In case you're still not convinced, here are five reasons why El Hipnotizador is a must-see new series. The dark, moody series produced by HBO Latin America merges elements of fantasy, noir, and psychological thriller with notes of a creepy horror flick. The high contrast lighting cast shadows on the actors faces and together with the foreboding score add to the mysterious feel.

Living in a hotel surrounded by painful memories and condemned to a life of sleepless nights by his rival Darek (Chico Diaz), he will need to confront Darek and deal with his past if he ever wants to sleep again. He performs at a local theater using hypnosis to put volunteers into a trance in order to reveal their inner dark secrets with the hope that it will cure their emotional problems. Spanning eight episodes, it tells the story of the mysterious Arenas (Leonardo Sbaraglia), a hypnotist with an enigmatic past who suffers from chronic debilitating insomnia. Coming this April to HBO Latino, El Hipnotizador is an original series that features an international cast from Latin America, Spain, and Portugal. Bajo la dirección de Marco Dutra, Aly Muritiba y Pablo Machline, El Hipnotizador está producida por Luis F.

El hipnotizador by Pablo De Santis