Netflix has finally unveiled the teaser trailer of The crystal cuckoo and its official poster, confirming that the new miniseries based on the novel by Javier Castillo will disembark on the platform November 14th. With a format of six episodes, the adaptation seeks to bring to the screen the disturbing pulse conveyed by the popular literary thriller read by more than 2,5 million readers.
Release date and official trailer
The series will be added to the catalogue, as we say, on November 14th, and Netflix has accompanied the launch of the teaser trailer with an official poster - a few lines below. As for the trailer, you can appreciate that tone of tension and mystery so characteristic of the novels, in which there seem to be more questions than answers. This first look doesn't reveal much of the plot, but it does give a glimpse of the conflict that underpins the story and the feeling of threat that surrounds the protagonist.
What The Glass Cuckoo is about
Fiction follows Clara Merlo, a medical resident who survives a heart attack after a heart transplantFar from returning to normal, this second chance becomes an obsession: he needs to know who was your donor and what happened around his death.
That search leads Clara to a small town where he discovers that the heart that now beats in his chest belonged to a young man involved in a tragedy that was never resolved. The protagonist's arrival at the place triggers, of course, other events that begin to uncover a past that many seem to want to keep buried.
Cast and creative team
Clara's role falls on Catalina Sopelana, who has recently been seen in other productions on the platform. Along with her, the cast includes Alex Garcia, Itziar Ituño, Ivan Massagué, Alfons Nieto y Thomas del Estal.
As for the adaptation, it is the responsibility of Jesús Mesas Silva y Javier Andres Roig, responsible for bringing other titles by the author to the screen, while the direction is signed by Laura Alvea y Juan Miguel del Castillo. The production corresponds to Atypical Productions, which is once again betting on the spanish thriller.
The project is based on the editorial success of Javier Castillo, whose work has demonstrated a notable audiovisual appeal. The novel on which the series is based exceeds 2,5 million copies sold, an indicator of the prior interest with which this adaptation arrives.
And the platform has already turned another of the writer's works into a phenomenon: The snow girl It was among the most watched non-English speaking series on its premiere, with figures exceeding 30 billion hours views in its early days and more than 50 million in its first full week. These precedents undoubtedly fuel expectations surrounding this new thriller.
Where and when to see it
The miniseries of six episodes will be available on the streaming platform Netflix from November 14th.
There is no doubt that the adaptation of The crystal cuckoo It's aiming for a release that's set to be a new hit on the small screen. Anyone else looking forward to it?
