Kelly Ripa to produce Hulu series based on bestselling novel Mexican Gothic

Last Updated on July 30, 2021

Author Silvia Moreno-Garcia's novel Mexican Gothic (pick up a copy HERE) was released on June 30th, and on July 29th TV personality Kelly Ripa recommended the book to her Instagram followers as "sublime horror". Now it has been announced that Ripa and her husband Mark Consuelos are teaming up with ABC Signature to develop a Hulu series based on Mexican Gothic. Ripa and Consuelos will be executive producing the show through their company Milojo Productions.

Mexican Gothic tells the story of 

Noemí Taboada, a young socialite who travels to the Mexican countryside and the mountains of Hidalgo in hopes of rescuing her cousin, who has recently married into a reclusive mining family, after receiving a frantic letter in the mail. Noemí seeks to unveil the family’s violent and menacing secrets, but her confidence is quickly threatened and there may be no escaping the walls of her strange, new home.

Here's a longer description of the book, which takes place in the 1950s: 

After receiving a frantic letter from her newlywed cousin begging for someone to save her from a mysterious doom, Noemí Taboada heads to High Place, a distant house in the Mexican countryside. She’s not sure what she will find — her cousin’s husband, a handsome Englishman, is a stranger, and Noemí knows little about the region.   
 
Noemí is also an unlikely rescuer: She’s a glamorous debutante, and her chic gowns and perfect red lipstick are more suited for cocktail parties than amateur sleuthing. But she’s also tough and smart, with an indomitable will, and she is not afraid: Not of her cousin’s new husband, who is both menacing and alluring; not of his father, the ancient patriarch who seems to be fascinated by Noemí; and not even of the house itself, which begins to invade Noemi’s dreams with visions of blood and doom.
 
Her only ally in this inhospitable abode is the family’s youngest son. Shy and gentle, he seems to want to help Noemí, but might also be hiding dark knowledge of his family’s past. For there are many secrets behind the walls of High Place. The family’s once colossal wealth and faded mining empire kept them from prying eyes, but as Noemí digs deeper she unearths stories of violence and madness. 
 
And Noemí, mesmerized by the terrifying yet seductive world of High Place, may soon find it impossible to ever leave this enigmatic house behind.

Milojo Productions acquired the rights to Mexican Gothic in a "competitive situation", and Ripa said, 

We feel like we hit the literary jackpot, and cannot wait to bring Silvia’s gorgeous writing to life, together with Hulu."

Moreno-Garcia says, 

I am excited to see the novel come to life and to meet the talented, diverse crew and cast members that will take us on this journey."

Moreno-Garcia will be executive producing the show with Ripa, Consuelos, and Milojo's Albert Bianchini. Michael Halpern serves as Director of Development for Milojo.

I never thought I'd be sharing the news that we're getting a horror series from Kelly Ripa, but here's hoping that Mexican Gothic will be a great one.
 

 

 

 

 

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Sublime horror for your summer reading. So good i bought the hard copy and the download to read in the dark. ???????? #silviamorenogarcia

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