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Netflix Announces 'The Future Is Ours,' a Dystopian Limited Series Starring Enzo Vogrincic, Emiliano Zurita, Delfina Chaves, Marleyda Soto and Marco Antonio Caponi
From left to right, the main characters of this story: Emiliano Zurita (México), Delfina Chaves (Argentina), Enzo Vogrincic (Uruguay), Marleyda Soto (Colombia) and Marco Antonio Caponi (Argentina). (Credit: Alan Roskyn | Netflix)
Based on Philip K. Dick's novel The World Jones Made, with Mateo Gil as showrunner and directed by Vicente Amorim (Senna), Jesús Braceras (Barrabrava) and Daniel Rezende (The Son of A Thousand Men)
Photo credits: Alan Roskyn | Netflix
Today, Netflix announced the production of The Future is Ours, bringing together a talented team from Latin America, both in front of and behind the camera. A dystopian proposal, based on the novel The World Jones Made, by the renowned American writer Philip K. Dick. The series will be the first audiovisual adaptation of the author's work in Spanish. With director and screenwriter Mateo Gil (Pedro Páramo, The Minions of Midas) as showrunner, the series will be directed by Brazilian directors Vicente Amorim (Senna) and Daniel Rezende (The Son of A Thousand Men), and Argentine Jesús Braceras (Barrabrava). It will be produced by K&S Films (The Eternaut) and Electric Shepherd Productions (The Man in the High Castle), the production arm of the Philip K Dick estate.
"We have approached Philip K. Dick's work with great respect and admiration, finding themes that are powerfully relevant today. Without a doubt, the challenge is immense, but we are proud to tell a story that will show Latin America as a force of resistance in the new order. It will be an unprecedented production of the highest ambition in Latin America, that will demonstrate that these types of stories can also be told from our countries, in Spanish and with exceptional quality," says Francisco Ramos, Vice President of Content for Latin America at Netflix.
"It's an honor and a privilege to collaborate with Netflix, Francisco Ramos, and this stellar creative team on the first Spanish-language adaptation of my father's work for the screen. Mateo's adaptation of the novel is inventive and bold while retaining the essence of the original. I have long believed that the rich culture and incredible talent in Latin America provide an extraordinary setting for this sort of ambitious project, and the passion expressed by the entire team is truly inspiring," says Isa Dick Hackett, Executive Producer and the author's daughter.
To carry out The Future Is Ours, some of the most renowned Latin American technicians and artists have been brought together, including: cinematographers Adrián Teijido (I'm Still Here), Luis Sansans (Narcos, Narcos México); production designer Carlos Y Jacques (Pedro Páramo); art director Julián Romera (The Eternaut); producers Micky Buye, Matías Mosteirín, Diego Copello, Emiliano Torres and Analía Castro (responsible for The Eternaut, among other Argentine productions), with Isa Dick Hackett, the author's daughter and Executive Producer. And with a team of screenwriters, led by Mateo Gil with Laura Santullo, Camila Brugés Gómez (One Hundred Years of Solitude), and Kyzza Terrazas. All of them, along with an ensemble of actors and actresses from Latin America headed by Enzo Vogrincic (Society of the Snow), Emiliano Zurita (No One Saw Us Leave), Delfina Chaves (Máxima), Marleyda Soto (One Hundred Years of Solitude), and Marco Antonio Caponi (Yosi, the Regretful Spy), among many others, will bring this story to life.
About The Future Is Ours:
Year 2047. Ecological collapse has led to the creation of FedSur, a coalition of South American countries that applies extreme measures to protect nature and counteract the prevailing hunger and violence.
A new and captivating voice then emerges on the internet, a voice much more powerful than any other because it is capable of predicting the future. Police officer Hugo Crussí discovers that behind the voice is a young preacher named Jonás Flores, but his arrest causes him to become the spiritual leader of the continent overnight.
Forecasting the fall of FedSur and victory over climate change, Jonás will make the Latin American people dream and will get many to join his reactionary revolution. Meanwhile, Crussí, pursued as a member of the resistance, will embark on a suicidal mission to end the tyrant, who will have foreseen the assassination and will be waiting for him.
Eight-episode limited series, based on the novel The World Jones Made by Philip K. Dick.
