Netflix - Mexico - $1bn
Following an investment of $1 bn from Netflix for local productions in Mexico, the streamer unveiled the start of production on four new series, including one with Gael Garcia Bernal:
Santita
Dir. Rodrigo García (Big Love)
Starring Paulina Dávila (Bunker)
Co-star: Gael Garcia Bernal
Synopsis:
After being wheelchair-bound from a crash, María José "Santita" Cano left her love at the altar. 20 years later, his return makes her face her past choices and test the limits of her love.
Love 9 to 5 (Amor de oficina)
Dir. Carolina Rivera (Supervising Producer: Jane the Virgin)
Starring Diego Klein (Serve and Protect)
Synopsis:
The story follows two colleagues from different backgrounds who initially clash, but their competitive spirit leads to unexpected sparks and deeper feelings.
I’m Not Afraid (No tengo miedo)
Dir. Ernesto Contreras (El Chapo)
Starring Luis Alberti (Workforce)
Synopsis:
A boy in a small Southern Italian town in 1978 who discovers that his father and the rest of the townspeople have kidnapped a boy from a wealthy Northern family.
Corruptors (Los corruptores)
No director is attached
Starring Michael Brown (The Butterfly)
Synopsis:
It follows four inseparable friends who are thrown into turmoil when one of them posts a video connecting a senior politician with the murder of a famous Mexican actress.