Disney+ series on Cristóbal Balenciaga premieres January 19, 2024

A biographical television series about Spanish couturier Cristóbal Balenciaga will be released on Disney+ on January 19, 2024. The show dramatizes his career and personal life, starring Alberto San Juan as Balenciaga. It begins with his first Parisian haute couture collection in 1937, after successful ateliers in Madrid and San Sebastián. The series highlights his struggle to adapt his Spanish style to the Paris fashion scene dominated by Chanel, Dior, and Givenchy. Other figures like Coco Chanel (Anouk Grinberg) and Hubert de Givenchy appear, and Grace Kelly is mentioned as a client. The trailer features Édith Piaf's "Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien." The series humanizes Balenciaga while exploring the fashion system of the era.