Netflix, Pablo Larraín reunite on horror miniseries ‘My Sad Dead'

Netflix and Chilean auteur Pablo Larraín are reteaming on the horror miniseries My Sad Dead (Mis Muertos Tristes) and will begin production towards the end of June.

The four-parter is based on the stories of Argentine writer Mariana Enríquez and centres on Ema, a 60-year-old doctor who has a gift for seeing and hearing the dead, although she has never allowed herself to connect with the suffering of others.

However all that changes with the arrival of her niece Julie for family reunion. The disturbed young woman can also communicate with the dead, albeit in a far more intense and sexual manner, forcing Ema to confront her past, her daughter, and the ghosts she never let go.

Mercedes Morán, Dolores Fonzi and Alejandra Flechner star.

Enriquez, Guillermo Calderón, Anastasia Ayazi, and Larraín adapted the tales, which borrow from passages and characters from the author’s other works: Julie, A Sunny Place For Shady People, and Back When We Talked To The Dead. Fabula is producing in collaboration with K&S Films, and Juan de Dios Larraín, Pablo Larraín, and Ángela Poblete serve as producers.

My Sad Dead will shoot in Buenos Aires, Argentina for exteriors and locations, and Santiago, Chile, for interiors.

Larraín most recently directed Maria and El Conde for Netflix. 

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