‘My Sad Dead’ – Pablo Larraín Directing Domestic Horror Miniseries for Netflix

Pablo Larraín (Spencer, El Conde) is reteaming with Netflix for a four-part horror miniseries titled “My Sad Dead,” and Variety brings us the first information this afternoon.

The horror series is based on a short story by author Mariana Enríquez.

Variety details, however, “Described as a psychological and supernatural horror story rooted in societal trauma, My Sad Dead draws not only from Enríquez’s titular tale, but also incorporates characters and themes from her other works, including Julie, A Sunny Place for Shady People, and Back When We Talked to the Dead.”

Here’s the synopsis:

“Ema, a 60-year-old doctor, can see and hear the dead. She calls them ‘presences’ and has lived her entire life avoiding letting this gift connect her with the suffering of others. But when her niece Julie, a disturbed young woman who can also communicate with the dead, but in a much more intense and sexual manner, arrives at her house, Ema is forced to get involved.

“What begins as a family reunion turns into a disturbing chain of events that alters the balance between the world of the living and the dead, infecting an entire neighborhood with voices from beyond. As the borders between life, death and desire blur, Ema will have to confront her past, her daughter and the ghosts she never let go.”

The cast includes Mercedes Morán (“Neruda,” “The Swamp”), Dolores Fonzi (“Paulina,” “Truman”), Alejandra Flechner (“Argentina 1985,” “The Loast Brother”), Carlos Portaluppi, Germán de Silva, Luz Jiménez and Carolina Sánchez Álvarez.

Mariana Enríquez, Guillermo Calderón, Anastasia Ayazi, and Pablo Larraín wrote the series.

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