Green Frontier

Green Frontier (Frontera Verde) is a Colombian crime thriller television miniseries, created by Diego Ramírez Schrempp, Mauricio Leiva-Cock, and Jenny Ceballos, that premiered on Netflix on August 16, 2019. The series was directed by Ciro Guerra, Jacques Toulemonde Vidal and Laura Mora Ortega and stars Juana del Río, Nelson Camayo, Ángela Cano, Miguel Dionisio Ramos, Bruno Clairefond, Andrés Crespo, Marcela Mar, Mónica Lopera, Andrés Castañeda, John Narváez, Edwin Morales, Karla López and Antonio Bolívar. It was written by Mauricio Leiva-Cock, Gibran Portela, Camila Brugés, Natalia Santa, Javier Peñalosa, Maria Camila Arias, Anton Goenechea and Nicolás Serrano.

Synopsis
Green Frontier follows the story of a "young detective who travel deep into the Amazon, on the border of Brazil and Colombia, to investigate a series of bizarre murders. She soon realize that there’s more intrigue to the jungle than the homicides, as they come across a mysterious indigenous tribe with an extraordinary secret that they will go to great lengths to protect."

Main

 * Juana del Río as Helena Poveda
 * Nelson Camayo as Reynaldo Bueno
 * Ángela Cano as Ushe
 * Miguel Dionisio Ramos as Yua
 * Bruno Clairefond as Joseph Schultz
 * Andrés Crespo as Efrain Márquez
 * Marcela Mar as Hermana Raquel
 * Mónica Lopera as Aura
 * Andrés Castañeda as Iván Uribe
 * John Narváez as Cayetano
 * Edwin Morales
 * Karla López as Hermana Esther
 * Antonio Bolívar as Wilson Nai

Recurring

 * Gabriella Campagna as Hermana Sonia

Development
On November 22, 2017, it was announced that Netflix had given the production a series order for a first season consisting of eight episodes. The series is created by Diego Ramírez Schrempp, Mauricio Leiva-Cock and Jenny Ceballos and executive produced by Schrempp, Ciro Guerra, Andrés Calderón, Jorge Dorado and Cristian Conti. Green Frontier is based on an original idea from Diego Ramírez Schrempp and Jenny Ceballos of Dynamo. The series was directed by Ciro Guerra, Laura Mora Ortega and Jacques Toulemonde Vidal and written by Mauricio Leiva-Cock, Antón Goenechea, Camila Brugrés, Gibrán Portela, Javier Peñalosa, María Camila Arias, Natalia Santa and Nicolás Serrano. Production companies involved with the series were slated to consist of Dynamo Producciones.

Casting
Sometime after the series was ordered by Netflix, it was confirmed that Juana del Río, Nelson Camayo and Ángela Cano would star in the series.

Filming
Principal photography for the first season took place on location in Leticia, Amazonas, Colombia in 2018.

Release
On July 29, 2019, the official teaser for the miniseries was released. On August 5, 2019, the official trailer for the miniseries was released by Netflix.

Critical response
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 100% approval rating for the first season with an average rating of 7.5/10, based on 5 reviews.