How a car crash can bend the very fabric of time
In short: After a nearly fatal accident, Alma Winograd-Diaz discovers she can manipulate time. This psychological drama uses a unique animation style to explore the elastic nature of reality, following Alma as she investigates the mysterious circumstances surrounding her father's death in a beautifully surreal and kaleidoscopic journey.
Created by Kate Purdy and Raphael Bob-Waksberg, Undone is an American adult animated psychological comedy-drama that premiered on Amazon Prime Video on September 13, 2019. The series follows Alma Winograd-Diaz, a Mexican American woman who develops the ability to move through and manipulate time following a near-fatal car crash. This supernatural development serves as the catalyst for her quest to uncover the truth regarding her father, Jacob Winograd, and the circumstances of his death. The protagonist is portrayed by Rosa Salazar. She is joined by a cast including Angelique Cabral, Constance Marie, and Siddharth Dhananjay.
This production marks Amazon's debut adult animated original series and its initial use of rotoscoping. This technique, which involves a combination of live-action motion capture and rotoscoping, was overseen by production designer Hisko Hulsing and a team of animators located in the Netherlands. The visual style contributes to what critics describe as a kaleidoscopic existential crisis that bends the traditional rules of space and time. The animation was produced by Submarine and Minnow Mountain. The Tornante Company also participated in the production.
The series has received significant critical acclaim for its heady and moving narrative. The first season holds a 98% positive rating on Rotten Tomatoes from 57 reviews, while the second season, which premiered on April 29, 2022, maintains a 96% positive rating from 24 reviews. Metacritic has assigned both seasons a score of 86, indicating universal acclaim for the show's ability to weave a fantastical yet relatable tapestry of human experience. The first season consists of eight episodes. The series was originally ordered as a straight-to-series production.
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