'The House of the Spirits' series to premiere in 2026

Sept. 26, 2025 / 2:53 PM
By Osvaldo Silva



Chilean American writer Isabel Allende attends the ceremony in which she was granted the "Doctor Honoris Causa" by the International University Menendez Pelayo in Madrid in May. File Photo by Daniel Gonzalez/EPA

SANTIAGO, Chile, Sept. 26 (UPI) -- Chilean American author Isabel Allende said she has already seen the first episodes of a series based on her bestselling novel, The House of the Spirits, which will premiere on Prime Video in 2026.

The eight-part series follows the story of the Trueba family, spanning a century of violent social change in Chile and ending in a crisis that pushes the proud, tyrannical patriarch and his beloved granddaughter to opposite sides of the conflict.

While visiting Chile, Allende expressed excitement about the project, for which actress Eva Longoria served as an executive producer.

"I'm happy to present this miniseries, though I haven't seen all of it. I've only watched three episodes, but they're fabulous," she said at an event with showrunners Francisca Alegría (The Cow Who Sang a Song Into the Future), Fernanda Urrejola (Cry Macho) and Andrés Wood (News of a Kidnapping), where they discussed how the story is being adapted.

She added, "In my mind I had 'The House of the Spirits,' my book, which is largely based on my family, and then the 1995 film stuck with me. At that time, any movie with commercial value had to be in English and with movie stars.

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