Polygon.com / 30.04.25

Netflix's The Eternaut is an apocalyptic puzzle box

[Ed. note: Some slight spoilers for the set-up for The Eternaut follow.] Its summer in Buenos Aires, and the tension in the air is thick. Protestors are engaging in a noisy cacerolazo on the streets after a series of issues with the power grid, and its a hot day in the thick of the season. And then, the whole world comes to a stop. After a series of mysterious lights flash in the sky, a massive outage disables nearly all electronic devices phones, cars, lights, you name it. And then, snow starts falling in the middle of the now-frigid Buenos Aires summer. Anyone the snow touches seems to die instantly. Adapted from the beloved 1950s Argentinian comic of the same name, The Eternaut comes from Argentinian director and writer Bruno Stagnaro (Pizza, Beer, and Cigarettes), the son of decorated director and screenwriter Juan Bautista Stagnaro. Through the first three episodes (of six total in season 1), the series effectively leans into the mystery of it all. The show is tense and grounded d...
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