Showrunner: Mateo Gil
Directors: Vicente Amorim, Daniel Rezende, Jesús Braceras
Executive Producers: Isa Dick Hackett, Sarah Scougal, Matías Mosteirín, Diego Copello, Emiliano Torres, Micky Buye, Analía Castro
Production Company: K&S Films and Electric Shepherd Productions
Screenwriters: Mateo Gil, Laura Santullo, Camila Brugés Gómez, Kyzza Terrazas
Cast: Enzo Vogrincic, Emiliano Zurita, Delfina Chaves, Marleyda Soto, Fernán Mirás, Alfredo Castro, Antonia Zegers, Angela Rodríguez, Marco Antonio Caponi, María Gracia Omegna, Rallen Montenegro, Juan Palomino, Ilay Perales, Paloma Contreras
Director of Photography: Adrián Teijido, Luis Sansans
Production Designer: Carlos Y Jacques
Director of Photography: Adrián Teijido, Luis Sansans
Art Director: Julián Romera
Costume Designer: Patricia Conta
Music Supervisor: Roque Baños
Editor: David Gallart
About Electric Shepherd Productions
Founded in 2007 by Philip K Dick's daughter, Isa Dick Hackett, Electric Shepherd Productions was built with a mandate to expand PKD's work to new platforms and champion diverse perspectives and contemporary stories for a global audience. Hackett's feature projects include A Scanner Darkly (starring Robert Downey Jr., Keanu Reeves, Winona Ryder and Woody Harrelson) and The Adjustment Bureau, starring Matt Damon and Emily Blunt. Her television projects include The Man in the High Castle (Amazon), anthology series Electric Dreams (Sony and Amazon) and the upcoming Blade Runner 2099 with Scott Free and Alcon (Amazon).
Philip K. Dick is one of the most celebrated authors of the twentieth century, achieving a level of literary recognition rarely given to science fiction writers. He produced an extraordinary body of work - more than 150 novels and short stories - that explored the boundaries between reality and illusion, identity and control, technology and humanity. His work has been translated and licensed in 45 territories around the world including Latin America. His induction into the prestigious Library of America collection marked a milestone, making him the first science fiction writer to be canonized alongside the literary giants of American authors. Dick's imagination has inspired numerous landmark screen adaptations such as Blade Runner, Total Recall, Minority Report, A Scanner Darkly, and The Man in the High Castle.
About K&S Films
K&S Films has consolidated its international prestige with titles such as the Oscar-nominated Relatos Salvajes by Damián Szifrón, also the BAFTA winner for Best Foreign Language Film; El Clan by Pablo Trapero, winner of the Silver Lion for Best Director at the Venice Film Festival; El Ángel by Luis Ortega; Acusada by Gonzalo Tobal, both selected for the Official Competition at the Venice Film Festival; La Odisea de los Giles by Sebastián Borensztein, Official Competition at the San Sebastián Film Festival; and Belén by Dolores Fonzi, Official Competition at the San Sebastián Film Festival. Other notable productions also include Tiempo de Valientes by Damián Szifrón, Crónica de una fuga by Adrián Caetano, El Último Elvis by Armando Bo, Días de Pesca by Carlos Sorín, Séptimo by Patxi Amezcua, Cien Años de Perdón by Daniel Calparsoro, La Cordillera by Santiago Mitre, and El Pepe, una vida suprema by Emir Kusturica.
In addition, K&S Films has co-produced films such as Truman by Cesc Gay and Mientras dure la guerra by Alejandro Amenábar. K&S Films has provided production services for major international films such as The Two Popes by Fernando Meirelles, The Revenant by Alejandro González Iñárritu, Focus by John Requa, Operation Finale by Chris Weitz, On the Road by Walter Salles, and Lucky Luke by James Huth, for companies such as Netflix, Amazon, MGM, New Regency, Warner, UGC, Mk2, among others.
In recent years, K&S Films has expanded its international presence with the opening of offices in Madrid and Mexico City, reaffirming its position as one of the region's leading production companies.
In terms of series, the company has produced El Reino (Seasons 1 and 2) and División Palermo (Seasons 1 and 2), winner of the International Emmy Award for Best Comedy, both for Netflix, as well as El Fin del Amor (Seasons 1 and 2) for Amazon Prime Video. Its most recent production, The Eternaut, a series based on the science fiction classic, starring Ricardo Darín and produced for Netflix, has become a global success.
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