Overview

• Netflix's adaptation of 'El Eternauta,' starring Ricardo Darín, premieres April 30, 2025, and focuses on the first book of the original saga.
• The series modernizes the 1963 setting to the present day, introduces new characters, and portrays protagonist Juan Salvo as separated from his wife.
• Héctor Germán Oesterheld, the comic's creator, was kidnapped by Argentina’s military dictatorship in 1977 due to his political beliefs and is presumed to have died in 1978.
• Over six decades, numerous attempts to adapt the comic failed due to funding and rights issues, with directors like Lucrecia Martel and Pino Solanas involved in unrealized projects.
• 'El Eternauta,' widely regarded as one of the greatest comics ever, is celebrated for its political themes and enduring influence on Argentine culture.