Chromosome 21 (TV series)

Chromosome 21
SpanishCromosoma 21
Genre
Created by
  • Matías Venables
  • Nico Martínez Bergen
Country of originChile
Original languageChilean Spanish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producers
  • Nico Martínez Bergen
  • Matías Venables
  • Erik Barmack
Production locationSantiago
CinematographyVicente Mayo
EditorDanielle Fillios
Camera setupMultiple-camera
Running time40–45 minutes
Production companies
  • Film & Maker
  • Wild Sheep Content
Original release
NetworkCanal 13
Release14 October (2022-10-14) 
9 December 2022 (2022-12-09)

Chromosome 21 (Spanish: Cromosoma 21) is a Chilean crime thriller television series co-created by Matías Venables and Nico Martínez Bergen. The series traces a police investigation into a young man with Down syndrome involved in a murder. It had its original run on Chilean network Canal 13 on 14 October 2022. Netflix then acquired global streaming rights, and released it on their platform on 8 February 2023. The series received four nominations at the 7th Caleuche Awards, with Sebastián Solorza winning the breakthrough actor award, and five nominations for the 10th Platino Awards.