The series is a joint work between the Chilean television channel Canal 13 and the production companies Film and Maker and Wild Sheep, and explains the plot of an investigator who tries to discover the truth behind a mysterious murder, the series management reported in a statement. .
“We are very happy and proud that the series has a global reach, reaching a massive and diverse audience”expressed the creator and director of the series, Matías Venables, evaluating the international premiere, although at the end of 2022 it was broadcast on Channel 13, with great success among the audience.
In the series, the investigative commissioner Mariana Enríquez will go after the secrets that the protagonist hides with Down’s Syndrome‘Tomy’, who will simultaneously intertwine the story with a sentimental relationship with a girl in the same situation of disability, Cristina, whose parents oppose the relationship due to the difference in “social classes” to which they both belong.
“Chromosome 21”according to the direction of the series, is characterized by a “careful” I treat people with Down syndrome, presenting them as responsible for their actions, like any other character, and avoiding condescending attitude towards them.
For Venables, the series fits the classic entertainment codes of the police genre, with a mystery to solve, clues and suspense that builds throughout the chapters.
However, what’s new in the seriessaid its director, is that it proposes thoughtful themes that have rarely been seen on screens such as marriage between people with Down syndrome, their sexuality, or how the judicial system faces a person with that condition who is suspected of having committed a crime.
The series has exceeded the expectations of its creators, according to its producer, Nico Martínez Bergen: “So far the series has brought us a lot of joy. The premiere in Chile was a success, being the most commented topic on Twitter during the broadcast of the first chapter”he assured.
“Our protagonists were awarded at the Caleuche awards for Chilean actors Bergen added. and now we are shortlisted in five categories to which Platinum Awards of Ibero-American cinema. The international premiere has us very happy and expectant with the reception that the series will have outside our country”.
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