Overview

• Netflix hosted a Sept. 9 premiere at Cineteca Nacional in Mexico City, with co‑CEO Ted Sarandos in attendance praising the production.
• The project is Estrada’s first series, conceived in six chapters to accommodate material he says would not fit into a single film.
• Lead roles are played by Arcelia Ramírez, Paulina Gaitán and Alfonso Herrera, joined by Joaquín Cosío, Mauricio Isaac, Leticia Huijara, Enrique Arreola and Fernando Bonilla.
• Producers emphasized large-scale period staging with extensive locations, 154 actors, 5,000 extras and 120 vintage cars.
• The story draws on the Poquianchis case through a fictional lens and will stream in more than 190 countries starting Sept. 10.