Netflix has officially set the premiere date for its highly anticipated series adaptation of Gabriel García Márquez’s iconic novel, One Hundred Years of Solitude. The first season of the series, which follows the Buendía family and the creation of the mythical town of Macondo, will debut on December 11.
The adaptation is set to span two seasons, with the first season consisting of eight episodes. The series is co-directed by Alex García López and Laura Mora, and produced by the Colombian company Dynamo. The writing team includes José Rivera, Natalia Santa, Camila Brugés, María Camila Arias, and Albatrós González.
Filmed entirely in Colombia with the involvement of Márquez’s family, the series features an ensemble cast, including Claudio Cataño as Colonel Aureliano Buendía, Jerónimo Barón as young Aureliano Buendía, Marco González as José Arcadio Buendía, Leonardo Soto as José Arcadio’s son, Susana Morales as Úrsula Iguarán, Ella Becerra as Petronila, Carlos Suaréz as Aureliano Iguarán, Moreno Borja as Melquiades, and Santiago Vásquez as teenage Aureliano Buendía.
Netflix first announced in 2019 that it had secured the rights to adapt the novel, describing the project as one of its most ambitious undertakings in Latin America. The streaming giant praised the involvement of some of the most talented artists from Colombia and the Latin American region.
Published in 1967, One Hundred Years of Solitude is regarded as a literary masterpiece, transcending Spanish-American literature to achieve global recognition. The novel has sold over 50 million copies and has been translated into more than 40 languages.
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