After his premiere on Netflix on July 8, 2026, the new mexican miniseries I’m not afraid It is already positioned among the 10 most viewed productions on the streaming platform. streaming.
The production is set in a town in Veracruz, Mexico, during the celebration of the 1986 FIFA World Cupdisputed in that country.
The story follows Miguel, a 10-year-old boy, whose life changes when he finds another minor kidnapped in a hole in the forest. In his attempt to save him, the protagonist begins to discover secrets that involve adults and close people in the community.
“During the summer of 1986, Miguel, 10 years old, discovers a terrifying secret that shows him the cruelest and darkest side of adults… starting with the ones he thought he knew best“says the synopsis published by Netflix.
Although the plot is not based on a true story, the tone of the production has led some viewers to think otherwise. However, The story is inspired by the Italian novel Io non ho paura (I’m not afraid), written by Niccolò Ammaniti and published in 2001.
The novel maintains as its main axis the loss of innocence during childhood and the discovery of the contradictions of the adult world. The story had already been adapted to film more than two decades ago, but now Netflix develops this new version in a rural Mexican context.
Although the kidnapping and the characters in the series belong to fiction, the production includes social problems such as economic inequality, poverty in rural areas and violence; issues that are also part of the background of Ammaniti’s original story.
I’m not afraid It consists of six chapters that are now available on Netflix:
- The witch
- The ghost
- the lord of the worms
- Huezquixtles
- Chaneques
- foggy forest
The production is available on Netflix from July 8, 2026 for users of the platform. streaming.