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Netflix Fetes Ricardo Darín Starrer ‘The Eternaut’ Ahead of Global Release
The streamer, pouring into its Argentine Market, bets on regional IP to satiate growing interest.
A modern sci-fi thriller based on the seminal Argentine graphic novel of the same name — penned by Héctor Germán Oesterheld, illustrated by Francisco Solano López and first published as a serialized comic strip that ran from 1957-1959 — the series explores the aftermath of a deadly snowfall, tracking its survivors attempts to salvage their collective fate. The country is no stranger to savvy homegrown IP, from the independent cinema scene to several Netflix originals that have enjoyed ravenous buzz upon their debuts on the streamer, most notably director Gabriel Medina’s (“The Paranoids) raucous romantic comedy “Envious” (“Envidiosa”) and the Harlan Coben adaptation “Caught” (“Atrapados”), directed by Miguel Cohan (“Blood Will Tell) and Hernán Goldfrid (“The Bronze Garden”). The protagonists play Ibero-Latin card game Truco instead of poker, national rock bands rift over airwaves to bolster the mood, touches that will certainly translate to broader audiences, yet give the series a distinct, unmistakable local flair.
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