Netflix adaptation of 'One Hundred Years of Solitude' by Gabriel García Márquez to premiere on 11 December
Filmmakers Laura Mora and Alex García López shot the series in Colombia, García Márquez’s home country, with the full support of the late author’s family
The first part of Netflix's highly anticipated adaptation of Gabriel García Márquez's literary classic One Hundred Years of Solitude will premiere on 11 December, reports Rolling Stone.
The adaptation, which has been in the works for years, will unfold over 16 episodes, with the second part set to debut at a later, unannounced date.
The limited series, based on García Márquez's 1967 magic-realism masterpiece, follows the Buendía family through several generations, portraying their struggles, triumphs, and the cyclical nature of their lives in the mythical town of Macondo.
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A teaser for the two-part series was previously released, starting with the novel's iconic opening line: "Many years later, facing the firing squad, Colonel Aureliano Buendía would remember that distant afternoon when his father took him to discover ice."
The visuals capture the novel's blend of memory and magic, showing Buendía's fear, the shooters, and his childhood wonder at seeing ice for the first time. The clip also offers glimpses of key moments from the book, including births, river scenes, and the mysterious scrolls that feature prominently in the plot.
Filmmakers Laura Mora and Alex García López shot the series in Colombia, García Márquez's home country, with the full support of the late author's family.
"As a filmmaker, and as a Colombian, it has been an honour and a huge challenge to work on a project as complex and that carries as much responsibility as One Hundred Years of Solitude, always striving to understand the difference between the literary and audiovisual languages and to be able to construct images that contain the beauty, poetry, and depth of a work that has impacted the entire world," Mora said in a statement.
"We've done it with love and respect for the novel, with the support of an exceptional technical and human team."
García Márquez, who passed away in 2014, had long resisted selling the film rights to the novel. It wasn't until 2019 that Netflix announced it had acquired the rights to adapt the beloved novel into a Spanish-language series.
