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Netflix adapts Gabriel García Márquez's 'One Hundred Years of Solitude' as a series

digital · 2026-04-26

Netflix is producing a 16-episode series adaptation of Gabriel García Márquez's novel 'One Hundred Years of Solitude,' premiering December 11, 2024. Directed by Alex García López and Laura Mora, the cast includes Claudio Cataño, Jerónimo Barón, Susana Morales, and Ella Becerra. The project has the support of the García Márquez family. The novel, published in 1967, won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1982 and is a landmark of magical realism, chronicling seven generations of the Buendía family in the fictional town of Macondo. The series will explore themes of love, oblivion, and destiny.

Key facts

  • Netflix is adapting 'One Hundred Years of Solitude' into a 16-episode series.
  • The series premieres on December 11, 2024.
  • Directors are Alex García López and Laura Mora.
  • Cast includes Claudio Cataño, Jerónimo Barón, Susana Morales, and Ella Becerra.
  • The project has the support of Gabriel García Márquez's family.
  • The novel was published in 1967 and won the Nobel Prize in 1982.
  • The story follows seven generations of the Buendía family in Macondo.
  • The novel is a key example of magical realism.

Entities

Artists

  • Gabriel García Márquez
  • Alex García López
  • Laura Mora
  • Claudio Cataño
  • Jerónimo Barón
  • Susana Morales
  • Ella Becerra
  • Mercedes Barcha Prado

Institutions

  • Netflix
  • Artribune

Locations

  • Macondo
  • Colombia
  • Acapulco
  • Roma
  • Italia

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