LOS ANGELES – Netflix, the world's leading internet
entertainment service, today announced the Story of a Crime , a new anthology
series about controversial crimes that have shaken different countries for
decades and that generated social confusion, accusations of corruption and the
search for justice.
"We are thrilled to explore new formats, invest in
international talent and partner with the best storytellers from around the
world to create content that travels and resonates globally," said Erik
Barmack, vice president of International Originals at Netflix. "Crime is a
very popular genre around the world, and we are very excited to bring this new
anthology series proposal, with an international touch, to Netflix members
everywhere," he added.
The first season of the franchise will feature the case of
Luis Donaldo Colosio, the politician and Mexican presidential candidate who was
killed in a campaign event in Tijuana in 1994. The 8-episode season will begin
production this week in Mexico City and will be available exclusively to
Netflix members worldwide in 2019.
The series is produced by Dynamo for Netflix and starring
Jorge A. Jiménez ( Narcos, Machete Kills, Hermoso silencio ), Ilse Salas (
Cantinflas, Sr. 'vila ), Alberto Guerra ( Ingobernable, The Lord of the Skies
), Gustavo S'nchez Parra ( Amores perros, Hombre en llamas ), Mart'n Altomaro (
Mita and mita, Rudo y Cursi ), Lisa Owen ( The Lord of the Skies, The Unusual
Catfish ) and Ari Brickman ( Sense8, Refunds are not accepted ), among others.
With Rodrigo Santos as the main script writer, Historia de un Crimen : Colosio
will be produced by Andrés Calder'n and Juan Uruchurtu, and directed by Hiromi
Kamata and Natalia Berist'in.
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