42 Days of Darkness (Spanish: 42 días en la oscuridad, lit. '42 Days in the Dark') is a six-part Chilean television series that premiered on Netflix on May 11, 2022. This Chilean crime thriller, directed by Gaspar Antillo and Claudia Huaiquimilla,[1] is partially based on the true story of the disappearance in 2010 of Viviana Haeger depicted by Aline Küppenheim and on the search for answers undertaken by her sister, Cecilia, played by Claudia Di Girólamo.[2][3][4]
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Also known as | 42 Days in the Dark |
Spanish | 42 días en la oscuridad |
Genre | Crime thriller |
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Country of origin | Chile |
Original language | Spanish |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 6 |
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Running time | 40–59 mins |
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Distributor | Netflix |
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Original network | Netflix |
Original release | 11 May 2022 (2022-05-11) – present |
The series is partially based on the June 29, 2010 disappearance of Viviana Haeger, in Puerto Varas, Chile. Montes, the mother of two daughters, was married at the time to Jaime Anguita. When her body was found in the attic of her Puerto Varas home August 10, 2010, it was first thought to be suicide, and then murder. Her husband was charged along with an accomplice. The accomplice was sentenced to ten years in prison while the husband was acquitted because of a lack of evidence.[1] Rodrigo Fluxá, the author of a book entitled Usted sabe quién: notas sobre el homicidio de Viviana Haeger on the investigation and trial,[5] also collaborated on the series.[1]
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
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1 | "These Things Don't Happen Here" (Spanish: Esas cosas no pasan acá) | Gaspar Antillo & Claudia Huaiquimilla | Rodrigo Fluxá & Claudia Huaiquimilla | May 11, 2022 (2022-05-11) |
2 | "If You Vanished, What Would They Say About You?" (Spanish: Qué dirían de ti si desapareces?) | Gaspar Antillo & Claudia Huaiquimilla | Rodrigo Fluxá & Claudia Huaiquimilla | May 11, 2022 (2022-05-11) |
3 | "The House Across the Street" (Spanish: La casa del frente) | Gaspar Antillo | Rodrigo Fluxá & Claudia Huaiquimilla | May 11, 2022 (2022-05-11) |
4 | "Day 42" (Spanish: Dia 42) | Gaspar Antillo & Claudia Huaiquimilla | Rodrigo Fluxá & Claudia Huaiquimilla | May 11, 2022 (2022-05-11) |
5 | "I Don't Believe What They Say" (Spanish: No creo lo que dicen) | Gaspar Antillo & Claudia Huaiquimilla | Rodrigo Fluxá & Claudia Huaiquimilla | May 11, 2022 (2022-05-11) |
6 | "Still In the Dark" (Spanish: Cada vez más a oscuras) | Claudia Huaiquimilla | Rodrigo Fluxá & Claudia Huaiquimilla | May 11, 2022 (2022-05-11) |
This series was filmed in Santiago, Villarrica, Pucón, and Puerto Montt in Chile.[citation needed]