One Hundred Years of Solitude | Netflix series

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At its news conference today, Netflix said it is still moving forward with this project, first announced a few years back.

Netflix to Adapt Gabriel García Márquez’s ‘One Hundred Years of Solitude’ as Series

Netflix has acquired rights to adapt Gabriel García Márquez’s masterwork “One Hundred Years of Solitude” as a new series. The project marks the first screen adaptation of the landmark novel.

Netflix will produce a Spanish-language original series based on the novel, first published in 1967. It has since sold an estimated 50 million copies worldwide and has been translated into 46 languages. The Nobel Prize-winning author died in 2014 at 87.

García Márquez’s sons Rodrigo Garcia and Gonzalo García Barcha will serve as executive producers on the series, which will be filmed mainly in Colombia. Netflix didn’t announce other details for the “One Hundred Years of Solitude” project.

“For decades our father was reluctant to sell the film rights to ‘Cien Años de Soledad’ because he believed that it could not be made under the time constraints of a feature film, or that producing it in a language other than Spanish would not do it justice,” Rodrigo Garcia said in a statement.

ut, he added, “in the current golden age of series, with the level of talented writing and directing, the cinematic quality of content, and the acceptance by worldwide audiences of programs in foreign languages, the time could not be better to bring an adaptation to the extraordinary global viewership that Netflix provides. We are excited to support Netflix and the filmmakers in this venture, and eager to see the final product.”

“One Hundred Years of Solitude” is a sprawling story about the life — and death — of the mythical town of Macondo, told through the history of seven generations of the Buendía family over the course of a century. The novel, one of the seminal works of 20th century Latin American fiction, is a classic in the magical-realism genre.

In the Netflix deal, García Márquez’s estate was repped by WME, attorney Shelley Surpin, and the Agencia Literaria Carmen Balcells.

“We are incredibly honored to be entrusted with the first filmed adaptation of ‘One Hundred Years of Solitude,’ a timeless and iconic story from Latin America that we are thrilled to share with the world,” said Francisco Ramos, Netflix’s VP of Spanish-language originals. “We know our members around the world love watching Spanish-language films and series, and we feel this will be a perfect match of project and our platform.”

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One Hundred Years of Solitude director discusses 'daunting task' of adapting the novel

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Season one of the series will kick off December 11

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whoa, this is absolutely one of my favorite books, read it at least 3-4 times. really hope they're able to do it justice

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How Colombians Crafted Netflix’s ‘One Hundred Years of Solitude’

The news that “One Hundred Years of Solitude,” Netflix’s most ambitious series in Latin America, injected more than $52 million (225 billion Colombian Pesos) into the Colombian economy is gratifying for the thousands of locals who contributed to its making. The reported amount accounts for both direct expenses and the broader ripple effects across the supply chain.

Led by Colombian powerhouse producer Dynamo (“Narcos,” “Echo 3”), the two-part Spanish-language series about the Buendía family employed some 900 mostly Colombian crew members, 150 artisans, thousands of extras and worked with more than 850 suppliers for the construction of the mythical town of Macondo from scratch. Season One of “One Hundred Years of Solitude” led to the booking of more than 100,000 hotel nights in the town of Ibagué during the filming process.

Indeed, this series adaptation of Nobel Literary Prize-winner Gabriel García Márquez’s 1967 magnum opus solidifies Colombia’s position as a premier destination for international productions, underscoring the diversity of its landscapes, exceptional talent and top-tier services.