'The House of the Spirits' TV adaptation starts streaming on April 29

Chilean-American author Isabel Allende's novel "The House of the Spirits" ​will come to screens in Spanish for the first time next week.

Shooting the ‌series in Chile,  Mexican actor Alfonso Herrera, who plays patriarch Esteban Trueba said, "This story, which has been translated ​into 40 languages and was written in exile by Isabel Allende as a love ​letter to her grandfather who was about to die, has a beautiful ⁠depth of feeling and tackles issues that are extremely relevant, issues that are still very ​important today.".

"The House of the Spirits" follows three generations of women - Clara del Valle, ​her daughter Blanca and granddaughter Alba, through political turbulence in an unnamed South American country that is portrayed by mixing reality with fantasy.

The eight-episode show ​on Prime Video is told from Alba's perspective in the 1970s as she uncovers her ​family's and country's past through her grandmother's diaries.

The book was adapted into a film in 1993 with an all-star cast including ​Meryl Streep and Jeremy ​Irons. Herrera said ⁠he believed the TV format allowed the story to unfold in ways a feature film could not.

"The House of the Spirits" ​starts streaming globally on April 29.