ZDF Studios joins Patagonia. Which paradise hides’
The German powerhouse ZDF Studios is on board as a co-producer thriller “Patagonia” Lo Que Esconde El Paraíso “(” Patagonia “(” Patagonia “(” Patagonia “, on the occasion of the latest high-end relocation.
The series brings together Chile’s María Wood Productciones and the Atlantika films from Spain, with the international support of ZDF Studios as the project progresses with production and his financing gap. Shooting is aimed at 2026.
Directed by the Chilean filmmaker Julio Jorquera (“Noticia de Un Secuestro”), the tension-driven drama Toplines Itziar Ititño (“Money Heist”), Benjamín Vicuña (“Argentina, 1985”) and Unai Arana (“La Infiltrada”).
Written by Luis Barrales and Anastasia Ayazi, follows the story Alicia, a mother whose son disappeared under mysterious circumstances, who caused a desperate search about continents and in the rough landscapes of Patagonia, where she discovers a paradise that hides dark secrets.
“This is the story of a mother and her son, and of the invisible weight of what we inherit as a family. In the rough beauty of Chilean Patagonia it becomes a call to preserve and save nature from the blindness and greed of humanity,” said Atlantika’s producer Claudia Ruiz, Claudia Ruzz Variety.
“Patagonia” has already secured Chilean public financing and wants to tie Basic Land Incentives.
The project is expanding the growing investment of ZDF Studios in Spanish -speaking drama. The Co-Producated RTVEs “Weiss & Morales”, a four-part crime series shot down on the Canary Islands, boarded “Boundless”, the Magellan-Elcano Epic, as an international distributor, and took worldwide rights to the second season of horror reboot “Historia Historia (“Stories”).).
Chilean producer María Elena Wood has long been on fact -based drama, with credits, including “Dignidad” (Canneseries 2020), “Mary & Mike” (Berlinal Series 2018) and Prime videos “Noticia de Un Secuestro”, more often on the 2023 Platino Awards.
For its part, madrid and bizkaia-based Atlantika films has produced “Chaplin: spirit of tramp,” Winner of the irizar Basque Cinema Prize at San Sebastián 2024, and co-produced fernando trueba’s animated as well feature as well-feature as well feature as well feature as well feature as a ashle feature as a ashyed feature as a ashyed feature. Pequeño Gran Lobo, “A Pioneering Spain-Australia Co-Prod.
“Patagonia. Which Paradise Hides” will be thrown on Wednesday 1 October, as part of the Coproduction and Financing Forum on Iberseries & Platino Industria 2025 in Madrid.
