over 1985-88, winning Tony Awards for best play, lighting design and actor (Judd Hirsch). Netflix has also ordered a new documentary, currently in post-production, explores the infamous case of serial killer Yiya Murano. Alejandro Hartmann directs. It is produced by Haddock Films and Vanessa Ragone — which backed 'The Photographer and the Postman: The Crime of Cabezas' and 'Carmel: Who Killed María Marta?'. Netflix's Doubling Down on Argentine Film, TV With the new films, Netflix is 'doubling down' on its commitment to Argentine storytelling, it announced Sunday. That cuts various ways. Netflix is not only ordering up originals but making acquisitions on completed movies, a financial arrangement which has flowered in recent times. Recent licensing deals take in Benjamín Avila's 'The Woman in the Line' (La Mujer de la Fila') starring Natalia Oreiro, Alberto Ammann, and Amparo Noguera; Miss Carbón, starring Lux Pascal and Paco León, directed by Agustina Macri; and in new news, 'Risa,' starring Peretti, Joaquín Furriel, and Cazzu, featuring the debut of Elena Romero, and directed by Juan Cabral. The two new movie announcements come after Argentina has scored two global No. 1 non-English-language TV series hits in the space of just over a month. Crime thriller 'Caught' ('Atrapados'), starring 'The Secret's' Soledad Villamil and an Argentine makeover of Harlan Coben's novel of the same name, topped Netflix's global charts over March 24-30. Sci-fi series 'The Eternaut: Season 1,' shot in its first week to the streamer's No. 1 global non-English show berth and remained there for two weeks running over April 28 to May 11. One of Netflix's biggest and boldest swings ever in Latin America, the large-scale series turns on hallowed national IP – an iconic Argentinian graphic novel – in line with Brazil's 'Senna' and Colombia's 'One Hundred Years of Solitude.' With some 20 projects underway, including series, documentaries and films, Netflix Content VP for Latin America, Francisco Ramos announced last August, Argentina's film-TV industry has a new white knight, at least for several dozen projects. Argentina's INCAA film-TV agency recently announced calls for submissions for second features by directors. It will also organize a Buneos Aires Ventana Sur along with Cannes Marché du Film and Uruguay's ACAU film institute, the three partners announced at Cannes. The state aid is light years away, however, from the substantial Argentinian state-sector film funding of the last two decades, which gave it the biggest production volume in features of any country in Latin America. While INCAA has pulled out, Netflix is pulling in, filling part – just part – of the breach. 'Our commitment to Argentina is unwavering. We are passionate about being part of the audiovisual creation of this incredible country, promoting its cinema both within and beyond its borders. We will continue offering the highest-quality entertainment to our members and showcasing the best of Argentina through its films, which are unique and globally acclaimed,' said Ramos. He added: 'I'm especially proud to strengthen our collaboration with Ricardo Darín, with Kenya Films and with Juan José Campanella, with whom we are already working on two projects. We hope they find a home at Netflix.' Best of Variety New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week Emmy Predictions: Talk/Scripted Variety Series - The Variety Categories Are Still a Mess; Netflix, Dropout, and 'Hot Ones' Stir Up Buzz Oscars Predictions 2026: 'Sinners' Becomes Early Contender Ahead of Cannes Film Festival
Forbes
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Argentina's ‘The Eternaut' Storms To No. 1 On Netflix's Global Top 10
Ricardo Darín in a scene from Netflix's No. 1 non-English series "The Eternaut." Netflix/Marcos Ludevid Argentina's groundbreaking sci-fi series The Eternaut stormed its way to the No. 1 spot on Netflix's Global Top 10 for non-English TV. The post-apocalyptic series captivated audiences worldwide, attracting an impressive 10.8 million views. The six-episode series, starring renowned actor Ricardo Darín ( The Secret in Their Eyes, Argentina, 1985 ) as Juan Salvo, depicts the devastation in Buenos Aires, following a deadly toxic snow that kills most of the city's population and ultimately leads to the revelation of an alien invasion. The gripping story amassed 58.3 million viewing hours in the first week since its premiere on April 30. Ahead of the series debut, Darín and director Bruno Stagnaro discussed the challenges of bringing the iconic 1957 graphic novel by Héctor G. Oesterheld and Francisco Solano López to the screen. They shared how the series stays true to the comic's emphasis on solidarity and collective heroism - following ordinary people who band together against extraordinary threats - as the only way to survive. This focus on relationships and "Argentine-style" solutions - improvisation, resourcefulness, and creativity - resonates throughout the storyline. The imagery played a crucial role in immersing viewers in the haunting post-apocalyptic environment, breaking new ground for Latin American television production. The Eternaut team utilized advanced virtual production techniques to create hyper-realistic, interactive backgrounds depicting the devastated landscape, elevating the viewing experience. The show's technical achievements, blend of suspense, collective heroism, and social commentary has resonated globally, reaching No. 1 across countries in the Americas and Europe, proving that compelling storytelling transcends language.
