The wait will soon come to an end to see One Hundred Years of Solitude unfold on the small screen. Based on the novel of the same title written in 1967 by the late Gabriel García Márquez. A novel that has been translated in over 40 languages and has sold more than 50 million copies around the world. Márquez was a Colombian novelist known internationally as a distinguished writer who won a Nobel Prize in 1982. 

The Synopsis 

Married against their parent’s wishes, cousins José Arcadio Buendía and Úrsula Iguarán leave their village behind and embark on a long journey in search of a new home. Accompanied by friends and adventurers, their journey culminates with the founding of a utopian town on the banks of a river of prehistoric stones that they baptize Macondo. Several generations of the Buendía lineage will mark the future of this mythical town, tormented by madness, impossible loves, a bloody and absurd war, and the fear of a terrible curse that condemns them, without hope, to one hundred years of solitude.

Check out the first look scene to what we are to expect from One Hundred Years of Solitude. In this sneak peek, we hear Aureliano Babilonia as he reads from the mythical diary of Melquiades and is transported to Macondo to witness Colonel Aureliano Buendía standing before a firing squad while he remembers that distant afternoon when his father took him to discover ice. What follows are breathtaking scenes of José Arcadio Buendía and Úrsula Iguarán’s journey in search of happiness, fleeing the curse placed upon their lineage.

Netflix has yet to announce the exact release of One Hundred Years of Solitude. But do be ready for the 16 episodes later this year. 

Source: Netflix