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HBO Max Launches Colisión, Its First Spanish‑Language Telenovela

The 39‑episode series retools melodrama into a mother‑daughter power story focused on mental health, using staggered weekly episode blocks to adapt the telenovela for streaming.

Overview

  • HBO Max will premiere Colisión on September 7 with episodes 1–4 available at launch and then release five-episode blocks each Monday through a final rollout on October 26.
  • The series stars Macarena Achaga and Margarita Rosa de Francisco as a daughter and mother who clash over control of a family empire, with both actresses describing an intense, conflictive relationship on screen.
  • Colisión reframes traditional telenovela tropes by avoiding idealized family portraiture and integrating contemporary issues such as grief, panic attacks and broader mental‑health themes into the power struggle.
  • The production uses three directors and a high‑end, large-scale shoot—creators cite more than 150 actors and 165 locations—to position the show as a premium, director-driven take on the genre and several cast members praised its female-centered focus.
  • The project is part of a wider streaming trend of adapting regional formats for global audiences and may signal higher production standards and new release strategies for Spanish‑language melodrama on platforms.