Prime Video premieres eight-episode adaptation of 'The House of the Spirits'

9 articles · Updated · CNET · Apr 28

The series launches with three episodes on April 29, starring Alfonso Herrera, Nicole Wallace, and Dolores Fonzi, with new episodes released weekly until June 3.
This Spanish-language adaptation, executive produced by Isabel Allende and Eva Longoria, is filmed in Chile and offers a more authentic interpretation of the novel than the 1993 film.
The story spans three generations of the Trueba family in a fictionalized Chile, exploring themes of class, politics, and the supernatural, and marks the first Spanish-language screen version of Allende's classic.

Can this authentic remake finally erase the failure of the 1993 Hollywood film?

Will Chile's most expensive series become Amazon Prime Video's next global hit?

Why does Isabel Allende call this series what her story 'always should have been'?

Is authentic casting the key to finally capturing this iconic novel's soul?

How does this tale of magical realism and political upheaval resonate in today's world?