The Kirlian Frequency

The Kirlian Frequency (also known as La Frecuencia Kirlian[1] or Ghost Radio[2]) is an Argentine animated webseries from Argentina released in 2017[3] on YouTube and Vimeo and, since 15 February 2019, the first five episodes are exclusively available on Netflix.[4][5] Episodes six through ten are available through the streaming service Flixxo. The series revolves around a radio that broadcasts only at night, in a small town deep inside Buenos Aires Province where all kinds of macabre and supernatural events occur.[6]

The Kirlian Frequency
Created byCristian Ponce
Written by
  • Cristian Ponce
  • Hernán Bengoa
  • Diego Labat
Directed byCristian Ponce
Voices of
  • Nicolás Van de Moortele
  • Casper Uncal
  • María Dupláa
  • Letizia Bloisi
  • Ciro Herce
  • Milagros Molina
  • Jorge Alonso
ComposerMarcelo Cataldo
Country of originArgentina
Original languageSpanish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes10
Production
Running time8-10 minutes
Production companies
  • Tangram Cine
  • Decimu Labs
Release
Original networkYouTube (2017-2018)
Vimeo (2017-2018)
Netflix (since 2019)
Original releaseApril 30, 2017 (2017-04-30) –
present

Production

Production company Tangram Cine[7] developed an indie-funded live-action pilot[8] in 2009. Although it was severely promoted on their social sites,[9][10] its post-production was never finished and the pilot never saw the light.[11][12] It was written and directed by Cristian Ponce and Pedro Saieg.

During the next eight years, the series mutated into different forms and was submitted to several development contests, either as a TV series project or as a feature film.[13]

In 2015, its creator, Cristian Ponce decided to go back to the project, but this time as an animated series. Teaming up with Hernán Bengoa (with whom he had worked on two seasons of webseries Policompañeros Motorizados), they gave birth to a new incarnation of the project that was now based in a classic anthological structure, in the style of Twilight Zone or Tales from the Crypt, only tied together by the intervention of its main character, The Host.[14]

The new version was produced by Tangram Cine and Decimu Labs,[15] and was developed almost in its entirety by a four-person crew: Cristian Ponce (screenwriter, director and animator), Hernán Bengoa (screenwriter and illustrator), Hernán Biasotti (sound designer) and Marcelo Cataldo (original soundtrack). It features voice acting by Nicolás Van de Moortele, Casper Uncal, María Duplaá, Letizia Bloisi, Ciro Herce, Milagros Molina and Jorge Alonso.[16]

The series consists of ten episodes, and the first season's originally released once every three months.

Netflix

Halfway through 2018, The Kirlian Frequency virtually disappeared from every video platform and social network. Only at the end of January 2019 was its return announced, this time on Netflix,[17] newly dubbed in English and Portuguese for its international release.[18][19]

Episodes
SeasonEpisodesOriginally released
110February 18, 2019 (2019-02-18)
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal release date
11"April Nation"February 18, 2019 (2019-02-18)
22"Masters of the Night"February 18, 2019 (2019-02-18)
33"A New Color"February 18, 2019 (2019-02-18)
44"The King of Christmas"February 18, 2019 (2019-02-18)
55"An Old Man and His Dog"February 18, 2019 (2019-02-18)
66"Bilder's Escape"December 23, 2019 (2019-12-23)
77"The Invaders"October 31, 2020 (2020-10-31)
88"Arcade Arcane"October 31, 2020 (2020-10-31)
99"Kirlian 6"October 31, 2021 (2021-10-31)
1010"The Silence"October 31, 2021 (2021-10-31)

Awards

The Kirlian Frequency won the Best Script (for an animated webseries) award in Bawebfest 2018 Festival.[20]

References
  1. "Se estrena La Frecuencia Kirlian – A Sala Llena". asalallena.com.ar. Archived from the original on 18 February 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  2. Rayne, Elizabeth (26 February 2018). "Stuff We Love: Ghost Radio is what you should listen to at midnight". SYFY WIRE. Archived from the original on 18 February 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  3. "Estreno: LA FRECUENCIA KIRLIAN". Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  4. "The Kirlian Frequency | Netflix". www.netflix.com. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  5. "Un platense llegó a Netflix con "La frecuencia Kirlian", la primera serie de terror animada del país – Infocielo". infocielo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  6. Rayne, Elizabeth (26 February 2018). "Stuff We Love: Ghost Radio is what you should listen to at midnight". SYFY WIRE. Archived from the original on 18 February 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  7. "Tangram Cine". tangramcine.com. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  8. Vázquez, Mariano (3 May 2017). "LAS CINTAS RECUPERADAS DE KIRLIAN". La Cueva de Chauvet (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 18 February 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  9. Miedo!, La Plata Tiene (30 July 2009). "La Plata tiene Miedo!: La Frecuencia Kirlian". La Plata tiene Miedo!. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  10. "La Frecuencia Kirlian". Archived from the original on 5 November 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  11. "Entrevista a Cristian Ponce de 'La Frecuencia Kirlian'". RadioCut. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  12. "Radio Vorterix". vorterix.com. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  13. Vázquez, Mariano (3 May 2017). "LAS CINTAS RECUPERADAS DE KIRLIAN". La Cueva de Chauvet (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 18 February 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  14. "Policompañeros Motorizados, una cita con las citas". Efecto Kuleshov Revista (in Spanish). 1 July 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  15. "DECIMU". decimulabs.com. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  16. La Frecuencia Kirlian, retrieved 18 February 2019
  17. TVQC (15 February 2019). "The Kirlian Frequency: la série d'horreur argentine est sur Netflix". tvqc.com/ (in French). Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  18. "La Frecuencia Kirlian" llegó a Netflix en "Sensacional Éxito". RadioCut. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  19. Carestia, Federico (15 February 2019). "De La Plata al mundo: La frecuencia Kirlian llegó a Netflix". beO (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on 18 February 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  20. "Culminó con éxito la 4° edición del BAWEBFEST". Newsline Report (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 February 2019.
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