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Netflix release of Pablo Larraín horror series

Overview

Netflix is preparing for the September 24 release of ‘My Sad Dead’ (also titled ‘Mi triste muerto’ or ‘Mis muertos tristes’), a four-part psychological horror miniseries directed by Pablo Larraín. Based on the stories of Argentine author Mariana Enriquez, the series stars Mercedes Morán as Ema, a retired doctor who can communicate with the deceased.

The plot is driven by the death of Ema’s mother and the murder of three teenagers in the Piedrabuena neighborhood, creating a phenomenon that affects the local water supply and blurs the boundary between the living and the dead. The narrative tension escalates when the arrival of Ema’s niece, Julie (played by Dolores Fonzi), causes her individual connection to the deceased to expand into a collective experience affecting the entire community. The adaptation draws from several of Enríquez’s works, including ‘Julie’, ‘Cuando hablábamos con los muertos’, and ‘Un lugar soleado para gente sombría’.

Author Stephen King has expressed interest in the project on social media, calling the premise of a person communicating with the dead via a city’s water system a ‘great idea’ and describing the concept as ‘genial’.

In a recent presentation at the San Sebastián International Film Festival, where the production is competing for the Golden Shell, actress Dolores Fonzi used the platform to criticize the current state of cultural funding in Argentina under the government of Javier Milei. Fonzi described the situation as ‘pessimistic’, noting that the weakening of the National Institute of Cinema and Audiovisual Arts (INCAA) has made international co-productions and industry connections increasingly difficult.

Entities

Mariana Enríquez · Netflix · Pablo Larraín · Stephen King · Mercedes Morán

Timeline

  1. 2 days ago

    [CULTURE] 11 sources
    Pablo Larraín’s ‘Mis muertos tristes’ debuts at San Sebastián Film Festival

    Director Pablo Larraín’s new Netflix series ‘Mis muertos tristes’, based on Mariana Enríquez’s stories, debuted at San Sebastián amid praise from Stephen King and criticism from actress Dolores Fonzi regarding.

  2. 4 days ago

    [CULTURE] 12 sources
    Pablo Larraín’s ‘Mis muertos tristes’ to premiere on Netflix

    Director Pablo Larraín’s new Netflix miniseries ‘Mis muertos tristes,’ based on Mariana Enriquez’s stories, premieres September 24 following praise from Stephen King.

  3. 14 days ago

    [CULTURE] 3 sources
    Netflix releases trailer for Pablo Larraín horror series ‘My Sad Dead’

    Netflix released the trailer for Pablo Larraín’s ‘My Sad Dead’, a psychological horror miniseries based on Mariana Enriquez’s stories, set to premiere on September 24.

Sources

0223.com.ar · actualidadliteratura.com · adslzone.net · berria.eus · c7nema.net · deadline.com · diarioanticipos.com · diariopanorama.com · eldiario.es · elintransigente.com · es.rollingstone.com · esquirelat.com · exitoina.perfil.com · indiehoy.com · mejorinformado.com · mendozatoday.com.ar · mundocine.es · noticiasargentinas.com · opera.org.au · pagina12web.com.ar · perfil.com · que.es · sobremesadenoticias.com.ar · variety.com · zeta.com.pa

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