Netflix has always been an open book to its audience, but if you assume the giant can be schooled in the streaming game, think again. Amidst the monthly heartbreak of streaming removals, the OTT platform has stepped up with an Argentinian sci-fi adaptation, The Eternaut, which has become the center of attention of every streaming talk. While its streaming feast has always been a never-ending scoop of delight, what exactly is the deal with The Eternaut on Netflix?

For those paddling the same boat of curiosity about The Eternaut, here is everything you need to know about the Netflix project.

The Eternaut is Bruno Stagnaro’s six-episode live-action adaptation of Héctor Germán Oesterheld and Francisco Solano López’s Eisner Award-winning graphic novel. The comics were published in installments from 1957 to 1959 and combined into one volume in 2015. In The Eternaut, a surreal and ominous snowfall blankets Buenos Aires, which has only seen snowfall “three times in its recorded history.” It unleashes a mysterious, life-threatening force that annihilates millions with a fleeting touch (via Tudum by Netflix).

Amidst the devastation, Juan Salvo emerges as a determined survivor, driven to unravel the truth behind the lethal phenomenon and fight against its unseen horrors. Stagnaro, the creator and director of The Eternaut, said, “[The Eternaut] was one of the first things I read in full in my life, when I was 10 years old.” Thus, his approach to the novel’s adaptation, which holds incredible cultural significance in Argentina, would be “faithful to that child reader who came across the story for the first time.” 

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While Netflix already boasts quite a few sci-fi hits, how long would it be until the release of The Eternaut?

The streaming game has many problems, but The Eternaut on Netflix is not one of them. The graphic novel’s live-action adaptation was released on the streaming service on April 30. Director and creator Bruno Stagnaro has co-written the show with writer-actor Ariel Staltari. So, anyone who thought the train had left the station can hop on the streaming engine. A trailer of The Eternaut is also available.

The Eternaut takes place in Buenos Aires, where the show was filmed. “The city is another living character,” Stagnaro said, weighing on the process of transformation, turning the bustling metropolis into an apocalyptic backdrop. “After a devastating toxic snowfall ki--- millions, Juan Salvo and a group of survivors in Buenos Aires must resist an invisible threat from another world,” the official synopsis reads.

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That said, who else is involved in The Eternaut on Netflix?

According to Tudum, The Eternaut has an all-star cast. It includes Ricardo Darín as Juan Salvo, Carla Peterson as Elena, Salvo’s ex-wife, César Troncoso as Alfredo Favalli, Andrea Pietra as Ana, Favalli’s wife, Ariel Staltari as Omar, Marcelo Subiotto as Lucas, Claudio Martínez Bel as Polsky, Orianna Cárdenas as Inga, and Mora Fisz as Clara Salvo. Omar and Inga are original characters created for the series. 

Diego Copello, Leticia Cristi, Matias Mosteirin, and Hugo Sigman have produced The Eternaut for Netflix in co-production with K&S Films. The Eternaut’s Spanish title is El Eternauta. Gaston Girod serves as the cinematographer, Alejandro Brodersohn and Alejandro Parysow have edited the series. Though the series was originally set to be released in late 2021 or early 2022, COVID-19 complications ended up delaying the sci-fi project.

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