Release date: June 12, 2026 on Netflix

Synopsis: In 19th-century Mexico, Frankelda is a gifted writer whose dark tales are ignored and dismissed. Forced to suppress her voice, she refuses to give up, even as many try to silence her.

But when she is thrust into her subconscious, the very monsters she created come to life. Guided by Herneval, a tormented prince trapped between dreams and nightmares, she must restore balance between fiction and reality before both realms collapse.

Meanwhile, the sinister writer Procustes and his conspirators plot to seize control. As Frankelda and Herneval grow closer, their bond becomes both a strength and a curse.

To rewrite their fate, she must confront a love that defies existence and reclaim her power as a storyteller — before dark forces consume her imagination and reveal horrors beyond her creation.

Spanish title: Soy Frankelda

Written and directed by Arturo Ambriz and Roy Ambriz.

I Am Frankelda is a prequel to the series Frankelda’s Book of Spooks (Spanish title: Los Sustos Ocultos de Frankelda).

Voice cast:
Mireya Mendoza as Frankelda
Habana Zoé as Young Frankelda
Arturo Mercado Jr. as Herneval
Juan Pablo Monterrubio as Young Herneval
Luis Leonardo Suárez as Herneval’s singing voice
Luis Leonardo Suarez as Procustes
Beto Castillo as Rey Ficturo
Gaby Cárdenas as Reina Veritena
Magda Giner as Totolina/Abuela María
Anahí Allué as Totolina’s singing voice
Sergio Carranza as Don Coco
Laura Torres as Chupasangre
Carlos Segundo as Ceimuth
Karla Falcón as Aluxastli
Lourdes Ambriz as Siren’s singing voice
Idzi Dutkiewicz as Mitelitas
Roy Ambriz as Dubium
Arturo Ambriz as Timet
Antonio Badía as Otovejuno
Jesse Conde as Editor Damastes
Assira Abbate as Tochina