‘Under Siege,’ Netflix’s Second Most Ambitious Colombian Series – a ‘Huge Undertaking Even by Our Standards’ – Bows Nov. 6 — SkimNews
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- 'Under Siege' ('Palacio') — Netflix's eight-part Colombian series dramatizing the November 1985 M-19 guerrilla siege of the Palace of Justice, in which more than 300 people including Supreme Court justices were seized, bows Nov. 6 on the streamer.
- The series is directed by Edgar Nito, Samir Oliveros, and Guatemala's Jayro Bustamante, whose latest feature 'Mountains of Fire' ('Cordillera de Fuego') represents Guatemala at this year's Oscars — his fourth Oscar submission.
- Producer Dynamo, celebrating its 20th anniversary, spent more than seven years on archives, testimonies, and interviews; production built a 4,000-square-meter set in Bogotá over three months, including a 30-meter structure recreating the Palace of Justice façade.
- Netflix VP of Latin American Content Francisco Ramos called the production 'a huge undertaking, even by our own standards,' framing it as the streamer's second most ambitious Colombian project after 'One Hundred Years of Solitude,' which wrapped its second and final season Aug. 26.
- Showrunner Natalia Santa — a writer on 'One Hundred Years of Solitude' — leads the writers' room alongside Enrique Videla, Enrique Lozano, Jenny Ceballos, and Estefanía Piñeres.
- The cast includes Natalia Reyes ('Terminator: Dark Fate'), Carlos Manuel Vesga, Robinson Díaz, Luna Baxter, Mariana Gómez, and Santiago Alarcón; produced by Mariana Berenguer and Mirlanda Torres, with Andrés Calderón and Torres as executive producers.
Why it matters: The production scale — seven years of research, a 4,000-square-meter Bogotá set, and a 30-meter Palace of Justice façade — positions 'Under Siege' as Netflix's second-largest Colombian bet after 'One Hundred Years of Solitude,' per VP Francisco Ramos. The Nov. 6 premiere coincides with the anniversary of the 1985 events, which left at least 94 people dead or disappeared, anchoring the drama in a still-contested chapter of Colombian history.
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