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Netflix has announced the first Spanish-language adaptation of a Philip K. Dick story – The Future is Ours, based on The World Jones Made.

2047. Ecological collapse has led to the creation of FedSur, a coalition of South American countries that applies extreme measures to protect nature and counteract the prevailing hunger and violence.

A new and captivating voice then emerges on the internet, a voice much more powerful than any other because it is capable of predicting the future. Police officer Hugo Crussí discovers that behind the voice is a young preacher named Jonás Flores, but his arrest causes him to become the spiritual leader of the continent overnight.

Forecasting the fall of FedSur and victory over climate change, Jonás will make the Latin American people dream and will get many to join his reactionary revolution. Meanwhile, Crussí, pursued as a member of the resistance, will embark on a suicidal mission to end the tyrant, who will have foreseen the assassination and will be waiting for him.

The story is adapted in eight episodes by Mateo Gil, Laura Santullo, Camila Brugés Gómez, Kyzza Terrazas with Gil as showrunner. It stars Enzo Vogrincic, Emiliano Zurita, Delfina Chaves, Marleyda Soto, Fernán Mirás, Alfredo Castro, Antonia Zegers, Angela Rodríguez, Marco Antonio Caponi, María Gracia Omegna, Rallen Montenegro, Juan Palomino, Ilay Perales and Paloma Contreras.

“We have approached Philip K. Dick’s work with great respect and admiration, finding themes that are powerfully relevant today. Without a doubt, the challenge is immense, but we are proud to tell a story that will show Latin America as a force of resistance in the new order. It will be an unprecedented production of the highest ambition in Latin America, that will demonstrate that these types of stories can also be told from our countries, in Spanish and with exceptional quality,” noted Francisco Ramos, Vice President of Content for Latin America at Netflix.

“It’s an honour and a privilege to collaborate with Netflix, Francisco Ramos, and this stellar creative team on the first Spanish-language adaptation of my father’s work for the screen. Mateo’s adaptation of the novel is inventive and bold while retaining the essence of the original. I have long believed that the rich culture and incredible talent in Latin America provide an extraordinary setting for this sort of ambitious project, and the passion expressed by the entire team is truly inspiring,” added Isa Dick Hackett, Executive Producer and the author’s daughter.

To carry out The Future Is Ours, some of the most renowned Latin American technicians and artists have been brought together, including: cinematographers Adrián Teijido (I’m Still Here), Luis Sansans (Narcos, Narcos México); production designer Carlos Y Jacques (Pedro Páramo); art director Julián Romera (The Eternaut); producers Micky Buye, Matías Mosteirín, Diego Copello, Emiliano Torres and Analía Castro (responsible for The Eternaut, among other Argentine productions), with Isa Dick Hackett, the author’s daughter and Executive Producer. And with a team of screenwriters, led by Mateo Gil with Laura Santullo, Camila Brugés Gómez (One Hundred Years of Solitude), and Kyzza Terrazas. All of them, along with an ensemble of actors and actresses from Latin America headed by Enzo Vogrincic (Society of the Snow), Emiliano Zurita (No One Saw Us Leave), Delfina Chaves (Máxima), Marleyda Soto (One Hundred Years of Solitude), and Marco Antonio Caponi (Yosi, the Regretful Spy), among many others, will bring this story to life.