Chilean Stars Alfredo Castro, Paulina García and Benjamín Vicuña Topline Horror Series ‘The Unwelcome’ at Sanfic Series Lab (Exclusive)

A formidable troika of Chilean thesps – Alfredo Castro (“The Count”), Paulina García(“Gloria”) and Benjamín Vicuña (“Envious”) – have boarded the upcoming horror series by author-screenwriter Ernesto Garratt, who has adapted his own book “Allegados” for an 8-episode series.

New project makes its market debut at the Santiago International Film Festival’s Sanfic Industria Series Lab, where it is open to sealing potential co-production and distribution deals.

Titled “The Unwelcome” in English, “Allegados” is the first book of a trilogy which will be adapted into three seasons, said producer Claudia Pérez-Muñoz of By Lace Films, the Santiago-based company she founded a year ago. The scripts for Season 2, based on the second novel, are also done, she added.

She has also signed on Yagán Films Chile for the series’ post-production in sound while image post-production will be performed by Chemistry, México led by Andrés Martínez-Ríos who has been invited to direct a few episodes.