Tag: Netflix

Netflix’s Leonardo Padrón and José Ignacio Valenzuela, Fidelio’s Mauricio Leiva-Cock and The Immigrant’s Silvana Aguirre participated in a panel today at Content Americas speaking about the evolution of narrative models in Latin America, the role of the showrunner and the creative freedom offered by streaming platforms.

On the second day of TV Latina’s Streaming Festival, Francisco Ramos, the VP of original content for Latin America at Netflix, talked about the platform’s positioning in the region and its role in the changing ways that people consume content, regardless of language or origin.

Netflix has partnered with the Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas (AMACC) to create the COVID-19 Support Fund for the Motion Picture and Audiovisual Industry, aimed at supporting more than 1,000 workers in the sector.

Netflix has ordered the original Brazilian zombie series Reality Z, based on the British show Dead Set, created by Charlie Brooker (Black Mirror).

Undercover Law from Caracol Television has been added to Netflix's lineup.

Netflix has revealed the new original series Invisible Cities, created and directed by Brazilian director Carlos Saldanha (Ice Age, Rio, Ferdinand) and starring Brazilian actor Marco Pigossi (Caras & Bocas).

The new Spanish-­language drama series Tijuana, co­-produced by Fusion Media Group (FMG) and Netflix, is scheduled to start production next month and will air in the U.S. on Univision Network and debut globally on Netflix.

Nicky Jam: El Ganador, an authorized bio-series based on the life and career of the Latin music superstar, has been picked up by Netflix to stream globally outside of the U.S., where it will be airing on Telemundo.

RIO DE JANEIRO: RioContentMarket 2017 has confirmed that executives from channels and production and distribution companies such as Netflix, Entertainment One (eOne), ZDF Enterprises (ZDFE) and more will take part in the event this March.

MIAMI: Telemundo has landed a deal with Netflix that will see titles such as El Chema, Sin Senos Sí Hay Paraíso and Guerra de Ídolos premiere exclusively on the streaming service in Latin America, Spain and the U.S.