The work presented by Netflix called The Cassez-Vallarta Affair: A Crime Novel, is a documentary series that consists of five episodes, inspired by the book by Jorge Volpi, winner of the Alfaguara award, which makes an exhaustive analysis of the hemerographic archive and the voices of all those involved in one of the most controversial cases in the recent history of Mexico.
Netflix has teamed up with the production companies El Estudio and Imagissime, as well as the producers: Pablo Cruz, Alejandro Gerber Bicecci, Sam Baixauli, Jorge Volpi, Elodie Polo-Ackermann and Olivier Bibas. After presenting its first trailer, Netflix confirmed that “The Cassez-Vallarta case: A criminal novel” will be added to the platform’s catalog on August 25with Gerardo Naranjo as director, script by Alejandro Gerber and editing by Sam Baixauli.
Although the case is closed and the French citizen was released for not respecting due process during her trial. This is the second news topic that the platform addresses in the form of a miniseries, previously they developed the story of the girl Paulette and her death in an apartment in Huixquilucan, State of Mexico.