Director: Bruno Stagnaro
Cast: Ricardo Darín, Carla Peterson, César Troncoso, Andrea Pietra, Ariel Staltari
The Eternaut is a 2025 Argentine science fiction drama series directed by Bruno Stagnaro, based on the landmark 1957 graphic novel by Héctor Germán Oesterheld and Francisco Solano López. Set in Buenos Aires, it follows ordinary survivors navigating a world shattered overnight by an alien catastrophe, with Ricardo Darín leading a gripping ensemble cast.
What is The Eternaut about?
One winter evening in Buenos Aires, a lethal snowfall descends without warning, killing anyone it touches. Juan Salvo and a small group of neighbors manage to shelter in time, sealing themselves inside as an eerie silence replaces the noise of the city outside. What begins as a desperate wait for rescue quickly transforms into something far more terrifying — the survivors realize the deadly snow is not a natural disaster but the opening move of an extraterrestrial invasion. Cut off, outnumbered, and uncertain whom to trust, they must organize resistance against adversaries they cannot fully understand. Each episode peels back a new layer of the occupation while testing the bonds of friendship, loyalty, and human endurance under impossible pressure.
Cast & crew
Ricardo Darín, one of Latin America's most decorated screen actors, anchors the series as Juan Salvo, bringing the quiet authority he has demonstrated across decades of acclaimed film work. Carla Peterson, César Troncoso, Andrea Pietra, Ariel Staltari, Marcelo Subiotto, Claudio Martínez Bel, and Mora Fisz round out a tightly assembled ensemble that gives the story emotional credibility beyond its spectacular premise. Director Bruno Stagnaro guides the material with disciplined pacing.
Context & significance
For Persian-speaking viewers in the diaspora, The Eternaut carries a particular resonance: it is a story about ordinary people trapped under an authoritarian occupation they did not choose — a theme that echoes across many immigrant and exile experiences. The series is available on K-Time with full Persian dubbing as well as Persian subtitles, making it genuinely accessible to every generation in the family, from grandparents who prefer dubbed audio to younger viewers who enjoy the original Spanish with subtitles. Argentine science fiction has a strong tradition of using genre storytelling to interrogate power and collective survival, and this adaptation brings that tradition to a global streaming audience at high production quality.
Where & how to watch
The Eternaut is available on K-Time right now, with both a Persian dub and Persian subtitles. Stream it on the web, on your TV, or on your phone — no VPN needed, no geo-blocking, and no extra download required. Cancel your subscription anytime.