MIAMI – MARCH 25, 2022 – TelevisaUnivision Inc., the world’s leading Spanish-language media and content company, today announced that it will adapt literary Nobel prize winner Mario Vargas Llosa’s comedic novel “Captain Pantoja and the Special Service” (“Pantaleón y las visitadoras”) as an exclusive Spanish-language series for ViX+, its new premium SVOD service slated to launch in the second half of 2022.
Led by Patricio Wills, W Studios will produce the ViX+ series based on the classic novel. The original production will feature a modern take on this story about a captain who is chosen to participate in a secret mission for the army and create a special service of female visitors.
“As we build a brand that will be a beacon for Latin Cultures, we are congregating the Spanish-language creative community under one roof to elevate Hispanic storytelling and celebrate our unique and diverse stories,” said Rodrigo Mazón, executive vice president and general manager of ViX+. “We are proud to work with notable writers such as Mario Vargas Llosa to continue together developing the most prolific Spanish-language streaming service.”
This is ViX+’s second adaptation of a book by the internationally acclaimed Peruvian author. Vargas Llosa’s “Travesuras de la Niña Mala” (The Bad Girl, 2006) is currently under development as a ViX+ original series.
As part of the recently announced ViX, the world’s largest Spanish-language streaming service, the new SVOD tier, ViX+ will offer more than 10,000 hours of premium content, including over 50 ViX+ Original series and movies, in the first year alone.
The free AVOD product will launch in the U.S., Mexico and most of Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America on March 31. ViX will be available across all major platforms and via web at vix.com.
About ViX
ViX is the world’s first large-scale streaming service to exclusively serve the Spanish-speaking world. Owned by TelevisaUnivision, ViX celebrates Latin cultures and Spanish-speaking storytellers with an unprecedented 50,000 hours of free and paid premium content across genres including movies, comedy series, novelas, drama series, and children’s content, as well as live news and sports. Tapping into more than 300,000 hours of Televisa’s content library and robust IP vault to create an unparalleled offering, the new global streaming service illuminates Spanish-language entertainment by pushing boundaries and igniting joy with its unparalleled content. ViX includes a free ad-supported (AVOD) tier under the brand ViX as well as a premium subscription-based (SVOD) option branded ViX+.
