The haunting real-life backstory behind Netflix's epic new sci-fi series from Argentina

The most watched Argentine series in the world gave global fame to a classic of the national industry.The self-survivor of filming is now in the hands of a fanatic who will restore it in homage to his dad.

The Eternal, that comic book that is part of the Argentine cultural heart, came to Netflix in series form and is already a success.But what many do not know is that, before appearing on the screens, it had to go through a long and full of obstacles.Not technical or creative, but legal.For this story to be told again, it was first necessary to do justice.It all started decades ago, when Héctor Germán Osterheld -a writer and creator of El Eternaut…

There have been better and worse attempts, and right now The Eternaut is very popular on Netflix, which is also based on a comic book.

The haunting real-life backstory behind Netflix's epic new sci-fi series from Argentina

Netflix’s new post-apocalyptic drama The Eternaut has taken the streaming giant by storm, becoming a global smash hit just days after its release and inviting comparisons to genre-defining standouts like The Last of Us and The Walking Dead. Before it found success on screens around the world, however, The Eternaut existed in an entirely different format — as a graphic novel, one that decades ago offered readers in Argentina a story of survival a…

The series "El Eternauta" is a global success for Netflix. In this conversation, Escobar and González Lara explore the reasons for the phenomenon and comment on the risks taken in the adaptation of the legendary comic. The post No One is Saved Alone: a talk about "El Eternauta" appeared first on Letras Libres.

The series El Eternauta, based on the iconic Argentine comic book, has generated an unexpected effect: it has multiplied consultations and denunciations for possible appropriation of babies during the last Argentine dictatorship. Although fiction does not directly address State terrorism, its success has provoked a revival of collective memory and the search for missing persons. The number of people who approach with doubts about their true iden…