It was around this time three years ago when “Gentefied,” a bilingual web series exploring gentrification in Boyle Heights, had its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in the Short Form Episodic Showcase. Now “Gentefied” is returning to the festival to celebrate its reincarnation as a Netflix series. According to Lemus and Chávez, the team first met with Netflix about a week after premiering at Sundance, and “Gentefied” officially sold to Netflix and began development in the late spring of 2017. They’re open to letting it be Marvin and Linda’s vision that reaches the audience.”When the streaming platform ordered “Gentefied” to series, it also bought the digital series. But as the series was adapted into a more traditional TV format, Lemus and Chávez wanted to create more of an arc that viewers could follow from start to finish.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 24, 2020 21:11 UTC