42/11

The first episode has just wrapped

Chronology

In the timeless town of Macondo, seven generations of the Buendía family navigate love, oblivion, and the inevitability of their past and their destiny. This is Netflix’s most expensive Latin American project yet, with Colombian groups and indigenous communities building the props and sets for the series.

This could have been really scary, but it wasn’t

It’s always a challenge to translate inner thoughts and fears and doubts and inner reactions to things like visions! The dubbing is pretty good in English, but I switched to Spanish with English subtitles and it was more comfortable.

I’ve read the book three times in my life and it’s fine

I’m glad they take their time at the table because it’s important to set the scene, and even so it feels a bit rushed, but with sixteen episodes I can live with that. No expense was spared with the locations and sets, and that helps create the atmosphere.

No censorship please!

We’re looking forward to the questionable ethnic stuff! No need to waste time endlessly scrolling — here’s the entire lineup of new movies and TV shows streaming on Netflix this month.