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The Most Addictive Science Fiction Series Of 2025, A Staggering 156 Million Hours Watched, Is Getting A Second And Final Season On Netflix!
The Eternaut, an Argentine science fiction series, achieves international success with 156,600,000 streams on Netflix.
In the first six months of this year, The Eternaut, a mix of science fiction and post-apocalyptic drama, attracted huge viewership. With 156,600,000 streams from April 30 to June, the series confirms its status as an international success. The numbers illustrate that Netflix's gamble on a South American production is paying off significantly.
The Argentine series, based on the legendary comic by Héctor Germán Oesterheld and Francisco Solano López, was launched on April 30 this year. Within a week of its release, it climbed to #1 in the Netflix Global Top 10 for non-English series, with 10.8 million views in just one week.
The storyline takes place in a devastated Buenos Aires, where a deadly snowstorm, an alien invasion in disguise, decimates the population. The survivors, led by Juan Salvo, must organize themselves, where trust, fear, and secrets come under pressure. The series opts for realistic characters and complex group dynamics rather than grandiose spectacle.
Notably, the ambitious production setup includes six episodes, a budget of about 15 million dollars, and filming at dozens of real locations and virtual environments. It has now been confirmed that a second and final season is in the works consisting of eight episodes, further aiming to solidify the success of The Eternaut.
The original comic by Héctor Germán Oesterheld was published in installments in the late 1950s and became a classic work in Latin American literature. In the context of the political instability of that time, El Eternauta became an allegory for collective struggle against oppression. The alien invasion in the story was often read as a metaphor for authoritarian regimes and the fear of losing humanity.
The Argentine series, based on the legendary comic by Héctor Germán Oesterheld and Francisco Solano López, was launched on April 30 this year. Within a week of its release, it climbed to #1 in the Netflix Global Top 10 for non-English series, with 10.8 million views in just one week.
Plot
The storyline takes place in a devastated Buenos Aires, where a deadly snowstorm, an alien invasion in disguise, decimates the population. The survivors, led by Juan Salvo, must organize themselves, where trust, fear, and secrets come under pressure. The series opts for realistic characters and complex group dynamics rather than grandiose spectacle.
Notably, the ambitious production setup includes six episodes, a budget of about 15 million dollars, and filming at dozens of real locations and virtual environments. It has now been confirmed that a second and final season is in the works consisting of eight episodes, further aiming to solidify the success of The Eternaut.
Significance In Argentina
The original comic by Héctor Germán Oesterheld was published in installments in the late 1950s and became a classic work in Latin American literature. In the context of the political instability of that time, El Eternauta became an allegory for collective struggle against oppression. The alien invasion in the story was often read as a metaphor for authoritarian regimes and the fear of losing humanity.
