Netflix Shares First Look At 'Mafalda' Animated Series Adaptation

> Netflix has revealed a first-look image from its upcoming animated adaptation of Mafalda, offering an early peek at how one of Latin America’s most beloved comic strips will translate to modern animation. > The series is written and directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Juan José Campanella (The Secret in Their Eyes \[El secreto de sus ojos\]), best known for live-action dramatic, romantic, and often thrilling work, though he also helmed the record-breaking Argentine animated feature Underdogs (Metegol), one of Latin America’s most successful (and costly) animated features of all time. Like that film, Madalda is produced and animated by Campanella’s Mundoloco CGI. > For those unfamiliar with the iconic franchise, Mafalda is a classic Argentine comic strip that ran from 1964 to 1973, centered on a precocious six-year-old girl who questions everything from global politics to her parents’ everyday decisions. Often compared to Peanuts, the strip blends a child’s perspective with surprisingly sophisticated social commentary.