Netflix's 'Under Siege' Premieres Nov. 6, Recreating Palace Siege

"Under Siege" ("Palacio"), Netflix's eight-part dramatization of the 1985 Palace of Justice assault in Bogotá, premieres Nov. 6, Netflix confirmed.

The series recreates the events of Nov. 6 and 7, 1985:

• An M-19 guerrilla commando forced its way into the Palace of Justice and seized more than 300 hostages, including Supreme Court justices.
• The Colombian Army stormed the building the next day.
• At least 94 people died or disappeared, among them justices, guerrilla members, civilians and military personnel.
• The narrative tracks the victims' families' pursuit of justice for more than two decades.

What does the series look like?

Three directors share the project:

• Edgar Nito directed "The Gasoline Thieves" for Netflix.
• Samir Oliveros directed "Bad Lucky Goat."
• Guatemala's Jayro Bustamante recently finished "Mountains of Fire" ("Cordillera de Fuego"), his fourth Oscar submission after "La Llorona" and two other features.

Veteran Colombian producer Dynamo, founded in 2005 and now celebrating its 20th anniversary, produced the series after seven years of archival research, testimonies and interviews. The producer previously delivered "Narcos" to the streamer.

The writers' room, led by showrunner Natalia Santa, includes:

• Enrique Videla (Lucia Puenzo's "La Jauría").
• Enrique Lozano ("Virus Tropical").
• Jenny Ceballos ("Wild District").
• Estefanía Piñeres ("Ruido").

Filming took place mostly in Bogotá on a set spanning more than 4,000 square meters (43,000 square feet) that took more than three months to build. Production included a 30-meter structure recreating the original facade of the Palace of Justice.

Why does Netflix consider it a flagship project?

Francisco Ramos, Netflix's VP of Latin American Content, called "Under Siege" "a huge undertaking, even by our own standards…and we're of course, going to take it through what happened through the coup attempt." He stressed that authenticity remains the key mandate at the streamer.

The series ranks as Netflix's second most ambitious Colombian project after "One Hundred Years of Solitude," which wrapped its second and final season on Aug. 26. The García Márquez adaptation required the construction of an entire backlot to represent the fictional town of Macondo.

Who's in the cast?

The ensemble includes Natalia Reyes ("Terminator: Dark Fate"), Carlos Manuel Vesga, Robinson Díaz, Luna Baxter, Mariana Gómez, Santiago Alarcón, Nicole Santamaría, Andrés Castañeda and Camilo Amores. Mariana Berenguer and Mirlanda Torres produced the series. Andrés Calderón and Torres served as executive producers.

What's the broader context?

"Under Siege" enters a growing slate of Colombian productions Netflix has greenlit, drawn by national tax incentives and a deepening creative talent pool. With the 40th anniversary of the Palace of Justice siege on the horizon, the series lands at the center of a renewed public reckoning with one of Colombia's most traumatic modern episodes.