Please view in landscape mode or expand your window for the best experience.
Overview
The Eternaut is a sci-fi series based on the classic Argentine graphic novel.
The visual effects team faced the task of bringing a post-apocalyptic, snow-covered Buenos Aires to life, with set extension serving as the core technique of the digital composition process at Funca VFX. All CG elements were providad by K&S.
Credits
Director
Bruno Stagnaro
VFX Shots
20
Supervisor
Alejo Varisto
Pipeline TD
Pablo Pollaci
Comp
Pablo Pallaci | Alejandro Bonafina | Ernesto Cespedes
Comp
Alberto Diaz | Martin Villareal
Snowfall
Is far more than a simple weather event, it is the catalyst for the entire story. The silent, glowing snow immediately establishes a sense of dread and helplessness, turning something ordinary into a lethal force that destroys society overnight. Seamlessly blended live-action footage with expansive 3D digital environments. Deserted cityscapes, towering ruined architecture, and atmospheric weather effects like the lethal radioactive snowfall and multi-pass lighting integration to expand physical set limits into an immersive, believable, and hauntingly desolate landscape that captures the iconic scale of the graphic novel.
Set extension
Beyond creating detailed street-level environments buried under lethal snow, the visual effects team also employed snow-free digital set extensions while visually amplifying the scale of the destruction. By combining physical sets with digital ones—both with and without snow—the production successfully captured the unsettling, oppressive atmosphere that makes this story a benchmark.
+ INFO
Sci-Fi Masterpiece Captivates the World
Set in a modernized Buenos Aires, the story follows Juan Salvo (Darín) and a group of survivors fighting for existence after a mysterious, deadly snowfall wipes out most of the population as the prelude to a silent alien invasion.
Production & Technical Achievements
Produced by K&S Films for Netflix, the six-episode first season stands as one of the most ambitious Spanish-language television projects ever produced in Latin America. The series delivered a gritty, realistic post-apocalyptic Buenos Aires. It successfully translated the comic’s heavy sci-fi elements—from suit designs to extraterrestrial threats—without sacrificing grounded human drama.
Critical Reception & Impact
Abroad: International critics praised the adaptation for its gripping pace, atmospheric tension, and strong emotional core, earning high scores on platforms like Rotten Tomatoes (debuting around 89–93% critical approval). Publications noted that it held its own against major global post-apocalyptic hits like The Last of Us and Silo while maintaining a uniquely Latin American identity. The series achieved global reach, breaking into Netflix's Global Top 10 for Non-English series with tens of millions of views and charting in the top 10 across dozens of countries.
Locally: In Argentina, where the original comic holds mythic cultural status, the series was celebrated as a triumph. Critics and audiences commended Stagnaro for modernizing the story—adding nuanced backstories like Salvo's Malvinas War trauma—while preserving Oesterheld’s core theme: the collective hero (el héroe colectivo).