TelevisaUnivision Adapting Mario Vargas Llosa Novel for ViX+

TelevisaUnivision is set to adapt Nobel Prize winner Mario Vargas Llosa’s novel Captain Pantoja and the Special Service (Pantaleón y las visitadoras) as a ViX+ original series.

W Studios will produce the Spanish-language ViX+ series, which will feature a modern take on the book’s story about a captain who is chosen to participate in a secret mission for the army to create a special service of female visitors.

A new premium SVOD service, ViX+ is slated to launch in the second half of 2022. The free AVOD ViX product will launch in the U.S., Mexico and most Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America on March 31.

Rodrigo Mazón, executive VP and general manager of ViX+, said: “As we build a brand that will be a beacon for Latin cultures, we are congregating the Spanish-language creative community under one roof to elevate Hispanic storytelling and celebrate our unique and diverse stories. We are proud to work with notable writers such as Mario Vargas Llosa to continue together developing the most prolific Spanish-language streaming service.”