6 telenovelas Netflix is launching this year as it looks to boost slow growth in Latin America
Travis Clark
- Netflix recently detailed six upcoming telenovelas that have release dates or are in production.
- Netflix is looking to combat slowing subscriber growth in regions like Latin America.
Netflix is ramping up its output of telenovelas as it faces slowing growth in Latin America.
During the company's Q4 2021 earnings call last month, CFO Spencer Neumann cited "macroeconomic strain" from the coronavirus pandemic in markets like Latin America as a reason for why the company's growth has slowed. It gained 8.3 million subscribers in the fourth quarter, below projections.
Soon after, the company's head of content for Latin America, Roberto Stopello, highlighted upcoming Netflix novelas in a blog post, including the third season of "Who Killed Sara?"
"A Netflix novela pairs the best of series with the best of novelas — taking so much of what we love from the novelas we grew up watching, combined with the edge, pace and freedom of the streaming world," Stopello wrote.
The announcement came on the heels of a hit Colombian Netflix series, "Café con Aroma de Mujer," which has been one of the service's top shows in recent weeks since debuting in December (it's not available on Netflix in the US, where is airs on Telemundo and streams on Peacock, both owned by NBCUniversal).
The series is Netflix's fifth biggest international series of all time with 326.91 million hours viewed in its first month.
Below are six upcoming novelas Stopello detailed in his blog post, including descriptions provided by Netflix:
"Pálpito" — available April 6
Description: "In this Colombian production, Simon's wife is murdered in order to extract her heart and transplant it to Camila, the wife of a wealthy man. In search of revenge, Simon immerses himself in the dangerous world of organ trafficking. In his frantic search, destiny will make him fall in love with Camila, the woman who survived thanks to his murdered wife's heart. The ultimate climax will be reached when they both discover the truth."
"Who Killed Sara?" season three — available June 1
Description: "Just when we thought we knew who planned to have Sara killed, everything changed during the final scene of the second season when Nicandro mentions that it was not Marifer but 'us' who killed her. Who is behind the truth? Who really killed Sara?"
"Donde Hubo Fuego" — available this year
Description: "Created by José Ignacio Valenzuela 'El Chascas,' the force behind the worldwide success '¿Quién mató a Sara?,' the Mexican novela 'Donde hubo fuego' is a homage to those women and men who put their life on the line to save us. Through its stellar cast, that includes Eduardo Capetillo, Itatí Cantoral, Iván Amozurrutia, Antonio Sotillo, Polo Morín, Daniel Gama, Humberto Busto, Oka Giner, Plutarco Haza and Esmeralda Pimentel, among others, we'll be witness to what occurs on the inside and outside of a fire station."
"Rebelde" season two — available this year
Description: "The second season of 'Rebelde' will arrive this year along with the entry of Okane, a new student played by the Mexican musician, singer and producer Saak, who will set the EWS on fire."
"Madre de alquiler" — starts production this month
Description: "In 'Madre de alquiler,' a young indigenous woman (starring Shaní Lozano) surrogates her womb to a powerful family. Years later, she will discover that everything she believed about her pregnancy was a lie. In this story, produced by Argos, the protagonist will question the significance of motherhood, whilst living a romance full of contradictions in the midst of a society full of prejudice."
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