Netflix Announces the Production of 'My Sad Dead' ('Mis muertos tristes')

The miniseries directed by Pablo Larraín, based on the tales of Mariana Enriquez, begins filming at the end of June.

Netflix announced the production of My Sad Dead (Mis muertos tristes), a miniseries of four horror drama episodes produced by Fabula where, as Mariana Enriquez suggests, the true terror is not the supernatural itself, but the horrors that society hides.

The series is based on the tale My Sad Dead from the award-winning Argentine author Mariana Enriquez, borrowing from passages and characters from her other works: Julie, A Sunny Place for Shady People and Back When We Talked to the Dead.

Mariana Enriquez, Guillermo Calderón, Anastasia Ayazi and Pablo Larraín adapted the tales.

Filming will start at the end of June.

It will be filmed in Buenos Aires (exteriors and locations) and Santiago, Chile (interiors).

Synopsis: Ema, a 60-year-old doctor, can see and hear the dead. She calls them "presences" and has lived her entire life avoiding letting this gift connect her with the suffering of others. But when her niece Julie - a disturbed young woman who can also communicate with the dead, but in a much more intense and sexual manner - arrives at her house, Ema is forced to get involved. What begins as a family reunion turns into a disturbing chain of events that alters the balance between the world of the living and the dead, infecting an entire neighborhood with voices from beyond. As the borders between life, death, and desire blur, Ema will have to confront her past, her daughter, and the ghosts she never let go.

Starring Mercedes Morán, Dolores Fonzi and Alejandra Flechner. Also in the cast: Carlos Portaluppi, Germán de Silva, Chilean actress Luz Jiménez and the presentation of Carolina Sánchez Álvarez.

Pablo Larraín: "Mariana's writing is particularly visual, always brilliant, and always dangerous. It's a casual, domestic horror that inspires and will inspire many film and television adaptations. I'm grateful to Netflix for the opportunity to work with this team of people I admire and who will undoubtedly do everything possible to make the best miniseries possible".

Mariana Enriquez: "I am very happy that Pablo Larraín and Fabula are giving me the honor of adapting my stories into a single miniseries. I personally enjoy adaptations; I think they are readings, and I also have high expectations for this reading of My Sad Dead. The entire process was very calm and respectful, and the fact that it's being released on a platform with the reach that Netflix has is ​​breathtaking, along with the satisfaction of producing locally in Latin America".

Francisco Ramos, Vice President of Netflix Latin American Content: "Our growing commitment to the best Argentine stories takes on added meaning with the addition of one of Latin America's most important directors behind this new project. Working with Pablo Larraín to bring Mariana Enriquez's stories to the screen seemed like a natural fit."

Production: Juan de Dios, Pablo Larraín and Ángela Poblete

Executive production: Álvaro Cabello and Cristián Donoso

Some of the heads of department:

Cinematography: Sergio Armstrong

Production design: Rodrigo Bazaes

Assistant director: Waldo Salgado

Production director: Alejandro Wise

About Fabula:

Founded in 2003 by brothers Pablo Larrain (director/productor) and Juan de Dios Larrain (productor), Fabula is an audiovisual production company with presence in Chile, Mexico and the United States, dedicated to the development and production of film, television, documentary, advertising and production services for national and international projects.

With over 20 years of experience, Fabula has established itself as a benchmark in the international audiovisual industry. With a growing global reach, its catalog includes more than 46 feature films, 13 series (five of which have second seasons), such as "42 Days of Darkness" and "Baby Bandito," and 900 advertising pieces. It stands out for its diversity of formats, its narrative quality, and its commitment to stories of cultural impact. Its content has been recognized numerous times, accumulating a large number of awards and nominations, including: "No" (2012), nominated for the Oscar for "Best International Feature Film"; "The Club" (2015), winner of the Silver Bear in Berlin; and "A Fantastic Woman" (2017), which received the Oscar for "Best International Feature Film"; a double nomination for the 2024 Academy Awards with "El Conde" for "Best Cinematography" and "The Eternal Memory" for "Best Documentary Feature", as well as the outstanding recognitions received at the Venice, Berlin, Sundance, Goya, and Platinum Awards film festivals, among others.

Among her most recent works are: "María" (directed by Pablo Larraín), presented at the 81st edition of the Venice International Film Festival and nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography; "The Mother and the Bear" and "The Luckiest Man in America," screened at the Toronto International Film Festival; "In her place", presented at the San Sebastián Film Festival and nominated for the Goya Awards for Best Ibero-American Film; "Midnight Family", a series released on Apple TV; and "The Wave", directed by Sebastián Lelio, which debuted at the Cannes International Film Festival.