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Netflix Announces Untitled Argentine WWII Miniseries Starring Chino Darín

Borensztein frames the five-part project as his most demanding work after a decade of development.

Overview

  • Netflix confirmed the series with Sebastián Borensztein as author-director and Kenya Films and K&S Films producing.
  • Principal photography has started in Buenos Aires, with production scheduled to continue at multiple European locations.
  • The project is a five-episode limited series that currently has no official title or release date.
  • The official synopsis follows “El Ruso,” a tango singer with Jewish roots who is deceived into Nazi Germany and drawn into a larger mission.
  • Borensztein says Chino Darín has been preparing intensively for the role, and Netflix released first-look images from the production.