What are the series that can be seen in Mar del Plata Series
Argentina will be present with two proposals and one of them will be “Yiya” Flow’s new original series in co-production with Kuarzo and Idealismo Contents. Directed by Mariano Hueter and written by Marcos Carnevale, which tells the story of Yiya Murano, the first serial killer in Argentine history. This captivating series about scams and poisonings in the 70s, features in its cast Cristina Banegas, Julieta Zylberberg, Pablo Rago, Diego Cremonesi, Mónica Antonópulos, Cecilia Dopazo and Carlos Portaluppiamong many others.
The other is “Daughter of Fire, Revenge of the Bastard.”the new Disney+ drama series, starring Eugenia “China” Suárezwhich will be released soon on the streaming service. Set in Argentine Patagonia, it follows a woman marked by her past who seeks revenge. The main cast of the series is completed with Diego Cremonesi, Joaquín Ferreira, Carlos Belloso, Eleonora Wexler, Pedro Fontaine, Rallen Montenegro and Jerónimo Bosia.
In history, a company has developed androids and is in the final phase of “anbis” studies, which consists of analyzing the reactions of human beings when living with them. This is how Alex (José María Yazpik) arrives in a remote town in Chiapas along with María (Astrid Bergés), an android created by his deceased wife Sara (Karla Souza), following the instructions of Frank (Andrés Parra), his direct boss. The cast is completed with Ilse Salas, Natasha Dupeyron and Natalia Solián.
3 representatives will arrive from Spaintwo of them with the participation of Leticia Dolerawho is the creator, director and co-star of “Pubertat”a series that has just premiered on HBO Max in the peninsula and that tells how the harmony of a community is broken when a complaint of sexual assault explodes on social networks and points to three teenagers as responsible, dividing families, who are forced to face not only the truth, but their own limits and responsibilities.
Dolera, who will arrive in Mar del Plata to present both series, is also one of the members of the cast of “Silence”, a proposal about vampires suffering from AIDS told with a lot of humor that Eduardo Casanova has created and directed, who will also be in the game. The series, which was seen for the first time at the Locarno Festival, also includes Ana Polvorosa, Omar Ayuso, María León and the rising Lucía Diez in its cast.
Finally, the actor Javier Cámara winner of two Goya Awards, and Diego San José, creator of multi-award-winning series as recognized as “Celeste” or the “Vota Juan” saga, will arrive in Mar del Plata to present “Jakarta” new original series from Movistar Plus+, co-produced by 100 Balas (The Mediapro Studio) and Buendía Estudios Canarias. In “Jakarta”, Javier Cámara plays Joserra, a disgraced former Olympic badminton player, who believes he has found the solution to all his problems when he meets Mar, a young 15-year-old player who has as many problems as he does. Diego San José heads the series’ script team, along with Daniel Castro and Fernando Delgado-Hierro. The latter is also responsible for directing some of the episodes of the series, along with Elena Trapé and Javier Cámara, who has already been behind the camera in series such as “Rapa” and “Vota Juan.”
The United States will be present with two proposals equally impressive. The first is the second season of Taylor Sheridan’s hit series, “Landman” premiering Sunday, November 16, 2025 on Paramount+. Co-created by Taylor Sheridan and Christian Wallace, “Landman” stars Oscar winner Billy Bob Thornton, Oscar nominee Demi Moore, Oscar nominee Andy Garcia, Oscar nominee Sam Elliott and Ali Larter.
“Landman” is a sweeping exploration of power, ambition and consequence in the modern American West. Set in the West Texas oil boom, the series delves into the high-stakes world of blue-collar workers, oil rights professionals and billionaires whose fortunes rise and fall with every barrel and deal. The series is the number one original production on Paramount+ across the entire platform.
The other title, “All Her Fault” stars Golden Globe and Emmy winner Sarah Snook, alongside Jake Lacy, Dakota Fanning, Michael Peña, Sophia Lillis, Abby Elliott, Daniel Monks, Jay Ellis, Thomas Cocquerel, Duke McCloud and Kartiah Vergara.
This suburban thriller follows Marissa Irvine (Snook), who arrives to pick up her young son Milo after his first playdate, but the woman who answers the door is not a mother she recognizes. He doesn’t have Milo and has never heard of him. As every parent’s worst nightmare begins to unfold, new questions arise that lead to dark secrets, revealing cracks in the Irvines’ seemingly perfect world, until everything is torn apart.
The series is produced by Carnival Films, which is part of Universal International Studios, a division of Universal Studio Group. Megan Gallagher is the writer, creator and executive producer, alongside executive producers Nigel Marchant, Gareth Neame and Joanna Strevens for Carnival Films, Sarah Snook, Minkie Spiro (director of episodes 101-104), Christine Sacani and Jennifer Gabler Rawlings. The series was adapted from the successful novel of the same name by Andrea Mara, who also participates as an associate producer.
The Mar del Plata Series programming is completed with two Scandinavian proposalsthe first is “The Danish Woman” a funny comedy in which a former member of the Danish secret services (the winner of the Silver Bear for Best Actress at the Berlin Festival for “The Commune” Tryne Dyrholm) starts a new life in Iceland after her retirement, but when problems begin to arise in the building in Reykjavík where she has moved, she decides to use old methods to solve them.
The second is “A Sami Wedding” a Norwegian series created by Ase Kathrin Vuolab that could be seen at the recent Toronto Festival. Set in the Sami culture, the story follows the steps of Garen (Sarah Margrethe Oskal), a lower-class woman who believes she has found her lucky break in the imminent marriage of her son to a girl from a wealthy family, for which she sets out to organize a perfect wedding, although logically there will be no shortage of inconveniences.
“The Rocky Horror Picture Show” will have its space at the Mar del Plata Film Festival
For your part Mar del Plata Classicsanother of the new sections of the festival, will celebrate 50 years of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show”, the film that has the record of being the one that has remained in theaters the longest in the history of cinema, since it continues to be shown regularly in the United States since its premiere on September 26, 1975.
The screenings in Mar del Plata in a remastered copy of the musical directed by Jim Sharmanstarring Tim Curryand with a then unknown Susan Sarandon As part of the cast, they include an invitation to attendees to dress up as the characters, and then sing their catchy songs in the room.
The celebration of the film, which Disney will show in Argentine cinemas after passing through the festival, includes the preview of the documentary “Sane Inside Insanity: The Phenomenon of Rocky Horror” by Andreas Zerr, which explores how the film adaptation of a work from the British underground ended up becoming an unrepeatable phenomenon.
The complete festival program will be announced in the traditional presentation at the Gaumont Cinema, which will take place on October 21 at 5:30 p.m.
Source: Ambito
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