Sofia Vergara's 'Griselda' Netflix Series: Everything We Know So Far
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After the success of drug dealers franchise, Netflix dives headfirst into another biographical series about the drug empire run by Griselda Blanco. The new limited series has been filming since March 2022 and here's the latest on everything we know about the upcoming one. Griselda series.
News of the show first broke last November, with Illuminardi first reporting that a drug dealers spin-off was in development with the same team. A few days later we also reported that the show was in development, and just a day later Netflix officially unveiled the title, but wanted to emphasize that "there is no association or crossover between broadcasts.
Griselda took a long time to arrive on our screens. According to Netflix's initial press release, it took Latin World Entertainment eight years to pick up the series.
So, with that out of the way, let's review everything we know so far about Griselda Coming soon to Netflix:
Who is behind Griselda on Netflix?
Ingrid Escajeda is the project's showrunner, writer and executive producer. His previous credits include work on Empire as co-executive producer, Justified, sneaky fartYes better ted.
Luis Balaguer, Doug Miro, Andrés Baiz, Carlo Bernard are also executive producers.
Andrés Baiz, who directed episodes 7 and 8 of the upcoming Netflix series The sand man, will direct the six episodes of Griselda. His other credits include directing episodes on Narcos and Narcos: México más 2013. Roa and 2011 The dark side.
Grand Electric's Eric Newman (who works with Netflix on a myriad of projects under their umbrella deal) is working on the series as an executive producer in a non-script role.
Speaking about the project, Newman said:
“Griselda Blanco has long been a passion project for Sofia and we are grateful that she and her partners at LatinWe have chosen us to help tell this story. Sofia is brilliantly talented and her passion combined with a fantastic story from Doug and Ingrid, and the incredible Andrés Baiz at the helm, means we have a very exciting series to share with the public.
Latin World Entertainment (founded by Luis Balaguer and Sofia Vergara) and Grand Electric are the two companies producing the show for Netflix.
What is Griselda talking about? Who is the drug queen Griselda?
Griselda Blanco is one of the most notorious drug lords in history and her name often appears on lists comparing her to Pablo Escobar, Osiel Cárdenas Guillén, Al Capone and El Chapo.
This limited series is his story coming to the big screen, but it remains to be seen how faithfully it will be to real-world events.
Here is the official logline for the series:
GRISELDA tells the real life of the intelligent and ambitious Colombian businesswoman, Griselda Blanco, who created one of the most profitable cartels in history. A devoted mother, Blanco's deadly combination of charm and unsuspecting savagery helped her navigate family and business expertly, leading to her becoming widely known as the "Black Widow."
The Independent has prepared an excellent introduction to the series which traces the reign of the drug queen through the 70s, 80s and up to her demise in 2012.
This is not the first time that we have seen Griselda arrive on our screens. Catherine Zeta-Jones played the character in the TV movie. Godmother of Cocaine: The Story of Griselda Blanco back in 2018.
Who is in Netflix's Griselda cast?
Sofia Vergara was the first name attached to the project which featured Griselda Blanco herself.
In January 2022, before the film, 12 names were added to the cast, including:
- alberta war (Narcos: Mexico) as Darius
- vanessa ferlito like Elizabeth
- albert amman (drug dealers) as Alberto Bravo
- christian tappan (the big heist) like Arthur
- Diego Trujillo (Metastasis) as German Panesso
- Paulina Davila (Luis Miguel) like Carmen
- gabriel slower (drug dealers) like Diaz
- Juliana Aiden Martinez like june
- Martin Rodriguez (Behind the Truth) as Rivi
- Jose Zuniga (History of American Crime: Versace) like Hamilcar
- Maximiliano Hernández (Americans) as Papo Mejia
- Juliette Restrepo as Marta Ochoa
Since this first drop of information, we also know other names attached to the project, in particular:
- Jose Velazquez (the Savages) as Uber Trujillo Blanco
- Martin Fajardo (From time to time) as Ozzy Trujillo Blanco
- Tony Graham (Vice) like Armando
- Jeffrey Vincent Parise (Supernatural) as Jon Roberts, a major drug dealer and government informant.
- alexander quarters (queen of the south) as Horatio
- Evan Shafran as Congressman Robin Wilson
- Goya Robles as Ricardo Morales Navarrete aka Mono Morales
- Wilmer Calderón like Johnny
Billboard reports that Karol Gthe Colombian singer, will make her debut as an actress in the Griselda series. She will play the role of Carla described as one of Griselda's mules.
You can find an extended version of Griselda cast list here.
How many episodes will there be?
The limited series will consist of six 50-minute episodes.
Where is Griselda in production? Where is Griselda filmed?
According to multiple production listings, filming began on January 24, 2022 and is expected to wrap on June 30, 2022.
The show is currently filming under the working title “Emerald”.
The series is filmed in two notable locations, with part of the filming taking place in Los Angeles, California, and the other parts filmed in Miami, Florida. We're told the production began filming in Los Angeles the week of January 24.
We are told that locator scouts were seen in early November 2021 searching for locations in Long Beach, California.
The Notable DailyMail snapped some photos from Sofia Vergara's Los Angeles set in early February 2022. The newspaper notes that "the 49-year-old actress donned a green jumpsuit with red highlights while filming the production."
JustJared also got exclusive photos of Sofia Vergara filming the upcoming series where she apparently chases one of her co-stars with a bat.
Many people have noticed that Netflix is taking over the old Ripples Club to film in Long Beach. Some even hoped the restaurant would experience some kind of renaissance. Of course, only Netflix temporarily transformed the building into “El Floridita”.
LBIZE declares that:
'Shooting hasn't stopped since February 22, when trailers, portable toilets, a variety of classic cars based on the 1970s and 1980s history timeline and numerous power generators filled the beach just in front of the Floridita plateau”.
It's fun to see the old Ripples Club getting a makeover. Netflix is in town filming the miniseries on #GriseldaBlanco starring #SofiaVergara. However, with the beachfront property here, I really wish a new bar would open up here. Really great location. pic.twitter.com/gK4P45CP8r
— Jake Williams (@mr__twitchy) February 27, 2022
It should be noted that the production of the series was probably interrupted due to Vergara's filming assignments in america has talent April 2022.
When will Griselda air on Netflix?
No release date or window was provided. Based on its production schedule, a 2022 release date seems unlikely, so we assume a 2023 release is most likely.
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