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Netflix Debuts 'El Cuco de Cristal,' a Six-Episode Thriller Based on Javier Castillo's Novel

Early reviews point to a stark rural study of disappearances, with a focus on gendered violence.

Overview

  • The series follows Clara Merlo, a young doctor whose heart transplant prompts a search for her donor that leads to a remote village shadowed by decades of mysteries.
  • Starring Catalina Sopelana with Álex García, Itziar Ituño and Iván Massagué, the show is written by Jesús Mesas Silva and Javier Andrés Roig and directed by Laura Alvea and Juan Miguel del Castillo.
  • The adaptation shifts the novel’s U.S. setting to northern Spain, with filming in Béjar, the Valle del Ambroz and interiors at Estudios Auriga in Hervás.
  • Netflix releases the title as a self-contained limited series of six episodes, and no renewal has been announced.
  • Author Javier Castillo advised on scripts and weighed in on casting, as coverage situates the project alongside his prior Netflix adaptations in theme and tone.