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Luis Estrada’s Las Muertas Premieres on Netflix as Six-Episode Limited Series

The miniseries adapts Jorge Ibargüengoitia’s novel to probe entrenched corruption through a Poquianchis‑inspired tale.

Overview

  • Netflix released the series worldwide on September 10 following a red‑carpet premiere at Mexico City’s Cineteca Nacional.
  • Ted Sarandos attended the premiere and praised both the production and Netflix’s ongoing collaboration with Mexican creators.
  • Directed and produced by Estrada in his first serialized project, the show draws from Ibargüengoitia’s 1977 novel that fictionalizes the Poquianchis case.
  • The period production spanned months of filming with more than 150 actors, thousands of extras, about 200 sets, and 120 vintage cars.
  • Arcelia Ramírez and Paulina Gaitán lead as the Baladro sisters, with Alfonso Herrera and Joaquín Cosío among the ensemble, as the series employs black humor to critique corruption and impunity.