Jack the Ripper Series, Transplanted to America and Starring Demián Bichir, Shooting for ViX, Larrain Brothers, Movistar Plus+ (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comAnna Marie de la Fuente The infamous serial killer Jack the Ripper has been transplanted to America in ViX Original Series “El Dentista” (“The Dentist”) (working title) with Oscar-nominated Demián Bichir (“A Better Life”) in the titular role.
Behind-the-scenes pics of the series, now shooting in Mexico, have been exclusively shared with Variety. Based on the novel by prominent Chilean scribe Julio Rojas, creator of podcast sensation “Caso 63” and a co-writer on Pablo Fendrik’s “El Refugio,” the period thriller series is produced by Oscar-winning brothers Pablo and Juan de Dios Larrain (“A Fantastic Woman,” “Jackie,” “Spencer”) and their powerhouse shingle, Fabula, along with the top Spanish pay TV/SVOD service Movistar Plus+, which will also handle international sales.
This is possibly the second time that Fabula handling a mythical figure after Pablo Larrain’s horror satire “The Count,” which world premiered at the Venice Film Festival and is now streaming on Netflix.
However, in “The Count,” Larrain reimagines Chilean military tyrant Augusto Pinochet as a vampire. “El Dentista” follows Nolasco Black, a forensic dentist investigating a gruesome murder.
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