MIAMI – OCTOBER 13, 2023 – ViX, the world’s leading Spanish-language streaming service, announced today that LA HORA MARCADA, the new version of the horror series that impacted several generations, will premiere on October 27. All nine episodes will be available exclusively on premiere day on the service’s premium plan.
Produced by Patricio Wills and Carlos Bardasano of W Studios, LA HORA MARCADA is an anthology series, composed of independent stories and a collection of characters that will confront not only supernatural creatures, fearsome monsters, mythical animals and urban legends, but above all the subtle terror that comes with the very experience of living. This ViX Original series will present a contemporary version of the classic show that was a breeding ground for filmmakers who went on to international success.
LA HORA MARCADA is considered a cult series among Spanish-speaking audiences and enjoys enormous prestige in the community of horror creators and fans. This has made it possible to sign established filmmakers and promising young Latin American horror filmmakers to breathe new life into the series. Among these creators are directors such as Gigi Saul Guerrero, Andrés Beltrán, Adrián García Bogliano, Andrés Rothschild, Issac Ezban, Laura Casabé, Lex Ortega, Michelle Garza Cervera and Roque Falabella.
For this version, the creative team began working based on some the original scripts of the 1988 series, and the result is nine episodes that capture and update the essence of the original series for the 21st century, creating a visually unique universe for each episode. Developed by Laura Wils Dávila and produced by Abe Rosenberg, this version features scripts by Latin American writers such as Abia Castillo, Freddy Chávez, Josh Candia, Luis Reséndiz, Ramiro García Bogliano and Tomás Downey.
This horror anthology features Angélica Aragón, Salvador Sánchez, Ana Layveska, Mariana Torres Ofelia Medina, Cassandra Sánchez Navarro, Dario Yazbek, Nuria Vega, Hilda Abrahamz Alejandra Ambrossi, Victoria Vieira, Gabriela Reynoso, María Evoli, Agustín Zurita, Andrés Tirado (R.I.P.), Michelle Betancourt, Miguel Pizarro, Paola Miguel, Gabriel Carbajal, Juan Pablo de Santiago, Mercedes Hernández, Boris Schoemann, Ruth Ramos, Isabella Clemesha, Mariané Cartas and Harold Torres.
ViX offers more than 75,000 hours of on-demand content and more than 100 streaming channels, all in Spanish. The app offers two levels of access, one free with ads and a premium one with a subscription, in the U.S., Mexico and most Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America, on all major mobile platforms, connected TV devices and online at vix.com.
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